Cool Stuff That's Coming

You can’t get from one place to another without passing through every point in between. This is true for all matter and energy, whether planets, people or quantum particles. Technology Research News You can, however,…

Researchers at Infineon Technologies in Germany have developed new semiconductor technology that will allow scientists to read electrical signals in living nerve cells, the company said Tuesday. USA Today- Reuters Being able to read and…

"The eventual result, the experts say, will be savings of billions of dollars annually in energy and maintenance costs and a revolution in how people use lighting in homes and offices to influence their moods."

Ready to drive a biodegradable car and wear an Armani suit made of corn? It’s just around the corner, say industrial biotechnology insiders. The emerging field promises to change the way consumer products are made,…

Tim Berners-Lee could well be the J.R.R. Tolkien of the computer world. Tolkien, a philologist and author of "The Lord of the Rings," created a fantasy world in which characters used languages he invented. Berners-Lee…

How will technology change our lives in the next 10 years? If scientists and analysts at the market research firm IDC are proven right, paraplegics will be able to walk thanks to sensors embedded in…

For once, passengers on this morning’s Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt, Germany, to Washington will be encouraged to use their portable electronic devices. David R. Baker, Chronicle Staff Writer Those who board without a laptop can…

Technology Review identifies the developments that will dramatically affect the way we live and work—and profiles the leading innovators behind them. MIT Enterprize Technology Review In labs around the world, researchers are busy creating technologies…

When Jay Casper was laid off from Qwest in December 2001, he made the decision that his next job would not be in a glass tower. By Matt Renoux and Jessica Ro Denver Post Snowboarder…

It’s hard to decide what’s weirder: that Penn State researchers are building a sonic refrigerator using acoustics to keep food cold, or that the U.S. Navy has teamed up with Ben & Jerry’s to fund…