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Want to See What it's Like to Wear Google Glass?
You can’t wear Google Glass–yet–but you can get a glimpse of what it will look like.
Making Carbon Nanotubes into Long Fibers
Researchers have taken a step towards making carbon nanotubes into transmission lines.
Honeypots Lure Industrial Hackers Into the Open
Dummy water-plant control systems rapidly attracted attention from hackers who tinkered with their settings—suggesting it happens to real industrial systems, too.
This Box Keeps Information Flowing During a Crisis
The creators of Ushahidi, a crisis mapping platform, have developed hardware that keeps wireless communication going in the midst of chaos.
With Florida Project, the Smart Grid Has Arrived
Smart grid technology has been implemented in many places, but Florida’s new deployment is the first full-scale system.
The Perfect Scam
It’s the dark side of innovation: how crooks peddling fake antivirus software have gamed the Web in a billion-dollar rip-off.
Hands-On with the Vuzix M100, a Google Glass Competitor
A lightweight wearable display that tethers to a phone got its first public outing this week in Las Vegas.
Is It Time to Go Back to My Flip Phone?
If I get a tablet, maybe I could shake my smartphone addiction.
Skipping the Water in Fracking
The push to extend fracking to arid regions is drawing attention to water-free techniques.
Simple Trick Turns Commercial Polymer Into World’s Toughest Fiber
A materials scientist has created the world’s toughest fiber using a mechanism based on a slip knot.