Though the subculture of privacy enthusiasts will strengthen, don’t expect it to grow significantly or to influence mainstream behaviors in any major way.
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For many career seekers, “follow your passion” can be a terrifying piece of advice, mainly because the word passion conjures up images of intense, frenzied activity better suited to an […]
Postifier is a tiny device that uses infrared light to determine whether the mailman has paid a visit, and then notifies the recipient when they and their smartphone are within easy reach of the mailbox.
As the world has gone from connected to interconnected to interdependent, I believe we’ve entered a new era.
MIT’s Solar System software combines several sources of data to create a map that can predict the annual yield of a panel array installed at a given location.
Two manufacturers of “smart windows” have affiliated with larger companies in recent months, indicating that this technology may finally become more widespread as commercial building owners seek to reduce energy costs.
Taking a pill could one day replicate many beneficial effects of exercising, according to a pair of studies that successfully simulated physical workouts at the cellular level.
Bacteria stored in a fuel cell broke down chemicals in urine, generating enough electricity in the process to enable text messaging, Internet browsing, and “a brief phone call.”
Forget solar energy: This weekend Vodafone will debut its new charger, which is made out of flexible thermocouple-based fabric and a plug. The charger comes in two forms: shorts pocket and sleeping bag.
By using infrared beams of warmth to target people as they walk through an open space, MIT scientists are challenging conventional thinking about indoor climate control.
For the May/June issue of Canada’s Policy Options magazine, I contributed an article adapted from my Spring 2013 Shorenstein Center paper examining the career of environmental writer and activist Bill McKibben. With anticipation building over Obama’s […]
If you can’t make it out to a cafe, a new website allows you to bring the bustling energy directly to your computer. The site is called Coffitivity. It’s free and plays an ambient coffee shop soundtrack.
The foul distinction belongs to ancient cousins of ours: cyanobacteria.
most accurate cosmological simulation of the evolution of the large-scale structure of the universe yet
Between smart phones, smart pads, apps, cloud computing, and the myriad of other technological advances and transformations occurring today, many company leaders are wondering how to navigate it all. Historically, […]
Their new report suggests that it’s not too late to implement changes that will help prevent a 2-degree global temperature increase by 2100.
Silicon trunks and titanium oxide branches mimic the process of photosynthesis by converting sunlight into hydrogen and oxygen, both of which can then be used to power fuel cells.
According to Neil deGrasse Tyson, three fears account for “the most expensive, ambitious projects humans have ever undertaken.”
Since our ancestors supposedly would rest on days after big hunts, where as many as 8,000 calories might be expended, athletes should be sure to rest after huge training days.
The Chinese smart priority on diversifying their energy portfolio and creating jobs is something that we should match them on, again.
Many Americans are being misled on serious scientific issues, and science journalists have to spend an inordinate amount of time debunking myths which seemingly never die.
A recently-formed production company is the newest in a growing line of people and organizations that are creating stage works tailored for viewing on computers and smartphones.
Debuting this week is Stella, the world’s first solar-powered car big enough to seat four people. It was created by a team of Dutch university students as their entry in the upcoming World Solar Challenge.
An Indiana-based technology startup is working to create new heads for computer hard drives that could improve their storage density and assist in the development of light-driven cancer therapies.
Next month, an international team of researchers will begin a five-year mission to find out more about these exploding stars and what they reveal about the age and growth of the universe.
What the average person in the Westernized world considers to be a big problem is rarely aligned with reality.
Guest post by Dana Watts For the past 7 years, I have closely protected my time with my children over the summer. Being an expat and international teacher, our school […]
The search for an authentic life, in which one is always on the path toward personal growth, is a destructive tendency of modern life, say philosophy professor Simon Critchley and psychoanalyst Jamieson Webster.
Forget about gift shop miniatures: A San Diego man is taking pictures of the world’s great sculptures and converting them into files that he is offering for free to anyone with a 3D printer.
FDA Deputy Commissioner Michael Taylor called the growing trend of adding caffeine to snacks and energy drinks “very disturbing to us.”