Stories by Larry Greenemeier

Google continues to develop speech-recognition software that can automatically generate captions for all videos posted to YouTube, but challenges remain

Countries are beginning to develop cyberwarfare policies to protect their national interests, but defending oneself in the borderless Internet will prove problematic

Sony, Google, RSA and now Citigroup are just some of the prominent victims of cyber attacks as defenses at large organizations prove porous and attackers elude detection

Increasingly sophisticated onboard computers may put cars in danger of cyber attacks

"Subharmonics" innovator Mari Kimura connects herself with a computer using a wireless, fingerless glove that meticulously tracks bow strokes to get to the root of expression

Researchers say that sharp-edged nanoparticles can block neurodegenerative proteins that impede cognitive function. The next challenge is making nanoparticles in this shape out of nontoxic materials

One thing is certain, regardless of how much infrastructure is built up along major waterways such as the Mississippi, they will periodically reclaim territory occupied by communities living along their riverbanks

At this year's fifth-annual Dartmouth Formula Hybrid showdown, many teams struggled to translate ambitious gas-electric designs into to reliable racing vehicles

The BMW Group and Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation introduce New York City as the first site of a six-year project to improve urban living

At times it seems cloud computing has no more definition than the atmospheric phenomenon after which it is named

Outsourced computing power and an abundance of data storage has researchers looking online for resources to help them tackle tough problems

Microsoft researcher Gordon Bell, paperless for more than a decade, envisions data centers saturated with information and services readily available via the Internet