November 29, 2015 More colleges offer classes for students to have their genes tested -- if they want to know A University of Iowa class is tackling the rapidly advancing field of personal genetics, which is revolutionizing medicine and raising difficult ethical and privacy questions.
November 23, 2015 Bill Nye the 'Science Guy' debates head of Creation Museum on evolution, earth's origin "Science Guy" Bill Nye took the stage and promoted science in the snappy way that made him a pop culture staple on TV in the 1990s.
November 5, 2015 Twitter (and the tech industry) has a woman problem A nasty and personal exchange between Twitter CEO Dick Costolo and an advocate of women in corporate boardrooms has thrown a spotlight on a serious issue in Silicon Valley: the dearth of women in the upper ranks of America's top technology companies.
November 5, 2015 Meet the teenager who designed a safer nuclear power plant A physics wunderkind, Taylor Wilson became the youngest person to ever create fusion at age 14. And since graduating from high school last year, he's devoted himself to finding innovative solutions to the world's biggest problems.
November 4, 2015 Scientists implant tiny robots inside live mice Can robots travel inside living animals? It sounds like science fiction, but scientists have just made it a reality by implanting tiny nano-robots inside living mice. Researchers from the Department of Nanoengineering at the University of California, San Diego, published their report on the first successful tests of implanting micro robots designed to disperse drugs within a body, reports SmithsonianMag.com.
November 4, 2015 Can you train your brain? Lumosity, BrainHQ say yes Online cognitive exercises -- or brain training -- are finding a particularly receptive audience these days. I've tried two of them, and found both to be engaging.
November 4, 2015 How drones teach kids science & math The orange high-flying craft spotted on an elementary school playground may look like just a toy to parents, but the drone is a new tool that teaches youngsters some pretty sophisticated science and math concepts.
November 4, 2015 Israeli company aims to eradicate brain disease An Israeli nonprofit group announced on Wednesday a $1 million prize program to encourage innovation in brain-research technology.
November 4, 2015 From Iraq to high tech: Microsoft helping vets find jobs The inaugural class of Microsoft's Software and Systems Academy is set to graduate. When they finish next month, they’ll all get hired by either Microsoft or one a contractors, earning as much as $100,000 salaries.
November 4, 2015 New gadget can recharge a cell phone in 30 seconds A new device invented by Eesha Khare of Saratoga, Calif., can fit inside a cell phone’s battery and recharge it fully in less than half a minute. And the inventor of the gizmo is just 18 years old.
