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As artificial intelligence research celebrates its 50th birthday, the MIT icon asks what makes the minds of three-year-olds tick.
The public furor over Sony BMG's anti-piracy efforts could lead media companies to loosen their hold on digital content.
Political scientist Thad Hall says federal standards are required to prevent state electronic registration databases from disenfranchising people.
Will two broad patents hinder embryonic stem cell research?
A new website lets people search for hard-to-describe items by using pictures instead of words.
New software could block voice spam.
A new method for making the MEMs-based silicon clocks in electronic circuits could lead to smaller, cheaper devices.
Intel is exploring different materials for computer chips.
Can video fingerprinting and watermarking technology stop copyright violators?
New technologies make concentrated CO2 for enhancing oil extraction. The problem: a lack of carbon dioxide.
Political scientist Thad Hall says federal standards are required to prevent state electronic registration databases from disenfranchising people.
Jessica Simpson's DRM-free single could be the beginning of the end for copy-protected digital music.
Apple may have an 80 percent share of the mobile media-player market, but that doesn't mean the iPod is unassailable.
Newly approved Wi-Fi standards should give a boost to the wireless industry -- and likely expand media in the home.
The Spanish company's rapidly growing network of shared hotspots might be the key to widespread Wi-Fi phone service.
Researchers are working on a new watermarking scheme to deter people from illegally sharing videos.
Users are reacting to Google's new online spreadsheet with a big yawn. Is the company searching for a strategy?
Podcaster Jennifer Chu covers the debate over content control from the Emerging Technologies Conference at MIT.
New technology has almost twice the storage density of a magnetic hard drive.
The website has 102 million users -- but not much willingness to work with outside companies.
New tricks with light and lenses could produce the smallest microprocessors -- without revamping the industry.
Researchers are trying to make computers see as we do.
How tags exploit the self-interest of individuals to organize the Web for everyone.
The public furor over Sony BMG's anti-piracy efforts could lead media companies to loosen their hold on digital content.
After its rocky -- and sometimes dangerous -- launch in 2002, Parisians have made long strides in developing a high-speed moving walkway.
Thousands gathered for the frenetic glitzfest of Macworld -- but this year's show had a serious note: Apple finally wants to take on the PC.
As artificial intelligence research celebrates its 50th birthday, the MIT icon asks what makes the minds of three-year-olds tick.
Combining nanotechnology with wireless sensor networks could provide a cost-effective solution to widespread power failures.
Protocols developed at MIT are helping the city of Cambridge to go wireless.
These chips could lead to highly sensitive night-vision goggles and new medical imaging devices.
Printing flexible electronics on plastic provides a way to wirelessly power gadgets.
In a new take on teleconferencing technologies, a rotating display holds forth at the weekly meeting.
Surfing the Web has meant using much the same technology for years. Now startups are working on new ways to navigate the Net.
New fabrication technology improves memory capacity without increasing chip size.
A new wearable computer can transform cities and buildings into soundscapes, researchers say, helping visually impaired people get around more easily.
A new method of turning waste heat into electrical power might speed up communications inside computers -- and mark another advance in the field of silicon photonics.
New software takes advantage of Wi-Fi to make data downloads and voice calls far more affordable.
If your laptop is stolen, with your confidential data, several companies will help you get it back -- or else disable it.
Will two broad patents hinder embryonic stem cell research?
The inventor of the Web is launching a new university program that aims to improve the online experience.
What will IBM's new hardware-based security technology be used for?
Traditional instant-messenging giants like AOL and MSN aren't driving innovation in the field -- the open-source crowd is.
Altair Nanotechnologies plans to road test an advanced electric vehicle prototype.
Why the eBay Supreme Court case matters so much.
A look at the speculation running up to next week's Macworld Expo -- where CEO Steve Jobs usually has a few surprises up his sleeve.
The world's most advanced Internet backbone is not only 10 times fatter--it also pushes the envelope on reliability
Inventors are tackling problems in energy, medicine, and construction -- and fueling interest in science and engineering.
Researchers have designed an automated system to identify characters in television shows, paving the way for better video search.
A new website lets people search for hard-to-describe items by using pictures instead of words.
The rumored "Google PC" announcement has not materialized, but the time for a networked computer with an alternative operating system is right. Here's why.
Understanding the effects of meteorites and space "junk" is important for our colonization of the moon and Mars.
The U.S. Army is testing medical sensors that can monitor everything from sleep patterns to whether a soldier is injured.
Upcoming decisions by the Wi-Fi Alliance could make securing a wireless home network easier.
AOL has announced plans to charge for sending some e-mail, in hopes of curtailing spam. But skeptics aren't buying it.
Microsoft is trying to become a major player in the competitive and lucrative market for smart-phone operating systems.