What do Changi in Singapore, John Lennon in Liverpool and Dubai have in common? They’re airports driven by branding. And that’s given these world-class airports a flying start.

An unemployed former aerospace engineer has built a better spacesuit glove, claiming the first payoff in the NASA-backed Centennial Challenges competition.

Researchers at Cornell University have created a so-called Nano-Lamp — a microscopic collection of light-emitting fibers with dimensions of only a few hundred nanometers. The fibers are made of a polymer spiked with ruthenium molecules in a process dubbed ‘electrospinning.’ The bright spots on the fibers are smaller than the wavelength of the light they [...]

It had to happen. Someone is now selling Nothing, and undoubtedly, some suckers are buying it. It’s a piece of packaging with a clear plastic sphere sticking out of it that contains absolutely nothing. Well, there’s something in there, but it’s just the same as what’s outside it: thin air. And get this: It costs [...]

For the first time, an iTunes single has broken the Billboard top 10 list. From the American Idol Gives Back charity show, the Pretender’s cover I’ll Stand by You (as performed by Carrie Underwood) was downloaded 124,496 times as of this weekend.

YouTube announced Thursday that the providers of some of its most popular user-generated content have been given the opportunity to become its financial partners — and actually make money from their videos.

More teens are going under the knife than ever before. The number of teen breast implant surgeries nationwide has tripled in the past decade.

The Dow Jones industrial average squeaked out another record high Friday, making this the longest bull run in 80 years, as investors cheered tame inflation numbers, talk of big mergers and a jobs report that appeared just right.

Robert Cringely:  Last year I wrote a series of columns on management problems at IBM Global Services, explaining how the executive ranks from CEO Sam Palmisano on down were losing touch with reality, bidding contracts too low to make a profit then mismanaging them in an attempt to make a profit anyway, often to the [...]

Bankruptcy law changes are needed if hundreds of thousands of American families struggling with abusive subprime mortgages are going to escape foreclosure and the loss of up to $164 billion in home-based wealth, according to a joint call for Congressional action issued today by the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA), the Consumer Federation [...]

Now you have more than one reason to tell the world why your friend is one in a million – that is, if you are one of those who feel friendship is all about caring and sharing. A study suggests that being good to others adds meaning to your life, and makes you happy.

If a 70-year-old man dies, is his wife likely to die sooner than she would if the old guy lived?

US adults prefer healthcare providers who use electronic medical records to those who do not, according to a study conducted by Strategy One for Kaiser Permanente.