Technology

Called the Pacifier Activated Lullaby, the device plays music to encourage babies to suck correctly, something that's hard for preemies to do. Now available to hospitals.

May 25, 2012 4:07pm | By Janet Fang

Advertising trial with 13 consumer brands shows potential for outdoor ads that interact with mobile phones.

May 25, 2012 10:35am | By Mari Silbey

Circumcision can reduce a man's risk for HIV in Sub Saharan Africa by up to 60%. This adult circumcision device gets the job done without surgery or severe pain.

7 | May 25, 2012 9:52am | By Audrey Quinn

A new model of the immature immune system promises to boost the development of vaccines specifically for newborn babies, which are lacking. This'll help test vaccines before trialing them in babies.

4 | May 24, 2012 6:35pm | By Janet Fang

Stanford students beat out four other university teams with an app giving users control over bandwidth prioritization on home broadband networks.

May 24, 2012 7:55am | By Mari Silbey

A new report suggests that economic strains have led to significant drops in congestion across the U.S.' most populated cities.

3 | May 24, 2012 3:30am | By Channtal Fleischfresser

On Wednesday, the Ohio State Department of Athletics announced plans to provide its student-athletes with iPads starting in fall of 2012.

May 24, 2012 2:57am | By Jenny Wilson

The new program from Gig.U and Gigabit Squared aims to use a public/private partnership model to bring high-speed broadband networks to university towns in the U.S.

May 23, 2012 7:57pm | By Mari Silbey

Scientists have engineered a rewritable DNA-based memory module that can reliably and reversibly store data in the chromosome of live cells. The work would help track cells in aging or cancer studies.

2 | May 23, 2012 7:38pm | By Janet Fang

Instantaneous judgements are an intrinsic part of our visual system. Neuroscientists are now taking the science behind those judgements to inform marketing strategies.

May 23, 2012 2:17pm | By Audrey Quinn

Surfaces, a TV prototype, makes it so that the walls inside people's homes can be used as a massive and interactive home theater.

5 | May 23, 2012 5:15am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

By comparing imaging data, neuroscientists show how traumatic stress affects the brain. The research explains many unknowns and may help develop neuroprotective drugs for specific brain areas.

1 | May 22, 2012 7:03pm | By Janet Fang

A new glass coating helps ketchup glide out of the bottle, putting the kibosh on waste and frustration.

6 | May 22, 2012 10:02am | By Audrey Quinn

The Loewe Invisio, a striking concept for a flat screen "see through" television, offers a glimpse into the potential of TOLED technology.

7 | May 22, 2012 5:05am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

California's proposed Genetic Information Privacy Act would require written consent for scientific use of your DNA. But scientists argue that it would significantly hinder research.

13 | May 21, 2012 3:54pm | By Audrey Quinn

Available as of Monday, the Spotter Radar Backpack Kit is the first of its kind in the world.

2 | May 21, 2012 9:39am | By Jenny Wilson

A DIY "mad scientist" has become an internet sensation after showing off a gun that shoots lightning bolts.

4 | May 21, 2012 5:10am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Gage's skull was impaled by an iron rod. He survived, but his personality changed. A new virtual recreation shows how neural connections were damaged, in ways similar to modern brain disorders.

1 | May 19, 2012 7:08pm | By Janet Fang

When all else fails, electroconvulsive therapy can provide unprecedented relief to people with severe depression. British researchers have for the first time uncovered how the treatment may work,...

May 18, 2012 10:38am | By Audrey Quinn

The Institute for Local Self Reliance has mapped municipal broadband networks in the United States, and has a recent study on the economic impacts in three cities.

6 | May 18, 2012 7:33am | By Mari Silbey