Think Gestural Interactions Suck? Design Your Own
Creating your own gestural patterns could make these interactions easier to remember, researchers say.
Computing
Two Ways to Fix the Typing-on-Touch-Screens Problem
One solution to the typing-on-a-screen problem asks us to change our behavior; the other changes its behavior to fit us.
Physicists Build World's First "Magnetic Hose" For Transmitting Magnetic Fields
Magnetic fields decay rapidly and so have never been transmitted over long distances. Until now ...
First Enzyme-Based Memory Created in the Lab
Some clever biochemistry has led to the world's first enzyme-based memory capable of learning, say biochemists
BeagleBone Black: A Maker's Dream?
If Arduino is too underpowered and Raspberry Pi doesn’t have enough hardware inputs for you, BeagleBone’s $45 microcontroller board will let you have your cake and eat it too.
Ads on Google Glass Will Never Work
An ad delivered straight to the eyeball feels like a violation.
A Longer Lasting Phone? Google's Larry Page Says It's Coming
Improved battery life and durability could be big selling points for new phones from Motorola.
Have You Embarrassed Yourself Online?
Many web services offer an accidental megaphone. They need to protect us from ourselves.
Will Robots Create New Jobs When They Take Over Existing Ones?
A new class of smarter robots is being readied for the workplace.
