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We gave you our list of the 10 best products of the decade, but frankly, we had more fun picking our top 10 worst products of the decade. We’ve seen our fill of disappointing products, but the following are our 10 favorite flops.

Drew Crouch:
We all view the world through our individual set of filters and lenses. Each of us has unique experiences, biases and ways and means of thought. Because of this, if we asked each citizen of the world what the most important change would be to increase happiness and well-being for all, the […]

Researchers in India have developed a communications protocol to increase the coverage area of Wi-Fi mesh networks. In a conventional Wi-Fi network–like the ones that are now common at many urban cafEs and airports–a base station with a wired connection to the Internet exchanges radio signals with users’ portable devices.

A University of Edinburgh study has pinpointed a gene called TCP20 which determines cell division and cell growth regulation.

A Washington, D.C., study finds painful health problems placing limits on daily activities are more common in older people with poor health literacy.

What factors determine whether a medical emergency is truly an emergency? According to a new study, the answer depends on how well your favorite baseball team is doing. A report published in the October issue of the Annals of Emergency Medicine reveals that the number of visits to emergency rooms in Boston-area hospitals was inversely […]

The activation in the brain of chemical receptors, called mu-opioid receptors, appears to be involved in producing what is known as the “placebo effect,” according to a report in The Journal of Neuroscience.

The contents of a woman’s handbag have long remained a mystery - often even to the owner - but a new design offers to shine a light on the problem.

Small networks of power generators in “microgrids” could transform the electricity network in the way that the net changed distributed communication.

The B vitamin folate protects against cognitive decline in older adults, suggests a new study.

New Orleans levee failures in the wake of Hurricane Katrina points out the need for technologies to strengthen levees and monitor their reliability.

The young Mozart - dragged around the courts of Europe like a performing flea by his father, cooed over when he played the violin sonatas he composed at the age of seven - was viewed as an intriguing freak, and those who droolingly patronised him lost interest when he grew up.

A local group is promoting a plan to replace Lindbergh Field with an international airport off the coast of San Diego. Complete with photo.