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Genes to Make Hydrocarbon Fuels
The startup LS9 reveals a discovery that could lead to biofuels that would work in conventional engines. Many species naturally make small amounts of hydrocarbons. Now researchers at the startup LS9, …
New Focus for Digital Photography
Software that gives users more control of a camera could revolutionize photography. Camera-phone owners can use new software to reprogram these devices–and capture images that would previously have b …
Video – New Focus for Digital Photography
Software that gives users more control of a camera could revolutionize photography.
Helping Joints Regrow Themselves
A chemical-infused scaffold generates new tissue by attracting stem cells. Today's titanium replacement joints work very well for 10 to 15 years, but replacing them after they've worn out is …
Glucose Monitors Get Under the Skin
Implantable devices work in diabetic pigs for over a year–human tests could be next. Researchers have successfully tested a fully implantable glucose-monitoring device in pigs for nearly two years, a …
How to Make an ATM Spit Out Money
A computer security researcher demonstrates attacks on cash machines. Yesterday, during a flashy presentation at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas, a computer security expert showed sever …
Blog – Get Ready for Steerable Photon Guns
Creating single photons is becoming straightforward. Now engineers have worked out how to steer the photons they produce with the flick of a switch. Photon guns are important tools for engineers attem …
Blog – Fossil Fuel Subsidies Dwarf Support for Renewables
A report from Bloomberg New Energy Finance details international government energy spending on biofuels and renewable energy. Fossil fuels are the backbone of economies worldwide, so governments spend …
Blog – Real-Time Searches Lead to Real-Time Malware
Search results may increasingly be poisoned with links to malicious sites, a researcher says. Searching for a hot news topic or buzzword can already lead an unsuspecting person to harmful malware. Rec …
The Hunt for the Wikileaks Whistle-blower
Digital encoding could catch future informants. Attorney General Eric Holder's new probe into Wikileaks's posting of 91,000 war documents will likely find that tracing the path of the docume …
Can Electric Vehicles Lose the Plug?
Wireless chargers are more convenient, but less efficient. GM and Nissan will have to overcome many consumer concerns as they bring mass-market plug-in hybrid and electric cars to market this winter. …
A Smoother Street View
Microsoft's new toy allows for a more seamless walk down an online avenue. New street-level imaging software developed by Microsoft could help people find locations more quickly on the Web. The s …
A Boost for Battery Life and Capacity
Electric cars could benefit from a new manufacturing method. A new chemical trick for making nanostructured materials could help increase the range and reliability of electric cars and lead to better …
Speeding Up Diagnosis of Infectious Disease
A startup is developing sequencing-based tests that could detect infections within 24 hours. Current methods of diagnosing an infectious disease can take days to weeks. Now a Cambridge, MA-based start …
Blog – The Puzzle Of Sperm And Surface Attraction
A long standing problem of why sperm swim towards surfaces appears to have finally been solved In 1963, the zoologist Lord Rothschild found that sperm cells in a drop of bull semen tended to distribut …
Blog – Our Rotting Video-Game Heritage
Diverse technologies, missing or secret documentation, and hostile copyright laws threaten video-game preservation.
Blog – Adding Temperature to Human-Computer Interaction
An experimental new game controller adds the sensation of hot and cold to users' experience of a simulated environment
Blog – Car Chargers Get Smart
A new touchscreen charging station is programmable and can use input from both users and utilities to get better electricity prices. Yesterday at the Plug In conference in San Jose, CA, technology com …
Video – A Smoother Street View
Microsoft's new toy allows for a more seamless walk down an online avenue.
Video – How to Make an ATM Spit Out Money
Barnaby Jack, who is director of research at IOActive Labs, made cash pour from an ATM for minutes on end during a flashy presentation at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas.
Video – Car Chargers Get Smart
A new touchscreen charging station is programmable and can use input from both users and utilities to get better electricity prices.
Video – Genetic Tests Get Bad Grades
A federal investigation finds conflicting test results and false marketing claims.