Novel Material Shows Promise for Extracting Uranium from Seawater
A so-called metal-organic framework could offer a better way to get at the vast uranium resource dissolved in the ocean.
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Google’s Social Network Gets Smarter
With dozens of new features, Google’s social network is becoming more like a photo service and a news site.
Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned
Scientists produced embryonic stem cells from the DNA of one person combined with a human donor egg.
Google Wants to Help Apps Track You
Google will help people who build Android apps follow their users around without draining too much battery life.
Aereo's on a Roll
Aereo CEO says he's boosted by winning a round in court---and that "lines are very, very long" for his Internet TV offering, despite ABC's new competing streaming service.
First Quantum Memory That Records The Shape of a Single Photon Unveiled in China
The world's first quantum memory that stores the shape and structure of single photons has been built in a Chinese lab
Treading Carefully, Google Encourages Developers to Hack Glass
Breaking its own restrictions, Google will show developers how to build any kind of app for Google Glass.
Augmenting Social Reality in the Workplace
A new line of research examines what happens in an office where the positions of the cubicles and walls—even the coffee pot—are all determined by data.
High Oil Prices Help Oil Production, But Not Biofuels
An International Energy Agency report says investments in oil technology will lead to a worldwide supply boom.
Share-Your-Car Startup RelayRides Acquires New Hardware
Making it easier for people to rent their own cars could lead to growth in car sharing.
