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Goodbye, Buttons: The Future of Cell Phones Fashionable new offerings in the world of cell-phone technology include a buttonless prototype by Synaptics called Onyx.

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Aug 22, 2006
	Big Bang Called Into Question New and radical ideas about the Big Bang theory have led to a hostile debate in the scientific community.

Aug 21, 2006
	Robot Fire Snake to the Rescue The snake robot "Anna Konda" could climb stairs, push its way through collapsed buildings and put out tunnel fires.

Aug 17, 2006
	Hybrid Mutant Discovered in Maine A mystery beast that terrorized the residents of Turner, Maine for 15 years was found dead by the side of the road, and experts still aren't exactly sure what it is.

Aug 16, 2006
	Bringing Woolly Mammoths Back to Life A Canadian team of researchers has discovered it can extract DNA from woolly mammoth carcasses stuck in millennia-old permafrost.

Aug 15, 2006
	Can't Buy Me Love? Not So Fast... Do you need a way to impress someone? Think that a constantly-ringing cell phone will do the trick? Try the Popularity Dialer.

Aug 11, 2006
	Hezbollah Hacks Into American ISPs Members of the militant group have been hijacking Internet providers in Texas and New Jersey to broadcast their messages.

Aug 10, 2006
	A Plague of Killer Spiders? It may not be unmanageable swarms of locusts, but a recent plague of yellow sac spiders has many Austrians hysterical.

Aug 9, 2006
	Japanese to Live on the Moon The Japan Aeorspace Exploration Agency raised eyebrows last week with its plan to build an inhabitable base on the moon by 2030.

Aug 8, 2006
	Look Ma, No Interfaces! A research scientist recently demonstrated a completely touch-driven computer screen that responds to different levels of pressure.

Aug 4, 2006
	Alien Artists Strike Again! It's that time of year again: crop circle season. Extravagant circles are popping up in wheat fields of Southern England.

Aug 3, 2006
	Smell Ya Later...Literally Scientists have developed a machine that analyzes aromas and reproduces them by mixing 96 different chemicals.

Aug 2, 2006
	Superhero Reality Show Promises Immortality Finalists on "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" compete for the chance to star in a comic book and TV series.

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August 2006

Aug 1, 2006
	A Real-life Feral Child? A 23-year-old woman who spent her formative years living among a pack of dogs now exhibits canine behaviors

Aug 2, 2006
	Superhero Reality Show Promises Immortality Finalists on "Who Wants to Be a Superhero?" compete for the chance to star in a comic book and TV series.

Aug 3, 2006
	Smell Ya Later...Literally Scientists have developed a machine that analyzes aromas and reproduces them by mixing 96 different chemicals.

Aug 4, 2006
	Alien Artists Strike Again! It's that time of year again: crop circle season. Extravagant circles are popping up in wheat fields of Southern England.

Aug 8, 2006
	Look Ma, No Interfaces! A research scientist recently demonstrated a completely touch-driven computer screen that responds to different levels of pressure.

Aug 9, 2006
	Japanese to Live on the Moon The Japan Aeorspace Exploration Agency raised eyebrows last week with its plan to build an inhabitable base on the moon by 2030.

Aug 10, 2006
	A Plague of Killer Spiders? It may not be unmanageable swarms of locusts, but a recent plague of yellow sac spiders has many Austrians hysterical.

Aug 11, 2006
	Hezbollah Hacks Into American ISPs Members of the militant group have been hijacking Internet providers in Texas and New Jersey to broadcast their messages.

Aug 15, 2006
	Can't Buy Me Love? Not So Fast... Do you need a way to impress someone? Think that a constantly-ringing cell phone will do the trick? Try the Popularity Dialer.

Aug 16, 2006
	Bringing Woolly Mammoths Back to Life A Canadian team of researchers has discovered it can extract DNA from woolly mammoth carcasses stuck in millennia-old permafrost.

Aug 17, 2006
	Hybrid Mutant Discovered in Maine A mystery beast that terrorized the residents of Turner, Maine for 15 years was found dead by the side of the road, and experts still aren't exactly sure what it is.

Aug 21, 2006
	Robot Fire Snake to the Rescue The snake robot "Anna Konda" could climb stairs, push its way through collapsed buildings and put out tunnel fires.

Aug 22, 2006
	Big Bang Called Into Question The snake robot "Anna Konda" could climb stairs, push its way through collapsed buildings and put out tunnel fires.

Aug 24, 2006
	Goodbye, Buttons: The Future of Cell Phones Fashionable new offerings in the world of cell-phone technology include a buttonless prototype by Synaptics called Onyx.

July 2006

July 5, 2006
	Say No to Drunk Dialing: The Breathalyzer Cell Phone Raise your glass to cell phone manufacturer LG who plans to release a phone that keeps drunk users from dialing specific numbers.

July 6, 2006
	Double Agent Sells Secret Formula Capturing double agents is all in a day's work for the FBI. But this time they brought an end to an especially sweet betrayal.

July 7, 2006
	Real-life Superheroes Take to the Streets What happens when real-life superheroes emerge in our cities, fighting crime in full costume with bona fide superhero names? .

July 10, 2006
	How to Trade a Paperclip for a House Most people seek a mortgage when they're ready to buy a house. Not Kyle McDonald -- all he needed was one red paperclip.

July 14, 2006
	The Ultimate in All-terrain The Hyanide is a personal vehicle capable of performing the tasks of a dirt bike, snowmobile and a four-wheeler.

July 17, 2006
	Net Neutrality Primer Chance are you've heard of the net neutrality, but what is it? If you're looking for help understanding the issue, check out this net neutrality primer.

July 18, 2006
	Blog of the Week: Jalopnik.com Check out our interview with Michael Spinelli of Jalopnik, a blog devoted to all things automobile, to learn about professional blogging.

July 19, 2006
	A Web of Deceit: Digging Into Your Pockets Grand theft auto, murder, diamond smuggling and espionage...these days, companies will do anything to get your business.

July 20, 2006
	Good Vibrations: Getting Buff without Weights Technology is supposed to take the work out of work, right? Now it's supposedly taking all the work out of exercise.

July 21, 2006
	Inflatable Space Hotel, At Your Service Robert Bigelow plans to expand his chain of hotels to the moon with inflatable structures made of carbon and Kevlar.

July 24, 2006
	Blog of the Week: Toothpaste for Dinner Check out our interview with "Toothpaste for Dinner" creator Drew, whose blog/Web comic averages around 1 million visitors each day.

July 25, 2006
	Paid Vacation: Send Your Android Clone to Work If Ferris Bueller had an android clone, Mr. Rooney would never have found him out. Learn how professor Hiroshi Ishiguro manages to be in two places at once.

July 27, 2006
	Street Wars: "Assassins" Compete in London Are water blasters just for kids? Not according to "Street Wars," a game in which you take out your opponent with a squirt of water.

July 28, 2006
	The Ant Bully: The Backyard You Never Knew "The Ant Bully" is the second CGI film this summer to be available for viewing in IMAX 3D, an innovative technology in 3D viewing.

July 31, 2006
	Blog of the Week: TechCrunch.com There's a lot of innovation happening on the Web right now. TechCrunch.com, a blog about startups, helps you find out about it.

June 2006

June 01, 2006
	Wanted: One Well-dressed Android The latest androids from South Korean and Japanese researchers might be a little too realistic. One even appears to breathe.

June 02, 2006
	Video Games at the 2008 Olympics? The Global Gaming League, a media organization for the gamer lifestyle, is pushing for competitve gaming at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.

June 05, 2006
	Getting Beat By Robots: The Future of Sports? A.I. research will get a boost this month when Robots face off in championship golf and soccer events. If scientists have their way, humanoid robots will outplay humans 50 years from now.

June 06, 2006
	6-6-6: Day of the Devil? "666" is regarded by some as a terrifying symbol of the apocalypse and its pending doom. But for others, the famous number means one thing: party time.

June 07, 2006
	Military Batwing Shows Batman Who's Boss Special Forces paratroopers are trading in their parachutes for hi-tech batwings. The wings’ propulsion system will fly over 100 miles unnoticed by radar.

June 09, 2006
	Zero to 60 in four Seconds, No Gas Necessary From a fast electric sports car to the Church of Scientology's NASCAR deal, cars are all over the news this week.

June 12, 2006
	Computerized Helmet Reads Minds A team of scientists has developed a special mind-reading skull cap that allows users to control a computer with their minds.

June 13, 2006
	The $100 Laptop The One Laptop per Child Project aims to put $100 laptops in the hands of $100 million kids worldwide. The laptops are to be purchased and distributed by foreign governments.

June 13, 2006
	Goodbye Newspaper, Hello Digital News Device Twenty years ago, a paperless world was hard to imagine. Now it could be closer than you think. Check out the paper-less newspaper.

June 14, 2006
	Robot Suit Gives Humans Super Strength A report by the Japanese government states that by 2015, robotic health care could be a $10 billion industry and would make up for a shortage of human workers.

June 15, 2006
	Computer Geek Fight Club Learn about the Gentlemen’s Fight Club of Silicon Valley -- a group of software programmers who meet and battle a la "Fight Club."

June 16, 2006
	Six Questions About the PlayStation 3 Check out our interview with PlayStation Magazine editor-in-chief Tom Byron to learn the latest news on Sony's controversial new console.

June 19, 2006
	Modified Hybrid Gets 100 MPG Some people, like Greg Hanssen of EnergyCS, are modifying hybrids to get even more bang for their buck. And with gas prices on the rise, it couldn't be more timely.

June 20, 2006
	Slime Is The New Tear Gas The United States Marine Corps and the Southwestern Research Institute have teamed up to make a real-life slime shooter.

June 21, 2006
	One Test-tube Burger, Coming Right Up! Scientists have plans to industrialize lab-cultured meat by 2009 and hope to solve the world's hunger problems. But, if it happens, will anyone want to eat it?

June 22, 2006
	The SWAT Team's Human Cannon If the riot slimer wasn't enough, now police are talking about shooting SWAT members out of a cannon. But device looks more like a catapult than a cannon.

June 23, 2006
	Dolphins and Sea Lions: Instruments of War The U.S. Navy Marine Mammal Program employs dolphins and sea lionsto locate mines and other underwater objects.

June 26, 2006
	Introducing the Mind-reading Computer Developers at the University of Cambridge are working on a computer that can read minds through facial expressions.

June 28, 2006
	How to Build Your Own Droid Dustin Roberts is one "Star Wars" fan discontent with mere on-screen fantasies. To make fantasy a reality, he’s built his own R2D2.

June 29, 2006
	Grow New Teeth, Only 20 Minutes a Day Scientists have developed a new ultrasound transducer to stimulate the growth of teeth and fix asymmetric jaw bones.

June 30, 2006
	Paging Bruce Willis, Giant Asteroid on the Way A giant asteroid will come close to Earth on July 3rd, but astronomers say there's no need to worry. There's no chance of it crashing into the planet...yet.

May 2006

May 25, 2006
	Invisibility Cloak For Real This Time? Previously HowStuffWorks reported on a type of invisibility cloak that needed a camera, a projector and a special jacket. A trans-Atlantic team is working on an even better one and predicts that it will be available around 2011.

May 26, 2006
	If Only Lost Were Real...Wait, Is It? During the past few episodes of "Lost," ABC has run advertisements for the Hanso Foundation, a fictional organization...or is it?

May 30, 2006
	Naked Sherpa Sets World Record 25-year-old, Lakpa Tharke Sherpa, stripped naked on Mt. Everest last week, simultaneously setting a world record and defiling the holy mountain.