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Using 3D Worlds to Visualize Data
Computer scientists at the University of Illinois at Chicago are pushing science fiction closer to reality with a wraparound virtual world where a researcher...
Math Madness: New Largest Prime Number Is 17 Million Digits Long
And it puts the previous largest known prime to shame. That one was a paltry 12 million digits.
The 3D-Printed House?! A Dutch Architect and Mathematician Break the Mold
Architects and designers have utilized 3D printing technology as part of their work for many years, but it is only now that an architect has come forward with a...
Today in TIME Tech History: Revolving Doormat (1935), Stratospheric Balloon Ride (1946), ‘Videodisc’ Players (1980) and More
Let’s hop in the TIME Wayback Machine to see which notable tech-related stories were published on January 21 between 1923 and today.
Four Lessons from Top Tech Companies
Some little-known facts about some of the world's most successful technology companies could give you ideas for your own business. These are companies that have...
Is Broadband Internet Access a Public Utility?
Should broadband Internet service be treated as a basic utility in the United States, like electricity, water, and traditional telephone service? That's the...
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MAIL Hurricane Warnings Re Bryan Walsh's "Outsmarting the Surge" [Nov. 12]: I agree that we need to do more to prepare for future Sandys. But don't blame...
WATCH: Five Guys From Harvard Send A Hamburger Into Space
A group of students has banded together for the noble goal of sending a hamburger into space -- a project dubbed "Operation Skyfall."
More Jobs, Less Pay
Here's a thought experiment posed recently by Robert Gordon, an economics professor at Northwestern University. Imagine that you can have either a) all the...
Today’s Movie Trailer: Get a Glimpse of Ben Kingsley in Iron Man 3
You know a superhero movie is going in a new direction when its trailer starts with haunting string music rather than thumping rock or techno—even more so when,...
Steve Jobs or Bill Gates: Who Will Be Remembered 50 Years from Now?
Author Malcolm Gladwdell recently spoke at the Toronto Public Library and made some interesting observations about our entrepreneurial culture. The basis of his...
DryBath: How to Take a Shower Without Using Any Water
A South African college student has a solution for your lazy hygiene: the Drybath. The world’s first shower gel that doesn’t require water to clean its user is...
Beam Them Up, Scotty: Chinese Physicists Reportedly Break Teleportation Record
We're not at 'Star Trek' transporter level yet, but the achievement represents a big step forward in the field of quantum cryptography.
Transforming Robot Is More Than Meets the Eye, Turns into a Car
Remember when playing with Transformers took something called "imagination?" No more! Soon Transformers — err, I mean Brave Robots — will do all the work...
Twitter’s Promise: Unexpected Sanity in the Patent Mess
Twitter says that it's not going to use the patents it owns as weapons -- at least not unless the inventors who are responsible for them grant permission.
How We All Can Be ‘Creative Types’
Jonah Lehrer spent years probing the science behind creativity for his new book, Imagine. TIME spoke to the best-selling author about the genius of Bob Dylan,...
How Do You Manufacture Innovation?
In technology, the odds of making something truly new and popular have always tilted toward failure. Innovation requires certain conditions for an idea to...
New iPad to Feature Textured Touchscreen Technology?
Here's one last iPad rumor for your consideration: There's a possibility that Apple's latest tablet may feature dynamically textured touchscreen technology from...
Read Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s IPO Letter
Social networking giant Facebook filed IPO documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission on Wednesday. Here is CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to...
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