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Think that all the best inventions happen in rich countries and trickle down to poor ones? Think again
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Frankenstein is back, but this time his story is interactive, as publishers scramble to "enhance" novels
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Whether it's tiny robots swimming inside our bodies or super-efficient 3D solar panels, nature never stops providing answers
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The internet giant's newest innovation is a wearable computing device that projects data right in front of our eyes
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The new Marlins Park in Miami isn't another retro stadium. No, it's high-tech and arty and a little bit wacky
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New research suggests the brain is more organized than previously thought and alsothat a full memory can reside within only a few neurons
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Neal Stephenson created the Hieroglyph Project to convince sci-fi writers to stop worrying and learn to love the future
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In the 1950s and '60s, the newspaper cartoonist dreamed up a madcap American utopia, filled with flying cars and fantastical skyscrapers
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According to past predictions, we should be living in an era of flying cars and other marvels. But be glad that some advances haven't happened
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The celebrated science fiction writer and author of Tomorrow Now, explains why you don't need to be clairvoyant to predict the future
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Some urban planners and architects say we can do a lot better than asphalt slabs and concrete boxes
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A new device uses laser pulses to create 3-D images of areas beyond its line of sight
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The big buzzword in digital technology now is "frictionless," meaning the less we humans have to deal with, the better
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The rapid development of artificial intelligence is bringing us closer to the day when machines will be able to think for themselves
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Technological wizardry is allowing us to see the natural world in stunningly new ways
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Created by underground crime syndicates and government agencies, these powerful viruses have done serious damage to computer networks worldwide
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The innovators behind objects like the cellphone or the helicopter took inspiration from works like "Star Trek" and War of the Worlds
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Recent research suggests that chemicals used to protect, process and package food could be helping to create fat cells
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The buzz at the SXSW conference this year is about mobile apps that tell you when there are people nearby you really should meet
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With Daylight Saving Time set to start, take a look inside the radio-controlled clocks that adjust automatically
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