Thinking Tech

Archive: 06-2012

• It exists! College student invents ‘water-less shower’

  A breakthrough anti-bacterial moisturizer may be a time-saver for most of us, but a life-saver for those in poor communities with no access to water.

  June 20, 2012, 5:20 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Virtual role play software aimed at children with social anxiety

  New technology uses avatar role play to help children overcome social anxiety disorders.

  June 19, 2012, 7:29 PM PDT | By Jenny Wilson

• Slash energy consumption 65% with Google Apps

  Google plays its green card with new Google Apps analysis.

  June 19, 2012, 8:09 AM PDT | By Mari Silbey

• IBM supercomputer named world’s fastest, lands new job

  It would take almost 7 billion people working continuously for over three centuries to match what the IBM Sequoia can do in an hour.

  June 19, 2012, 4:30 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Coming soon: An electric airplane for only $34,000

  A new video gives a rare glimpse of what’s been billed as the world’s first affordable electric airplane.

  June 18, 2012, 5:48 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• Q&A: The overuse of drugs for treating children with A.D.D.

  The $7.4 billion dollar drug industry that provides treatment for children diagnosed with A.D.D. may be resting on dangerously insufficient evidence, according to expert L. Alan Sroufe.

  June 15, 2012, 8:57 AM PDT | By Christie Nicholson

• Amazing ship can carry 100,000 ton oil rigs (photos)

  An innovative new heavy lift vessel with an unheard of loading capacity of 117,000 tons will soon transport the world’s most massive structures.

  June 15, 2012, 5:28 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• White House launches nationwide broadband testbed

  The White House has launched two big initiatives to boost broadband development in the U.S. and pair ultra-fast networks with new applications addressing major economic and societal challenges.

  June 14, 2012, 3:02 AM PDT | By Mari Silbey

• Bright idea? Artist invents a wooden light bulb

  Using a technique known as Rokuro, artist Ryosuke Fukusada carves out a safe, working light bulb.

  June 13, 2012, 5:30 AM PDT | By Tuan C. Nguyen

• As mobile data plans shrink, new options appear

  Verizon’s new “Share Everything” plans don’t include an unlimited data option. But as the unlimited plan disappears, a few companies are coming up with innovative broadband...

  June 13, 2012, 4:58 AM PDT | By Mari Silbey