Take a Tour of the National Ignition Facility
NIF's operations manager Bruno Van Wonterghem shows off the laser facility
Movea’s Data Fusion Transforms Sensors Into Indoor Navigation
Software company Movea helps app developers corral the data from the sensors that pack today’s mobile devices
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Tablet Telephone Adds Captions to Calls
A new phone combines old and new tech to bring call captions to the hearing impaired at home
Kinect Fusion Lets You Build 3-D Models of Anything
The new API will make it easy to generate 3-D models with a handheld Kinect
Back to Apple’s Future
Apple's 1987 promo video forecast the world 25 years hence. Hey! That's now!
Ford Motor Corp: Calling All App Developers
Ford engineers explain how to write an app for Ford's SYNC system
Gaming at CES 2013
Retrogaming made a splash at the show, with classic console emulators and pinball machines
Robots at CES 2013
Dancing speakers, new Lego Mindstorms, and a window vacuum were among the robots spotted at the show
Tracking Internet Outages in Sandy’s Wake
A new network-monitoring system shows the hurricane’s path by animating downed Internet connections
Video: Build a Coffee-Can Radar
A quick look at the workings of the DIY coffee-can radar from MIT
Digits: Hands-Free 3-D
Microsoft's new gadget Digits eliminates gloves from 3-D motion capture with a wrist-worn sensor
The Ant Internet
Before researchers developed the Internet, ants developed the Anternet, a surprisingly similar communications network
A Robot Ankle for Amputees
This smart, powered prosthetic is a big step forward in bionics
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Theodore Roosevelt, Captured on Spinning Wax
A Roosevelt impersonator and an Edisonian audiophile bring the former U.S. president’s words to life
Microsoft's KinEtre Animates Household Objects
New Kinect technique lets your body control virtual versions of anything
A Gigapixel Camera Composed of Dozens of Microcameras
Duke engineers showcase a prototype gigapixel camera
Kickstarter’s iAccessory Evolution
Businesses are twisting the crowdfunding site into a place that combines marketing, retail distribution, and preorder sales for gadgets and accessories
You’re as Unique as the Veins in Your Hands
A visit to Fujitsu’s research and development lab to see their vein-based biometric system
Highlights from a 24-hour Hackathon
Hundreds of hackers gathered to crank out new apps over the weekend at TechCrunch
Ekso Exoskeleton Hits the Market
New Ekso Bionics exoskeleton helps paraplegics walk
Software Realistically Adds 3-D Objects to Old Photos
In just a few minutes, users can turn a photograph into a 3-D scene with lighting that makes synthetic objects look real
Watch a Memory Bit Switch in Real Time
Microscope footage shows ferroelectric memory behaves in an unexpected way
A Field Test for Kite-based Wind Power
WindLift, a North Carolina start-up, uses kite-surfing kites for mobile power generation
Placing Bets on Google Vs. Facebook
A host of companies have already built new businesses by leveraging Google and Facebook. But which of these two companies holds the keys to the future of innovation?
A Robotic Companion for Your Phone
The start-up Orbotix has created a Bluetooth-controlled robotic ball
Testing the Robotic Legs of the HAL Exoskeleton
Technology writer Evan Ackerman becomes the first person in the United States to test out the Hybrid Assistive Limb exoskeleton
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Testing My New Robot Body
A week at the IEEE Spectrum offices through the cameras of a telepresence robot
Airship Renaissance
Modern designs focus on autonomy, longevity and payload capacity
Desalination Behind the Scenes
Malta relies on reverse osmosis to provide 40% of their fresh water, and this is how it works
Denmark's Sentient Solar House
The experimental Home for Life may become a model for affordable, carbon-neutral houses