Nanotube paint could make invisible aircraft a reality
Nanotubes can be configured to create the blackest black, rendering an object invisible to radar or vision at night, researchers say. You wouldn't even be able to see Wonder Woman sitting inside.
Motorola debuts cutting edge RAZR smart phone
The Droid RAZR by Motorola proves that thin does not have to mean flimsy.
Should computers be powered down for the holidays?
It's an age-old debate (in the computing era, anyway), and there is a right answer.
Counterfeiting crackdowns: Do they do any good?
Seizing the Web domains of counterfeit traffickers helps a little, but success against these criminals depends on a lot more.
Dead zones don't stop this phone
The Inmarsat IsatPhone Pro satellite phone can help you make calls from anywhere in the world.
A lamp of a different color
The Philips LivingColors Generation 2 LED Lamp can light up a room with grace and style, and a whole lot of color.
Why does Google spell better than Word's spell-checker?
The spell-check programs in word processors could learn a thing or two from Google's search engine.
Hot enough for you: Data center cooling system heats buildings
The water in the mineral oil-fueled cooling tank, heated by computers to about 122 degrees, is being routed to the HVAC systems of surrounding buildings in Sweden.
Can 'Jailhouse Heat' save 3-D?
The adult entertainment industry has a history of influencing technology choices.
The 11 best products of 2011
The GCN Lab picks the top 10 IT products of the year, plus one overall winner.
Need an explosives detector? Just print one out.
Georgia Tech researchers have developed a way to print nanotube-based explosives sensors from an inkjet printer.
'Light field' camera lets you shoot first, focus later
The Lytro camera, developed by image scientist Ren Ng, captures light fields that are assembled into images later and could change how we take pictures.
Hammer Time for Google? WireDoo needs fancier pants.
The rapper had better put a little more pizzazz into his new search engine project. We've got a few ideas.
Something wicked: The 10 scariest computer viruses of all time
These 10 doses of malware caused nightmares, and a few changed the world.
What's in your closet: The electronic clutter that surrounds us
While moving to a new office, the Lab uncovers long-forgotten, even mysterious, devices. Don't you have them in your office, too?
Slick iPad app helps detectives become super sleuths
The Accurint Mobile for Law Enforcement tool from LexisNexis resides on an Apple iPad and can act as a force multiplier for local detectives or federal investigators.
The HP TouchPad up close: What might have been
It's a powerful tablet with a unique and security-conscious operating system that could have been great if HP had given it enough time to mature.
Einstein was wrong? Fire up the Falcon!
Everything you thought you knew about the universe might be wrong — and that's all right.
No fairly tale: Virtual divorce rate soars past 75 percent.
Marriage in the real world is performing much better than in online, fantasy relationships.
8 tech dinosaurs: Which would you kill?
Every office has Mesozoic Era technologies that don't fit the Digital Age. Some are near extinction, some should be, but others continue to thrive, for good reason.
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