Automakers are developing next-generation electronic sensing systems that look for impending accidents and react to potential hazards, making the roads much safer for both drivers and pedestrians.

Tom Martin’s “Hollow” glass makes it difficult for drinks to be tampered with.

Researchers report in the journal Nature that they have identified a single gene in fruit flies that determines how much rest the creatures require.

A new fuel cell that uses microorganisms to break down organic matter could help provide additional fuel for a hydrogen economy, a new report suggests.

Life-size X-wing up for grabs on eBay

The Onion:
The soul of Pope John Paul, which entered heaven last week following a long illness, expressed confusion and disappointment Saturday, upon learning that the Celestial Kingdom of God to which the departed faithful ascend in the afterlife is significantly less luxurious than the Vatican’s Papal Palace, in which the pope spent the […]

Adam Penenberg:
We’ve been having a spirited discussion in the journalism department at New York University. With newspapers hemorrhaging readers and people migrating to the web for their daily news fix, should we consider changing the way we teach journalism?

Podcasting will soon break out of the “pod” and onto the public airwaves.
The world’s first all-podcast radio station will be launched on May 16 by Infinity Broadcasting, the radio division of Viacom.

Bacteria have been programmed like a computer to produce colored patterns by communicating with each other.

Police in Peru have launched a campaign to save frogs from being turned into an aphrodisiac drink.

More than half the old personal computers replaced by consumers last year were put to productive use instead of being dumped or stored away, according to a nationwide survey by MetaFacts, a San Diego research firm.