Cutting Edge
Innovations battle natural calamities
Scientists hope integrating cutting-edge technology projects will help predict and mitigate natural disasters.
Scientific quests: Better bananas, nicer mosquitoes
Bill Gates challenged scientists to come up with new ideas for global health. Imaginations ran wild.
The New York Times
December 10, 2005, 8:00 AM PST
Garages hold mythic power in Silicon Valley
HP celebrates the completed restoration of the Palo Alto garage where it all began in 1939.
December 10, 2005, 6:00 AM PST
New Mexico to be Virgin space hub
Richard Branson selects the state as the launch point for his space tourism venture.
December 9, 2005, 3:13 PM PST
Week in pictures: Planetary hues, bird's-eye views
roundup
The unexpectedly hardy Mars rovers keep on clicking, as satellites zoom in on Saturn's moons and Earth's ice.
December 9, 2005, 10:30 AM PST
Patient smart cards get boost at N.Y. hospitals
Cards issued by Mt. Sinai Medical Center and affiliated hospitals could help reduce medical errors. 
Could this card save your life?
December 8, 2005, 5:09 PM PST
NASA seeks private replacements for shuttle trips
Private companies will take over shuttling cargo and crew to International Space Station.
December 7, 2005, 2:08 PM PST
Scientists to get close view of San Andreas fault
Project puts monitors within meters of an active fault zone to see if quakes there are predictable.
December 6, 2005, 5:46 PM PST
Intel aims for faster, cooler transistors
Indium antimonide doesn't exactly have a ring to it, but the compound could help chipmakers advance in the next decade.
December 6, 2005, 2:51 PM PST
Ozone hole living longer than expected
Keep that sunscreen handy. The hole in the ozone layer will last 15 years longer than expected, scientists say.
December 6, 2005, 10:56 AM PST
Sony's Qrio does the robot rock
Will humans mine for gold on the sea floor?
Mars rovers showing signs of age
Military space programs may survive review
Net addicts turn to professionals
Madly in love? It'll pass soon enough
What's the buzz? Teens can't stand it
Samsung unveils largest flexible LCD
World's biggest grid seeks secrets of the universe
Shell, ExxonMobil tout a cleaner fuel for megacities
Middle East pushing for tech power play
Image problems lead to worker shortage in oil industry
Facing oil's expensive future
Dubai: 'Like Singapore on steroids'
To curb greenhouse gases, put them underground
Grid to take on AIDS
With oil supplies rising, price crunch easing
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Video: A video slam-dunk
Here's a look at the tech behind those TV and online highlights of pro basketball games, in a narrated video produced by the NBA and Silicon Graphics Inc.
Photos: Gizmos made in Japan
Japan is still a leader in product design and innovation. Here are some new and notable gadgets.
Video: "The power to organize" online
Meetup.com founder and CEO Scott Heiferman says Meetup is spreading beyond America. The service, Heiferman says, is helping "make the world a friendlier place."
Innovations battle natural calamities
Scientists hope integrating cutting-edge technology projects will help predict and mitigate natural disasters.
Debating Wikipedia's open-source label
High Impact The online encyclopedia is a broadly communal effort, but it's not run the same way as open-source software.
Police blotter: Nude 'profile' yields Yahoo suit
Woman says ex-boyfriend posted nude photos and her phone number in a Yahoo Personals profile. She sued for $3 million.
High-tech animation in indies' grasp
Competing with digital toon powerhouses like Pixar isn't easy. But cheaper tech, outsourcing are making it possible.
Ogre to slay? Outsource it to China
Affluent online gamers are paying workers at Chinese game-playing factories to play games' early rounds for them.
Video: The incredible, shrinking glaciers
This NASA-produced video is a dramatic and colorful look at our planet from high above, and the changes that are taking place.
Image: AOL searches for the stars
TMZ.com, AOL's new online magazine promises inside scoops on Hollywood's hottest stars.
Clock's ticking on new Sober onslaught
Mass-mailing worm is programmed to download new instructions in January, which could indicate a new outbreak.
Photos: New animal discovered in Borneo
A creature that looks like a cross between a cat and a fox is photographed in the rainforest.
