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The former chief technology officer of Microsoft on why he's backing the nuclear energy startup TerraPower.
Desktop computers with detachable screens that can be used like oversized tablets are in development and are intended for home and work use.
The iPhone 5 also has a larger screen and high-speed wireless capabilities.
Pocketing profits instead of investing in innovation is how market leaders turn into has-beens.
A monkey study suggests that neural implants could one day help brain-damaged patients perform specific cognitive tasks.
Will crowdfunding, X Prizes, and Internet billionaires unlock the next big innovation?
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Startup Aquion prepares to ramp up production of products for storing power in remote microgrids.
The best of the rest from the Physics arXiv this week
Superconducting technology developed for the International Space Station could protect humans on the way to the asteroids or Mars. But will it be worth the cost?
The Asian nation has spent billions on R&D and lured technology superstars. So why does it lag in innovation?
Apple should look towards significant innovations in AI, energy storage, and cloud computing.
Bad coverage and streaming video can confuse carriers into making you pay for data you never receive.
More revelations on Valve and its hardware ambitions.
The rodent recovery spurs hope that humans could one day benefit from similar treatments.
After a brief addiction, a milder affection.
University patents often sit there on the shelf. One startup thinks crowdsourcing could revive them.
Airbus has big ideas for how to improve commercial flight in the next 40 years.
37 years ago
Thirty years ago, a decision-maker might have invested heavily in the further development of vacuum-tube technology. Three years later, the transistor was invented. Where is the future of electronic materials now?
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