Thinking Tech

Archive: 01-2012

• Video: Fighting fires in space

  For the last three years NASA has been studying how fires behave in space and the best ways to fight them.

  January 31, 2012, 8:46 PM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• Satellite technology saves endangered gorillas, again

  Satellite technology helps save the critically endangered Cross River gorilla.

  January 31, 2012, 7:24 PM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• Studying what lies beyond our solar system

  NASA’s Interstellar Boundary Explorer studies particles that make it through the heliosheath boundary between our solar system and the rest of the galaxy.

  January 31, 2012, 6:18 PM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• Scientists eavesdrop on the thoughts of humans and ferrets

  Scientists have been able to decode the brain patterns for hearing certain words. The hope is to one day restore speech to a paralyzed patient.

  January 31, 2012, 5:21 PM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• How digital devices are going to get even smaller

  Scientists have a found a way to transmit data on an atomic-scale. This may ultimately lead to very small digital devices.

  January 31, 2012, 4:33 PM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• How rap music helps bladder control

  Researchers find that the frequencies found in rap music can effectively power a tiny sensor embedded in a body to measure blood pressure and urine levels.

  January 31, 2012, 7:28 AM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• Does driving make you fat? (infographic)

  Data shows that throughout the heavy traffic regions of the U.S., people tended to be heavier.

  January 27, 2012, 6:30 AM PST | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Military drone with no human control

  The Navy is testing a new unmanned drone that may make lethal decisions based solely on mathematics and sensors.

  January 26, 2012, 3:03 PM PST | By Christie Nicholson

• Was Steve Jobs the greatest innovator of all time?

  A recent survey found that one out of four teenagers and young adults consider Steve Jobs the top innovator.

  January 26, 2012, 6:14 AM PST | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Video: Solar storm erupts, worried earthlings scramble

  The biggest solar storm in seven years is reportedly already causing a bit of an air traffic mess.

  January 24, 2012, 9:25 AM PST | By Tuan C. Nguyen