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Why the Supreme Court GPS Decision Won't Stop Warrantless Digital Surveillance

New technologies will let location-tracking efforts begin after the fact

Meteor Counter

Mobile app lets citizen scientists keep track of meteoroids

Eyes Have It: Gaze-Controlled PCs and Games Come into View

Online Gamers Achieve First Crowd-Sourced Redesign of Protein

Next up will be a more useful target--potent versions of small protein inhibitors that bind to and block the 1918 pandemic influenza virus

Could the Internet Ever Be Destroyed?

The coming threats to the global Internet could take many forms

Recommended: Science on Ice: Four Polar Expeditions

Books and recommendations from Scientific American

Use It Better: The Worst Tech Predictions of All Time

Plus, flawed forecasts about Apple's certain demise and the poor prognostication skills of Bill Gates

SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Online Anti-Piracy Bill

Content providers and users are still far apart on proposed Internet piracy-protection legislation as alternative bill is offered

Scientific American Presents the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) [Slide Show]

Justin Bieber traded dance moves with a robot, there were "cloud-connected" concept cars, not to mention a 3-D printer that spit out toys, jewelry and more. They were some choice highlights among the thousands of tech novelties that lit up Las Vegas at the annual exhibition...

Scientific American Presents the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) [Slide Show]

Justin Bieber traded dance moves with a robot, there were "cloud-connected" concept cars, not to mention a 3-D printer that spit out toys, jewelry and more. They were some choice highlights among the thousands of tech novelties that lit up Las Vegas at the annual exhibition...

Inside the Mind of a Video Game Champ

Cognitive scientists are observing StarCraft 2 players to learn how humans multitask

Service Teaches Computer Code Online Free

A start-up called Codecademy is teaching JavaScript online for free, with 300,000 takers so far. Michael Moyer reports

Read My E-mail? Get a Warrant

As personal data move to the cloud, Congress needs to update privacy laws

Airport Screeners to Be Monitored for Radiation

Even though radiation from body scanners is likely to be very low, the doses should still be confirmed using dosimeters

Here Come the Drones

These popular, unmanned aircraft will eventually fall into the hands of hostile nations and terrorists

Ballot Secrecy Keeps Voting Technology at Bay

Republicans during Tuesday's New Hampshire primary will use a technology recognizable to Washington and Lincoln to make their choices

1.3 Billion Workers to Go Mobile by 2015

The biggest growth, driven by the popularity of smart phones and apps, is expected to occur in Asia, driven by India and China

Ohm Run: One-Atom-Tall Wires Could Extend Life of Moore's Law

New finding could help circuits keep shrinking

PC-Makers Bet On Ultrabooks

With tablets all the rage, non-Apple computer manufacturers are banking on the latest small-laptop style: ultrabooks. Larry Greenemeier reports

Can Machines Predict Where Crimes Are about to Happen?

In cities across the U.S., data-rich computer technology is telling cops where crimes are about to happen. Crime is down, and the technology is spreading. But does it really work?