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LEDs that Burn 10 Times Brighter

Startup Soraa thinks it can make LEDs cheap enough to replace regular bulbs.

Fisker's Woes Put A123 Systems at Risk

Both the plug-in hybrid startup, and the company that supplies its batteries, appear to be in trouble.

LEDs Could Lead You Right to a Discount

A startup believes combining LED technology and smart-phone apps will offer precise indoor location data.

Tesla's New Car: A Luxury SUV, with Wings

The Model X will help Tesla compete better with large automakers.

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What Google is Making Space for at the Googleplex

The Energy Use of New York City's Buildings, Visualized

Upgrade Your Hard Drive to Infinite Size

Report Recommends Changes for DOE's Loan Program

Kickstarter Projects Pass $1M Milestone

Crowd Fusion CEO Brian Alvey on the Future of Work

Amyris Gives Up Making Biofuels

Seismic Metamaterials Could Cloak Dams and Power Stations

Which Countries Grew the Most GM Crops in 2011?

Image Stabilization Trickles Down

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Aaron Swartz Hacks the Attention Economy

By Antonio Regalado

A digital guerrilla fighter explains what's wrong with anti-piracy laws, why the Internet and copyright law don't get along, and how he got into politics.

Venture Capital, Disrupted

By Tom Simonite

For a new generation of technology company founders, money is the easy part.

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Attacks on Android Devices Intensify

Rising security incidents and poorly defended phones suggest 2012 could be a risky year for smart-phone users.

Charge Your Phone (and Your Car) from Afar

Charging systems that send power farther through the air will soon be on sale.

A Tough Tip for Nano Manipulation

New coating promises to turn an atomic force microscope into an even more useful tool.

Watson's New Job: IBM Salesman

The Jeopardy-playing computer pays its way by helping to sell products.

Turing's Enduring Importance

The path computing has taken wasn't inevitable. Even today's machines rely on a seminal insight from the scientist who cracked Nazi Germany's codes.

Data Analysis for the People

Wolfram Alpha can now analyze data you provide, so you can do things like map out your e-mail relationships.

A Military Robot that Does It All

iRobot's Warrior is strong enough to tow a car and dexterous enough to open its trunk using the handle.

Super Bowl, and Its Ads, Set a Tweet Record

  • 02.07.2012
  • Web
  • By David Talbot

The surging social-media response to TV promises to shape future programming and advertising trends.

Europeans Protest Anti-Piracy Treaty

Opponents say ACTA would curtail Internet freedom.

A New Net

A startup called Nicira is reinventing computer networking with an audacious goal: to make all kinds of Internet services smarter, faster, and cheaper.

Concentrated Solar Startup Sets a New Efficiency Record

Semprius makes solar modules using tiny cells that need less cooling.

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With 3-D printing, manufacturers can make existing products more efficiently—and create ones that weren't possible before.

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One columnist wondered whether democracy was nimble enough to compete with tyranny.

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