This was a really good article I found in the University of Chicago magazine (catching up on my reading during the Superbowl!). It's a little long, but very...
New Tool Probes Brain Circuits: Method Applied To Learning And Memory Pathway The green-stained section of this mouse hippocampus represents where the new...
Virgin Galactic unveils model of SpaceShipTwo [White Knight Two will carry SpaceShipTwo slung beneath its belly to an altitude of about 15 km before...
'Smart Dust' Surveillance Examined In the near future, our clothes, money, appliances, paint on our walls, our carpets; even our cars will be embedded with...
America 2048: huge changes predicted in next four decades By Dick Pelletier What will life be like in 2048? Those who think about such things, futurists and...
I like this article because I think materials science and nanotechnolgy will have an impact on our future. Additionally the involvenebt of the government in...
The Las Vegas Future will NOT be having a February meeting. Gilda is out of town, and Eric is sick. Stay tuned for the March meeting announcements. Gilda...
University of Washington researchers have developed amazing contact lenses with capabilities similar to those used by TVs "Bionic Woman." For full story click...
2008: Does time travel start here? 09 February 2008. From New Scientist Print Edition. By Michael Brooks As you may have heard, this will be the year. The...
There are 2 upcoming SF conventions in Vegas in 2008 that you should mark down for your calendars. If you want to book a room or purchase an attending...
American's Celebrate Birthday of Evolution Champ Celebrate the 199th anniversary of Charles Darwin's birth. Hundreds of groups across the United States and the...
Nanomedicine could end sickness, disease, and old age by mid-2020s By Dick Pelletier Nanomedicine, the medical application of advanced nanotechnology promises...
Bacteria and nanofilters – the future of clean water technology Bacteria often get bad press, with those found in water often linked to illness and disease....
BOSTON - Someday, your shirt might be able to power your iPod — just by doing the normal stuff expected of a shirt. Scientists have developed a way to...
Briefing: To clone a human California scientists recently took a major step toward creating a cloned human being. Is it only a matter of time until human...
Futurist Ray Kurzweil, Google co-founder Craig Venter, and geneticist Craig Venter predict that artificial intelligence will match the human intellect within a...
Silicon Valley eyes huge solar panel market Can Silicon Valley become a world leader in cheap and ubiquitous solar panels for the masses? Experts say it can. ...
Robots in Space – Book Review by Jeff Foust Space enthusiast Jeff Foust reviews "Robots in Space," which questions the value of using human space explorers. ...
NASA Chief expresses optimism, concern with U.S. space program By Dick Pelletier At a recent Space Transportation Association meeting, NASA Administrator...
Everyone is invited to attend the next SF Club (SNAFFU) meeting. There are no dues or business session and you don't need to be a regular member of SNAFFU...
Stem cells help rats recover function after stroke By Will Dunham Tue Feb 19, 8:05 PM ET Transplanting brain cells produced from human embryonic stem cells ...
Who's Orbiting the Moon? More than 500 satellites swirl around the Earth. Some transmit radio, TV, and telephone signals; others gather information, data, and...
(From an IEEE list that I belong to -- Paul) February Technical Meeting Topic: Electric Car Drag Racers Race Past V-8 Gasoline Muscle Cars During 1/4-mile...
Gates Sees Diminished Role for Keyboards People will increasingly interact with computers using speech or touch screens rather than keyboards, Microsoft Corp....
Clinton, Obama Surrogates Debate Science Policy Boston, Mass Feb. 16 – It wasn't in primetime. In fact, it wasn't broadcast at all. The audience wasn't...