The DataTiles
system integrates the benefits of two major interaction paradigms:
graphical and physical user interfaces.

Last fall, a group of World of Warcraft
players in China committed mass suicide. They wanted to draw attention
to the latest restriction on their liberty: The same government agency
that censors newspapers and bans books had just mandated a system of
disincentives to limit the number of hours per day they spent playing
online games. Hardcore Warcrafters decided they […]

From time to time I find myself invited to brainstorm for people. This
usually involves coming up with new ways my hosts might "add value to
their revenue chain" or "leverage their brand." To be perfectly honest,
I’m not very good at it. I’ll explain why in a moment. First, though,
here’s a little history of brainstorming.

Some artists are just light years ahead of everyone else.  Stephan Martiniere has created some of the most amazing futurist artwork on the planet.  Check out these incredible works of art.

NASA is again planning to fly to the moon — but this time, instead of just a visit, astronauts are to build a permanent base.

An Ohio State University study suggests ultrasound and algae can be used together to clean mercury from contaminated sediment.

Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz says he will not be continuing with the series, throwing a major — likely fatal — monkey wrench into attempts to keep the Emmy-winning laffer alive for a fourth season.

Computers, cell phones, televisions and video games all keep those who should be asleep wide awake, said Jodi A. Mindell, associate director of the Sleep Center at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and coauthor of the study. As a result, more than a quarter of high school students fall asleep in school at least once a […]

William Grant & Sons, Inc. announces the auction of the world’s oldest whisky, Glenfiddich Rare Collection 1937, on April 4, 2006 in Vanderbilt Hall at Grand Central Terminal. As part of New York’s Tartan Week celebrations, a week-long series of activities highlighting Scottish culture and heritage, Glenfiddich has partnered with City Harvest, a noted New […]

The team behind Stanley, the car that won the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s 2005 autonomous-vehicle race over 132 miles of Nevada desert, is at it again. By 2008, the Stanford University group will be steering its self-driving car onto the interstate.

The line between living organisms and machines has just become a whole lot blurrier. European researchers have developed "neuro-chips" in which living brain cells and silicon circuits are coupled together.  Amazing photos.

Joy Jones:  I grew up in a time when two-parent families were still the norm, in both black and white America. Then, as an adult, I saw divorce become more commonplace, then almost a rite of passage. Today it would appear that many — particularly in the black community — have dispensed with marriage altogether.

Doctors are running trials to see if playing classical music to newborn babies helps them recover from the trauma of birth.