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  • The industrial robot revolution

    Posted March 24, 2012 - 7:45 am

    One small step for man, a giant leap for robot-kind.

  • 10 tech research projects to watch

    Posted January 7, 2012 - 8:43 am

    Technology firms wowed us in 2011, delivering tablets, ultrathin laptops, innovative cloud services, and voice command digital assistants. Not so long ago, the technology underlying these products was nothing more than research and development projects. So, in an effort to peek into our not-so-distant tech future, here's a glimpse at ten promising projects percolating in tech research labs.

  • Cloudy crystal balls: 6 future-predicting videos that missed the mark

    Posted November 22, 2011 - 1:00 pm

    Going out on a limb when predicting high tech can lead to hilarious results.

  • 2011 Ig Nobel Prizes honor offbeat research

    Posted September 30, 2011 - 11:09 am

    Winners investigated yawning turtles, procrastination and the end of the world.

  • Tech we took from science fiction

    Posted March 17, 2011 - 3:19 pm

    Even though we’re still waiting for flying cars, we’re already living in the future predicted by science fiction. Here are a few tech prophecies from sci-fi films, books, and TV shows that became reality.

  • In pictures: Space shuttle Discovery's final mission

    Posted March 16, 2011 - 10:19 pm

    Over its 27-year career, NASA's most-traveled spaceship flew 39 missions and witnessed a number of firsts. It was the first shuttle to return to space after the Challenger disaster. It deployed the Hubble space telescope. And it was the first shuttle to dock with the International Space Station.

  • The creepy and amazing world of computer implants

    Posted March 4, 2011 - 8:30 am

    The cybernetic organism, or cyborg, has been a staple of science fiction for decades. Recent advancements in computer implants, however, are making the man-machine merger a reality--often with results both fascinating and frightening. In the near future, miniature electronic implants may help blind people see and paraplegics walk.

  • The top robots of 2010

    Posted January 3, 2011 - 11:44 am

    We’ve worried about robots steadily taking human jobs and even creating themselves without human intervention. Robots even grew their own brains and were out to, er, punch us. But none of this block the path for some great robotic creations in 2010, including both scientific and homemade inventions. So here are just a few robotic highlights of the last year.

  • 2010 robots review

    Posted December 15, 2010 - 10:34 am

    2010 has been quite a year for our gear-driven robot friends. Here's our review of the year's robot news.

  • Nightmare robots: 20 real and creepy androids

    Posted October 28, 2010 - 12:14 pm

    Happy Halloween: These 20 creepy robots are guaranteed to give you the heebie-jeebies.

  • 7 Spectacular Rocket Launch Videos

    Posted August 27, 2010 - 8:00 am

    Arguably some of the greatest technological advances have come with the pursuit of space travel -- from instruments created for measuring the surface of Mars to telescopes that can gaze into the heavens unimpeded by our pesky atmosphere.

  • Future technology today: 7 cool videos

    Posted June 3, 2010 - 8:00 am

    When you think of futuristic tech, spaceships, laser guns and foldable suitcase flying cars immediately spring to mind. So what's out there? Which visionaries will create tomorrow's technology today? Check out these seven videos and enjoy the future.

  • 15 genius algorithms that aren't boring

    Posted October 15, 2009 - 11:49 am

    All computer systems are not created equal. Some get to run way cooler applications than others. Here we take a look at 15 unique algorithms designed to prevent denial-of-service attacks, jam electronic signals, monitor your behavior and yes, tell you how bad your gout is.

  • It came from outer space: NASA innovations in our lives

    Posted October 7, 2009 - 12:00 pm

    Since the 1960s, NASA and its many research partners have developed a variety of products designed to keep the space shuttle safe, its astronauts healthy and comfortable, and to explore the far-reaches of our solar system. The materials and technologies they developed have proven as valuable on earth as they did in space. Here are eight consumer products that are truly heaven sent.

  • 10 NASA space technologies that may never see the cosmos

    Posted September 21, 2009 - 1:38 pm

    NASA has robots, rockets, inflatable homes and lots of other advanced technology that may never lift off.

  • Do sci-fi films get advanced tech right?

    Posted May 8, 2009 - 12:57 pm

    Real-time e-surveillance? Absolutely. Genetic engineering? We're well on our way. Warp engines? Not so much.

  • View from space: Satellite farming for greener pastures

    Posted April 29, 2009 - 11:53 am

    While in Queensland the use of animal recognition technology is being used to conserve water, on the other side of the country in Western Australia, satellite technology is providing farmers with a suite of tools to accurately estimate the amount of feed in their pastures, how quickly their pastures are growing and the pasture quality.

  • Four Years Later: Unlearned Lessons of ChoicePoint

    Posted January 26, 2009 - 11:25 am

    It's been four years since data broker ChoicePoint acknowledged the data security breach that put it in the middle of a media firestorm and pushed data protection to the top of the infosecurity community's priority list. Since then, much bigger incidents have occurred, most notably the TJX data breach and most recently the Heartland Payment Systems data breach .

  • Your Genome is Just a Click Away

    Posted January 12, 2009 - 1:42 pm

    In the 1997 science fiction thriller Gattaca, Ethan Hawke's character fights to make a life for himself in a world where pervasive genetic testing and manipulation has left the imperfect by the wayside. At the time, it was easy to dismiss the film as a futuristic flight of fancy, but, as often happens in technology, the science of genomics followed a "hockey stick" curve.
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