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And you thought that Lego castle you built as a kid was impressive. Two engineers in England have set the world record for completing a Rubik's Cube with a robot made from the ubiquitous plastic blocks. The (somewhat) cl...

A new study says volunteer efforts to map the lunar surface had results that were similar to professional astronomers with up to 50 years of experience. The crowd-sourced mapping mission indicates the effectiveness of ci...

The task of converting old school business into the digital world will be championed by chief digital officers. By 2015, 25% of the large global organizations will have appointed chief digital officers (CDO), a predictio...

Numbers and data can be critical tools in bringing complex issues into crisp focus. The understanding of diseases, for example, benefits from algorithms that help monitor their spread. But without context, a number may j...

At least five new experimental substances -- based on a tiny protein found in cone snail venom -- could someday lead to the development of safe and effective oral medications for the treatment of chronic nerve pain, rese...

This Israeli startup has developed a virtual crowd so viewers can interact with others while watching TV from home

Daniel_Stuckey writes "With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation's Reinvent the Toilet challenge, [a] team has developed a toilet that uses concentrated solar power to scorch and disinfect human waste, turn...

The Larry Bracelet From Marc by Marc Jacobs is a 46MM Larry chronograph watch. It's a beautiful watch, with a gunmetal stainless steel brushed case on the top ring with polished sides. It has a three-eye chronograph stop...

Designed by German engineering firm Festo, these claw-tipped, artificially intelligent arms were designed to mimic the utility and movement of an elephant's trunk - but the resemblance to Dock Ock's writhing limbs is jus...

Samsung is planning a successor to its Galaxy Beam handset that features a projector, according to telecommunications certification group Tenaa in China. The listing notes the second version will feature a a 4.66-inch WV...

Adjusting the calcium level and acidity could be the key to developing new better tasting, more eye-appealing and creamier reduced-fat sauces, desserts and salad dressings, researchers report.

[From In-Car Tech] Jaguar XE coming to America in 2016

The American Bar Association has been very concerned regarding the attorney-client communications and the sanctity of this privilege, particularly in light of the NSA surveillance debacle that got leaked to …

For a plant to create reproductive cells, it must first erase a series of tags attached to DNA across the genome that distinguish active and inactive genes. But the marks also keep a host of damaging 'jumping genes' inac...

Targeted therapies seem to be the future of cancer treatment, but can they be too narrowly focused? In a new study, scientists have found that for a rare cancer of the blood vessel where several mutations can underlie th...

A previously unrecognized gene variation that makes humans have healthier blood lipid levels and reduced risk of heart attacks has been found by researchers. But even more significant is how they found the gene, which ha...

A sweetener created from the plant used to make tequila could lower blood glucose levels for the 26 million Americans and others worldwide who have type 2 diabetes and help them and the obese lose weight, researchers hav...

Dear Brian and the Airbnb team, Usually I am a fan of your service. However, I have a minor bone to pick with you, in that it appears my apartment was reserved for some major boning.

Uber is a popular ridesharing service that has seen significant global expansion in the past year. The company is often criticized for various reasons, some find fault with its surge pricing policies while others downrig...

Welcome to IRL, an ongoing feature where we talk about the gadgets, apps and toys we're using in real life and take a second look at products that already got the formal review treatment. Would you believe that as much a...

Married women are 28% less likely to die from heart disease than unmarried women, a new study has found. This is despite the fact that marriage makes no difference to women's chances of developing heart disease in the fi...

Honey, that delectable condiment for breads and fruits, could be one sweet solution to the serious, ever-growing problem of bacterial resistance to antibiotics, researchers say. In addition, several studies have shown th...