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3-D Printer Arrives, but a Lawsuit Looms
- 05.23.2013
- Business Impact
- By Jessica Leber
Formlabs is bringing down the costs of a better 3-D printing technique, but it must survive a patent lawsuit.
Material That Sorts Molecules by Shape Could Lower the Price of Gas
- 05.23.2013
- Energy
- By Kevin Bullis
A hydrocarbon-sorting material could replace energy-intensive oil refining steps.
Bitcoin Hits the Big Time, to the Regret of Some Early Boosters
- 05.22.2013
- Computing
- By Tom Simonite
The first major conference for the digital currency suggests it is gaining legitimacy, but in a manner disappointing to some early enthusiasts.
What 5G Will Be: Crazy-Fast Wireless Tested in New York City
- 05.22.2013
- Communications
- By David Talbot
Samsung’s technology for ultrafast data speeds currently requires a truckload of equipment.
Home Tweet Home: A House with Its Own Voice on Twitter
- 05.21.2013
- Web
- By Rachel Metz
A techie’s San Francisco home has its own Twitter feed. Will yours be next?
Liquefied Air Could Power Cars and Store Energy from Sun and Wind
- 05.20.2013
- Energy
- By Kevin Bullis
A 19th-century idea might lead to cleaner cars, larger-scale renewable energy.
Twitter Tests a Toolkit That Puts the Internet in Things
- 05.03.2013
- Computing
- By John Pavlus
Platforms that combine networking with user interfaces will help companies test post-PC ideas.
Qualcomm Proposes a Cell-Phone Network by the People, for the People
- 05.02.2013
- Computing
- By Tom Simonite
Mobile network speeds in urban areas could dramatically increase if consumers connected small, public base stations to their home broadband.
Facebook Reacts to Criticisms of “Home” App; Promises Upgrades
- 05.09.2013
- Web
- By Rachel Metz
A month after the release of Home, Facebook is working to answer criticisms with improvements.
Glimpses of a World Revealed by Cell-Phone Data
- 05.09.2013
- Communications
- By David Talbot
An examination of simple cell-phone records reveals maps of poverty levels, ethnic divides, and the movements of sports fans.
Brain Training May Help Clear Cognitive Fog Caused by Chemotherapy
- 05.17.2013
- Biomedicine
- By Susan Young
The mental fuzziness induced by cancer treatment could be eased by cognitive exercises performed online, say researchers.
Cheap Magnetic Helmet Detects Some Kinds of Brain Damage
- 05.16.2013
- Biomedicine
- By Lucas Laursen
Prototype spots swelling and bleeding in a pilot study—but the novel technique employed is relatively unproven.
Google and NASA Launch Quantum Computing AI Lab
- 05.16.2013
- Computing
- By Charles Choi
The Quantum Artificial Intelligence Lab will use the most advanced commercially available quantum computer, the D-Wave Two.
Treading Carefully, Google Encourages Developers to Hack Glass
- 05.15.2013
- Business
- By Jessica Leber
Breaking its own restrictions, Google will show developers how to build any kind of app for Google Glass.
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