MIT scientists are developing a needle-less injection technology that could see doctors administering drugs using a tiny high-pressured jet in future. Researchers unveiled a device this week that Continue reading…
While semiconductors replaced vacuum tubes as the go-to way to conduct electrical current in our gadgets decades ago, scientists are looking to bring them back for computers used in space. The fact Continue reading…
Android malware is increasingly becoming a concern for users, but a team of researchers at North Carolina State University is hoping to help fight the problem by understanding it better. Lead by Continue reading…
Literary pursuits are beset on all sides, it seems. Not only do computers rank student essays about the same as human reviewers do, a working paper led by Harvard Business School professor Michael Continue reading…
One of the most appealing promises of robotics is that mechanical prostheses could one day give paralyzed or otherwise disabled people a full range of mobility. Before we can replace our entire bodies Continue reading…
Mobile marketing continues to grow in importance for advertisers, and as such Nielsen's made mobile usage statistics a major part of its data reporting. Its latest report focuses on how consumers use Continue reading…
Google Docs has a lot going for it as an office or writing tool, and we imagine the Research sidebar, which appears to have recently launched on the suite, will help bolster its popularity. After Continue reading…
The US Navy is kicking off a new project that will attempt to fight maritime piracy with the help of web applications. The Department of Defense-funded project is being operated by the Office of Naval Continue reading…
A team of researchers has embarked on a potentially groundbreaking project known as the Map of Life — an online database designed to catalog and locate every known plant and animal species on Earth. Continue reading…
Researchers at the MIT Media Lab have developed a rather remarkable device known as ZeroN — a "tangible interface element" that can levitate and move within a three-dimensional space. Created by Continue reading…
