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Patent Watch

Patent No. 7,893,89

Rebooting the Cosmos: Is the Universe the Ultimate Computer? [Replay]

A World Science Festival event, from N.Y.U.'s Eisner & Lubin Auditorium, Saturday, June 4, 7:45 P.M. to 9:30 P.M. ET

Cyber War-of-Words Escalation: China Goes on the Offensive against Google

Don't Believe Scare Stories about Cyber War

What Is It? Fraying Matter

Interactive Learning Closes College Science Achievement Gap--on a Shoestring Budget

We all know how to get to Carnegie Hall: practice. The same holds true for a range of goals—from improving a golf swing to giving a good presentation.

The Future of the Internet: Video Via Lots of Mobile Gadgets

Does Quantum Mechanics Flout the Laws of Thermodynamics?

The Fundamental Physical Limits of Computation

What constraints govern the physical process of computing? Is a minimum amount of energy required, for example, per logic step? There seems to be no minimum, but some other questions are open...

First Commercial Quantum Computer Is Sold

But critics say that D-Wave's system is still something of a black box.

Citizen Scientists and Social Media Aim to Help Prevent Frog Extinctions

Tweeting the Bull or the Bear

Hack My Ride: Cyber Attack Risk on Car Computers

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

String Theory: Violinist Taps Artificial Intelligence to Interact with Her Unique Sound [Video]

"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

No X-aggeration: How Companies Can Gather Information and Still Preserve Privacy

Chinese Prison Inmates Forced to Moonlight as World of Warcraft "Gold Farmers" for Guards

MIND in Pictures: Driven to Distraction

Will 10 Billion People Use Up the Planet's Resources?

Kepler Spacecraft Shows That Smaller Planets Abound

NASA's planet-hunting satellite is making the case that it's a small-world galaxy, after all

Critical Mass: How to Maintain the Power of Online Reviews

The wisdom of crowds can be brilliant. It can also be corrupt