Super Sensitive Sensor Sees What You Can't
Engineers at Dartmouth College have developed a computer chip that can detect a single particle of light. Cameras with the chip would have visual abilities even a superhero would envy.
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Eric Tomlinson, Head of Wake Forest Innovation Quarter, Announces Departure
One of the driving forces behind the Wake Forest Innovation Quarter in Winston-Salem is stepping down.
Taking A Page From 'Shark Tank' To Put Up Political Candidates
In Austin, a political nonprofit is employing a model from the tech industry to find and train candidates. It is pitting them against each other to win campaign funding and support.
What Happens When You Fill A House With 'Smart' Technology
Gizmodo reporters Kashmir Hill and Surya Mattu talk about their recent experiment in which Kashmir lived in a smart home — complete with connected bed, coffee maker, toys and more — and Mattu tracked the data being sent from all of those devices.
'Videocracy' Looks At What Makes A Video Go Viral
A new book by Kevin Allocca, YouTube's head of culture and trends, breaks down the world of viral videos. From fans of elevators to make-your-own-slime videos, online communities that form around niche interests are as vital as the videos themselves.
Smartphone Detox: How To Power Down In A Wired World
In an era when many kids get a first smartphone at age 10, psychologists say the devices have turned us into Pavlov's dogs — drooling for the next notification, buzz or text. Ready to dial back?
Porn And The Teenage Brain
There is a lot of pornography on the internet. There are a lot of teenagers with smartphones.
Tech Utopianism And Our Walled Gardens: Is It Time For A Jailbreak?
John Perry Barlow's death last week raised the question of whether his legacy as a fierce defender of tech freedoms and whether his influence on the generation that came after would be a lasting one.
It's OK To Look At Your Phone At A Broadway Show, If Your Hearing Is Impaired
An estimated 48 million Americans suffer some degree of hearing loss. Now, a smartphone app makes it possible for the theatergoers among them to read closed captions on Broadway.
How U.S. Spies Tried And Failed To Retrieve Stolen Cyberweapons
NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to New York Times reporter Matthew Rosenberg about his story on the U.S. government's bungled attempt to reclaim stolen cybersecurity weapons from Russian operatives.