New research has shown that women have nightmares more than men do, but men dream about sex more often than women.

 
If you thought the airport denizens of the TSA were already obnoxious, wait until they get their mitts on a Sick Traveler Detector. It’s a software idea by Belgian company Biorics, which can determine if travelers are sick by the sound of their coughs. If you frequently get sick after flying, you might welcome such [...]

 
Is there anything the iPhone can’t do?

 
 
Does the mere availability of something tempting weaken the will to resist? The answer is of more than theoretical interest to public health experts, and the problem goes far beyond serious addictive disorders. Just think of all those Christmas cookies in your office recently. As our national obesity crisis shows, difficulties with discipline and self-control [...]

 
 Graphane crystal
Researchers at The University of Manchester have produced a ground-breaking new material, graphane, which has been derived from graphene.

 
Smart light
“Auto-eco Light-control Twin Pa” is a real mouthful but once ordered and installed, you may never need to refer to it again. That’s because this environmentally friendly ceiling lamp automatically adjusts its brightness level to light rooms evenly, no matter what time of day or night it is, regardless of outside weather conditions.

Who said love could taste so good
Gourmet chocolate is every bit about the taste, but presentation is a very close second. Designing a chocolate — it’s shape, color, markings, dust, sparkle, even it’s inside layering — is an art in itself. On Valentine’s Day, the biggest day of the year to celebrate CHOCOLATE, it’s also [...]

Hey stop yelling we want the super bowl how about we want the super cool super bowl
With Super Bowl XLIII coming up, we’re already thinking about what’s in store for the next one, and the one after that. Besides replacing all the human players with robots, which might be the norm a quarter-century from now [...]

Government vs Digital TV
The non-stop bombardment of PSAs, TV news and newspaper stories, scrolling banners and YouTube videos hasn’t been enough to get Americans off their collective asses and get prepared for the DTV transition that may or may not take place on Feb. 17. That was the date that all broadcasters were ordered, by [...]

 
Hard boiled speed
While the West is just finding its way around to hopping into the new generation of eco-friendly compact cars, Japan has started taking the new category into more creative directions. The latest green car-as-design-experiment comes in the form of the new T10 from Takeoka Jidosha Kogei Ltd., recently shown off at the International [...]