Tesla’s New Battery Could Solve One of Solar Power’s Biggest Problems
The quest for a good battery that can store home-generated power is kind of like the holy grail for a renewable energy future. This one product might change everything.
April 22, 2015 at 08:07PM
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The near and far future of emoji
Language technologists, developers, and digital media scholars help us forecast the ever-changing world of emojis, our favorite little presets.
April 22, 2015 at 08:07PM
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We can’t decide how to feel about this MRI video of someone singing The Wizard of Oz. Help.
The video wasn’t created for an all-MRI production of “The Wizard of Oz.” It’s an example of a high-speed, high-resolution MRI technique that acquires about 100 frames per second.
April 22, 2015 at 08:08PM
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A World Where Nothing Gets Lost
Despite decades of medical and cosmetic innovations, we haven’t quite yet reached Never-Never Land, where no one ever grows older. But we’re not that far away from a related place, Never-Lost Land, where no one and nothing gets lost.
April 22, 2015 at 08:07PM
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Smart guns: They’re ready. Are we?
The technology is available to limit the number of children who perish in gun accidents. That was the easy part.
April 22, 2015 at 05:00PM
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Google spent more money on lobbyists than any other company so far this year
When you think about politically active corporations, a few obvious examples come to mind. There are defense contractors like Lockheed Martin, energy firms like Exxon Mobil Corp., and conglomerates headed by libertarian billionaires like Koch Industries. But Federal Election Commission data show that the company spending the most money on lobbying is none of these traditional giants. Instead, it’s Google.
April 22, 2015 at 02:44PM
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Father of the emoticon comes out swinging: I think emojis are ugly
The father of the emoticon still finds it hard to understand why his creation became so big — and don’t even get him started on what he thinks of emojis.
April 22, 2015 at 02:44PM
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Drone, Possibly Radioactive, Is Found at Office of Japan’s Prime Minister
A small propeller-driven drone possibly tainted with radioactive cesium was discovered Wednesday on the roof of the prime minister’s office, unsettling officials who said they were reviewing antiterrorism measures in response.
April 22, 2015 at 01:42PM
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Senate moves to renew law allowing bulk telephone metadata collection
The legal authority enabling the National Security Agency’s bulk telephone metadata collection program that Edward Snowden exposed two years ago is set to expire June 1. But not if Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and others have their way.
April 22, 2015 at 01:42PM
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This Software Makes You Forget You’re Wearing Headphones
New audio technologies could radically change the way we play games, listen to music and experience movies.
April 22, 2015 at 01:42PM
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