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.
November 4, 2015 Vote for your favorite student Google doodle Kids from across the United States submitted more than 130,000 doodles to Google's 2013 Doodle 4 Google competition.
November 4, 2015 Learn to write software in 9 weeks? New coding boot camps promise to launch tech careers Want to launch a lucrative career as a software engineer but don't have a computer-science degree? Maybe it's time for a hacker boot camp.
October 22, 2015 Digital natives: The most & least wired countries revealed While it may seem like young people are always using the Internet, it's perhaps surprising that only 30 percent of people ages 15 to 24 worldwide are "digital natives," meaning they've been active on the Internet for at least five years, new research shows.
October 22, 2015 MIT students develop wearable cooling device that could make air conditioning obsolete Ever wanted your own personal air conditioner? Check out this new prototype wearable cooling device developed by a team of MIT engineering students -- it's just what you've been waiting for.
October 22, 2015 South Carolina school brings robots into the classroom Lexie Kinder has a desk in her third grade classroom at Alice Drive Elementary School in Sumter, South Carolina. But you won’t find her there – you’ll find her at home at her desk. But you will find her robot there at school in her place.
October 22, 2015 Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter's Jack Dorsey promote computer coding in new video Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter creator Jack Dorsey are among the tech luminaries appearing in a new video promoting the teaching and learning of computer coding.
