Underwater Glider Arrives in Spain
Rutgers University's RU-27 becomes the first remote-controlled object ever to cross an ocean underwater
A Nuclear Waste Repository Grows In Finland
The world's first permanent disposal site for spent nuclear fuel is being built on Finland's western shore.
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Big IT Projects Fail Worldwide
Multi-billion-dollar failures in the UK and California demonstrate the hubris of big software projects
Cat Brain Cat Fight
A controversy stirs over brain simulations
KooKoo, the GPS-Enabled Kitty
To track his wandering cat, Mark Spezio rigged up a cat collar with a lightweight GPS logger. Here's what he discovered about KooKoo's secret habits
A Digital Piano with Good Vibrations
Yamaha's Avant Grand piano mimics both the sound and feel of an acoustic
Wireless Brain Control of Prosthetics
Converting the Brain's Commands (Neural Signals) into Action
iCandy: November 2009
Spectrum's monthly slideshow proves that a picture is worth a thousand bytes
Intel's Antitrust Woes Aren't Over
Despite settling with AMD, federal and state investigations continue
Business Patents Up For Grabs
The U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Bilski v Kappos