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Seeing the future of construction through translucent concrete

A prototype wall of translucent concrete is shown at the National Building Museum. When backlit, a human form can be seen through the wall. The blocks are made by mixing glass fibers into the combination of crushed stone, cement and water.

‘Magic ink’ that makes metal grow

Metal printing is 50% cheaper than conventional methods which use etching – acid and copper – but the bigger benefit is that it is far more environmentally friendly.

The next big thing is actually ultrawide – But technology hampered by regulatory hurdles, a clash over standards

"ultrawideband"

Scientists Teleport Not Kirk, but an Atom

And the beryllium atom said to the Starship Enterprise, beam me up! Two teams of scientists report today that for the first time they have teleported individual atoms, taking characteristics of one atom and imprinting…

Virtual fences to herd Wi-Fi cattle

Virtual, moving fences controlled from a laptop could one day herd cattle to fresh fields for grazing, a roboticist told the MobiSys 2004 conference in Boston, Massachusetts, on Sunday.

A Contest to Outwit Google

The owner of an online forum won the first round of a worldwide search-engine optimization competition Monday, by using a backlinking strategy that scored his site as the top Google result for a made-up term,…

Executives see swell of Net offerings on horizon – What’s the Internet’s next act? The technology industry seems to be emerging from its downturn ready to unleash a new generation of the Internet.

Last week, USA TODAY assembled a panel of some of the industry’s most influential players to talk about what’s ahead.

Treatment combination helps paralyzed rats walk

The research is a "significant advance" that may help some of the 243,000 Americans with spinal cord injuries get out of their wheelchairs.

Medicine via Vending Machine; Patients can talk to pharmacist in Billings by video phone

Now, thanks to technology, a St. Vincent pharmacist can enter a prescription into a computer and electronically authorize it to be dispensed from a large tan-and-turquoise vending machine at the Harlowton hospital.

WWW conference mulls Web as personal memory store

Imagine being able to record every interesting conversation you have ever held in your life, not to mention all the photos and writing you have done.