The End of Free Conference Calls
New FCC regulations will make for new winners and losers
The Cultural Treasures in Google Ngram
A database of words yields new findings for historians, linguists, and psychologists
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14-Year-Old Student Turns Rain Into Electricity
Raymond Wang’s Google Science Fair project harvests wind as well
A Butane Recharger for Your Cellphone
A USB-based fuel cell system will recharge your portable electronics for pennies
iCandy: Connecting the Dots
Gadgets allow communication, location, and identification
Can Chips Keep Their Cool?
Increasing speed but not power consumption is just one challenge for the next eight years
A Gigapixel Camera Composed of Dozens of Microcameras
Duke engineers showcase a prototype gigapixel camera
Why Bad Jobs-or No Jobs-Happen to Good Workers
An expert blames employers for unrealistically high expectations and unrealistically low wages
Start-ups: Money versus Control—Or, Often, Neither
A “Techwise Conversation” with Noam Wasserman, author of The Founder’s Dilemmas
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