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Smart Phones as Thin as Credit Cards

4 Great Tech Ideas That Flopped

We say we want simpler gadgets, but why don't we buy them?

How to Delete the Worst Computer Virus (Part 2)

Tech Talker: Quick and Dirty Tips to Navigate the Digital World

How Does Cloaking Work? [Video]

Films like The Invisible Man and the more recent Harry Potter series speak to the fascination humans have with invisibility. Will new technology grant us this ability? Scientific American 's John Matson explains how it might work...

You’ve Got Mail… about STDs

A new app stores sexually transmitted disease test results in one place and, if you like, can discretely notify sex partners of your health status

Education Is Getting a Reboot

The Silicon Valley start-up culture is causing a long-overdue disruption in universities

What's Invasive!

Locate and identify invasive species to alert experts about the spread of habitat-destroying flora and fauna

How Mobile Phones Can Solve the Retirement Savings Crisis

This is a special series of SA Forum essays produced with the World Economic Forum and to run during the Summit on the Global Agenda , held in Abu Dhabi from November 18 to November 20...

NASA Pulls the Plug on Plutonium Power Source

Planetary scientists wanted the efficient power supply to explore the outer solar system

Why Can't You Take Your Medical Data on Holiday?

Your history should be as easy to access abroad as your bank account

Polled People Ponder Whither Wearable Tech

A Harris poll finds that many Americans wondery how smartwatches and smartglasses would fit into the average person's life. Larry Greenemeier reports.

The Intellectual Property System Is an Impenetrable Maze

The first step toward fixing it is to map it

Haiyan-Battered Philippine Cities Struggle to Resurrect Communications

Many Filipinos embraced wireless in response to a history of poor landline service, leaving them with few communications options after the superstorm

Why Patents and Copyright Protections Are More Important Than Ever

Don’t listen to pundits who say the intellectual property system has outlived its usefulness. It needs to be updated, not abolished

Will IBM’s Watson Usher in a New Era of Cognitive Computing?

As a platform to help with decision-making, Watson has a lot to learn—which is exactly the point

NoiseTube

Participate in the collective noise mapping of your city or neighborhood

Should Battery Fires Drive Electric Cars Off the Road?

Of the more than 150,000 car fires in the U.S. this year, one got all the attention

How to Think about Privacy

Making sense of one of the thorniest issues of the digital age

Smartphone-Based Imaging System Spots Nanoscale Objects

New research shows how mobile devices can identify single viruses, maybe single molecules

8 Apps That Turn Citizens into Scientists

These mobile tools help you become a citizen scientist, whether you’re documenting wildlife or measuring the effects of light pollution