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Will radio microchips make passports more difficult to forge? [CREDIT: DESKDEMON.COM]
Will radio microchips make passports more difficult to forge? [CREDIT: DESKDEMON.COM]

Concerns Still Swirling Around New Passports

Experts continue to debate the merits of putting radio frequency chips in American passports.

By Molly Webster, February 7th, 2007

ZipCar is Magic

The locksmith of yesteryear can’t compete with the technology of tomorrow.

By Meredith Knight, January 31st, 2007

Tracing a Bullet Back to Its Gun

Researchers use acoustics to help soldiers better defend themselves from sniper fire.

By Jeremy Hsu, January 29th, 2007

I’ve heard dogs can detect cancer just from sniffing someone’s breath. How is that possible?

-asks Christine from Waldorf, Maryland

By Erica Westly, January 17th, 2007

Science From Afar

City College of New York researchers keep watch on the world without ever leaving Harlem.

By Molly Webster, December 21st, 2006

How Do Motion-Sensing Video Game Controllers Work?

–asks Zak from Cleveland, Ohio

By Joshua J Romero, December 18th, 2006

Elastic Electrodes

Flexible electroconductive materials will advance medicine

By Morgen E. Peck, December 1st, 2006

I’ve heard about a gravity beam that can send people through space. Is that for real?

– asks Ahren Lembke-Windler from Albuquerque, NM.

By Meredith Knight, November 13th, 2006

The Barefoot College

An innovative project uses solar power to empower the poor.

By Jeremy Hsu, November 9th, 2006

Tubular Technology

Flexible electronic displays made on the cheap.

By Molly Webster, November 8th, 2006

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