Thinking Tech

The test video of a Star-Wars inspired personal aircraft may mean that the technology is on its way to becoming a reality.

8 | August 21, 2012 4:00am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Nasal spray may soon do more than fight hay fever.

4 | August 20, 2012 10:43am | By Jenny Wilson

It's not warm and fuzzy, but the new Double Robotics iPad on wheels can act as your telepresence virtual body.

August 20, 2012 5:41am | By Mari Silbey

Solar-powered surfing robots will track Great Whites in the Pacific Ocean and transmit data back to shore.

August 19, 2012 7:44am | By Jenny Wilson

Ever get that feeling you're being watched? Well, if you're spending the night in one of Carlo Santambrogio's specially-designed houses, you better get used to it.

6 | August 17, 2012 4:01am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

The IMJ Corporation introduces MGS, an HDMI Wi-Fi stick that promises to turn almost any television with an HDMI port into a smart TV.

5 | August 16, 2012 3:03am | By Mari Silbey

Using Google Earth, an amateur archaeologist believes she has discovered a mysterious ancient site.

19 | August 16, 2012 1:00am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Got location data on your phone? You're fair game.

4 | August 15, 2012 11:16am | By Jenny Wilson

Disney Research has unveiled a new wearable technology that generates tactile sensation from virtually any object in the physical world. More than one industry may be interested in this new kind...

August 15, 2012 3:27am | By Mari Silbey

Smart meters are supposed to further the environmental cause, so why do some people want to put a stop to them?

2 | August 13, 2012 3:17am | By Mari Silbey

Scientists at MIT have developed an iPhone app that can measure your heart rate without you touching it.

August 12, 2012 12:59pm | By Jenny Wilson

The Smart Trashbox can anticipate the trajectory of a piece of trash and automatically re-position itself to ensure a clean toss each and every time.

August 10, 2012 5:19am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

An innovative technique using brain imaging allows scientists to communicate with patients in vegetative states, and has real implications for life and death choices.

August 10, 2012 5:04am | By Christie Nicholson

Vigia aims to cut average college campus emergency response times from twelve minutes down to three with mobile phone tech.

August 9, 2012 10:42am | By Mari Silbey

Just not as many.

1 | August 9, 2012 7:51am | By Jenny Wilson

It may look like a toy, but the two-inch SwissMiniGun C1ST a fully functional firearm that's banned in the U.S.

18 | August 9, 2012 5:03am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

From the side of the pool deck to the base of the balance beam, coaches are turning to technology to help their athletes achieve their dreams.

August 8, 2012 7:05pm | By Jenny Wilson

A 16-year-old Egyptian high school student has just come up with a way to turn non-biodegradable plastic waste into clean-burning biofuel.

8 | August 8, 2012 4:32am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Comcast is streaming an experimental Ultra-HD feed of the Olympics, and while the bandwidth toll is significant, the quality brings other potential applications to mind.

August 7, 2012 9:56am | By Mari Silbey

New interactive map adds a dash of augmented reality to the Olympic Games.

August 6, 2012 8:08am | By Mari Silbey