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Safety, privacy concerns top of mind as FAA considers rules for domestic...
The Federal Aviation Administration is writing new rules to allow the use of unmanned aerial vehicles, more commonly known as drones, in domestic American air space for the first time.But critics are...
View ArticleColor-blind artist uses sounds to 'see' color
When you walk into the produce section of a supermarket, you see yellow bananas, red peppers, green spinach. For Neil Harbisson, though, it’s all shades of gray.He’s color-blind.Harbisson, who’s...
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Google's new privacy policy takes effect
Google has a new privacy policy that went into effect Thursday.The company says it’s not collecting any new information — just combining existing information from each of its 70 different services,...
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British student looking to launch smartphone made with wood
A British student is ready to launch what he says is the world's first smart phone made primarily of wood.Kieron-Scott Woodhouse, a 24-year-old senior, a product and design major, at Middlesex...
View ArticleBritish company trying to devise technology to convert pedestrian energy to...
Think of the millions of footsteps the average person takes in a lifetime. Now, multiply that by the billions of people on the planet.That’s a lot of steps.Consider this: each step produces a brief,...
View ArticleRetracted: Apple fans questioning manufacturing already taking important...
Editor's note: The contents of this article can no longer be presented as though they are factually correct. On March 16, an investigation by Marketplace and This American Life revealed that a number...
View ArticlePRI® releases 'Studio 360 Teacher Redesign' on iBookstore
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:MINNEAPOLIS, March 14, 2012 — Public Radio International (PRI) announces the release of its first book for the iPad, the "Studio 360 Teacher Redesign" Multi-Touch book, available...
View ArticleEyebrows raised as Kickstarter touts its increased funding of the arts
Yancey Strickler, one of Kickstarter's founders, says this will be a watershed year for the crowd-funding organization.Kickstarter is poised to generate more funding for the arts than the National...
View ArticleApple announces plan for its cash: give it back to shareholders
Apple has plans for its giant pile of cash.In advance of a conference call Monday morning, Apple announced it would begin paying a quarterly dividend of $2.65 per share and would also begin a $10...
View ArticleDrones help fight illegal deforesting, poaching and habitat destruction
Unmanned aerial vehicles are often associated with military surveillance but now environmentalists are turning to them to perform their own reconnaissance.Lian Pin Koh, a professor of applied ecology...
View ArticleDeep space photos offer a panoramic view of the universe
The image of deep space released earlier this week looks unremarkable to the untrained eye. But according to James Dunlop, the image offers an unprecedented view of the universe."Light takes a finite...
View ArticleMIT professor explores planets for signs of life
Professor Sara Seager is combing the universe for signs of exoplanets — planets that orbit a star other than our sun.She believes it's only a matter of time before they find an exoplanet that can, and...
View ArticleGoogle's goggles? Search giant unveils Project Glass effort to mainstream...
Google's got a new project that aims, literally, to change the way you see the world.In an announcement on its Google+ social network, a group of Google engineers unveiled Project Glass, or an effort...
View ArticleFacebook announces $1 billion acquisition of Instagram
Less than a week after rolling out its Android app, formally iPhone app-only Instagram announced it's being bought — for $1 billion, by Facebook.Instagram, a popular photo-sharing service that debuted...
View ArticleGrowing pains at Groupon as it tries to grow business
Groupon is facing increasing doubt about its financial viability and long-term future in the wake of an accounting and reporting error that it recently revealed.On Monday, the stock dropped some 17...
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South Korea introduces robot prison guard
South Korea has introduced the world's first robot jail guard — and its being touted as the future of prison security.It's capable of monitoring prisoner behavior and triggering an alarm, as well as...
View ArticleInventor works to save lives in the developing world
Professor Ashok Gadgil at U.C.-Berkeley was honored this year with the $100,000 Lemelson-MIT award for Global Innovation, in recognition of his work to improve the lives of people in the developing...
View ArticleDomestic drones could enhance surveillance but infringe on privacy
Unmanned aerial vehicles may soon become a common fixture in American skies.As part of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, signed into law by President Barack Obama in February, the Federal...
View ArticleFacebook IPO raises question about company's future, innovative spirit
Facebook will beging trading its stock publicly on Friday in what is a highly-anticipated IPO.Doubts about CEO Mark Zuckerberg's managerial skills and concerns that the company is being overvalued have...
View ArticleFacebook IPO: Discussing the social network's mobile question
Facebook on Friday is set to become a publicly traded company, which is expected to generate a multi-billion dollar windfall for the company and its founders.But since the social networking giant filed...
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