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Japanese tech lets you feel virtual objects

Posted February 13, 2013 - 10:57 am

Research project lets subjects feel hot or cold objects based on visual stimuli.
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Marital satisfaction in 21 minutes (and no, we're not talking about sex)

Posted February 6, 2013 - 12:29 pm

What's the key to marital satisfaction? Well, yeah, but also this other thing that Northwestern University researchers discovered.
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Even in the world of science, men are such big liars!

Posted January 23, 2013 - 12:08 pm

A new study underscores a stark gender difference in cases of research misconduct perpetrated by scientists.
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Rumors of the library's demise have been greatly exaggerated

Posted January 23, 2013 - 12:05 pm

New Pew study finds that, even in the digital age, people still go to libraries for printed books - but they also use and want more Internet-based services
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Low wages linked with hypertension

Posted January 4, 2013 - 5:21 pm

Workers who make low wages are more prone to hypertension than higher-paid workers.
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Ability to sit and rise from floor a 'strong predictor' of mortality for middle-aged and older

Posted December 13, 2012 - 5:46 pm

Researchers in Brazil have found a link between the ability of people middle-aged and older to sit and rise from the floor and their mortality.
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Mobile devices enhance in-store shopping

Posted December 10, 2012 - 12:41 pm

New Neilsen data finds that people use their smartphones to help with shopping at real bricks-and-mortar, shirt-shoes-and-pants-required stores
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Not only can smoking tobacco kill you, it can make your hangovers worse

Posted December 5, 2012 - 9:05 am

A study from Brown University shows that people who smoke when they drink run a greater risk of suffering a hangover the next morning.
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Study: Cell phone uses increasing; what about for making calls?

Posted November 29, 2012 - 1:01 pm

New Pew survey finds that people increasingly use their cell phones for all sorts of things, but what about actually making phone calls?
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How dogs learn names of new objects

Posted November 23, 2012 - 11:58 am

We all know dogs have the ability to learn dozens of words. But do they learn the same way as humans?
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Men better multitaskers than women, concludes Swedish study

Posted October 25, 2012 - 4:48 pm

A Swedish study concludes that men are better multitaskers than women, but you can put a big asterisk on the results.
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Caffeine high better than sugar high for older people, research shows

Posted October 17, 2012 - 6:03 pm

Older people concerned about maintaining their wits must choose their legal highs carefully.
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For gamblers, near-misses provide a dangerous reward

Posted October 10, 2012 - 1:32 pm

New research shows that near-misses in gambling can cause the thrill of frustration in eternally hopeful bettors.
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New research proves just how shallow women are!

Posted September 27, 2012 - 12:29 pm

New research shows that economic equality is altering centuries-old criteria for how men and women choose partners.
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Warning to drivers: Your typeface may be endangering your life

Posted September 25, 2012 - 1:23 pm

New research shows that a typeface commonly used for in-vehicle device displays keeps drivers' eyes off the road longer than an alternative typeface.
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25 of today's coolest network and computing research projects

Posted September 6, 2012 - 3:09 pm

University labs, fueled with millions of dollars in funding and some of the biggest brains around, are bursting with new research into computer and networking technologies.
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Apple's new research complex to have massive underground auditorium

Posted June 16, 2012 - 7:15 am

Apple, in new drawings it has submitted as part of the construction of a research and development complex near its corporate headquarters, is showing off a massive underground auditorium where it will presumably unveil new products.
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Are your rivals spending money on unified communications gadgets?

Posted May 2, 2012 - 4:14 pm

74% of enterprise organizations are accelerating unified communications and collaboration plans because of consumer devices.
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The pre-paid smartphone world you never hear about is booming

Posted March 30, 2012 - 1:41 pm

A new report states that more than 50 percent of all phone purchases, prepaid or contractual, are smartphones, and that 29 percent of prepaid phones are smartphones.
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Is your privacy worth more than a bagel?

Posted March 19, 2012 - 3:24 pm

German researchers have determined that people won't pay more than 65 cents to protect their personal information. I think they're asking the wrong questions.
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Study: Ban on handheld cellphone use by California drivers reduced road deaths

Posted March 6, 2012 - 1:02 pm

Research by the University of California, Berkeley, shows that a 2008 law banning the use of handheld cellphones while driving has reduced traffic fatalities and injuries.
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Flying robots play James Bond theme

Posted March 1, 2012 - 3:02 am

I take your flying robot helicopter video and raise the stakes by having them play musical instruments in sync.
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Study says Facebook profile can predict job performance

Posted February 24, 2012 - 12:01 pm

Photos, wall posts, and comments give clues to how people will perform at work.
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Swarming quadcopter video swarming the 'net

Posted February 1, 2012 - 4:29 pm

Jump ahead 30 seconds for the good parts of this quadrotor copter video.
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On the destructive nature of narcissist CEOs

Posted January 12, 2012 - 4:25 pm

New research on chief executives who exhibit narcissistic tendencies show their self-love can blind them to objectivity and lead to potential disaster for the companies they run.
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