Kiera Wilmot, the Florida high school student who was expelled from her school after an unauthorized science experiment was misperceived as a weapon (at least for purposes of arrest and charging...
Unobtrusive computers pose social, rather than technological, challenges. No one likes a snooper
As we work down the hydrocarbon pyramid, energy gets messier and much more costly. Latest in a series.
Hubble Space Telescope view of the Ring Nebula. Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage (STScI/AURA)-ESA/Hubble Collaboration
This past weekend we were supposed to go camping in our new camper. Unfortunately when we woke up, it was pouring down rain. I was so disappointed! But we are lucky enough to have the flexibility...
In what will likely prove as meaningless a vote as the 37th repeal vote of Obamacare, on Wednesday night 241 members of the House of Representatives voted to approve the northern leg of the...
Europe is not particularly known as a major hub of the semiconductor world, but if the European Commission gets its way it will be. The Commission has launched a major seven-year drive to stimulate...
A poetic lament on the demise of the exoplanet-hunting space telescope is a reminder that contemplating the universe isn't just for scientists
Machines are giving us better and better suggestions for things to read , restaurants to eat at and people to date . Behind the curtains, some of the ways these services are being delivered are...
A project called CoolEmAll has revealed prototype tools to aid the design of energy-efficient data centers. The European Commission-funded scheme wants data center designers and operators to test...