Postwar policies fueled prosperity decades later

Economists call it the Great Moderation: the long stretch of low inflation and steady growth in…

Building privacy right into software code

When I was 15, my parents did not allow me to use AOL Instant Messenger. All…

Gamification motivates consumers to reduce power consumption peaks – pilot sites in Helsinki, Nice and Vienna

In collaboration with the international CITYOPT project, VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland has developed an…

What chess players can teach us about intelligence and expertise

Are experts more intelligent than non-experts or do they just work harder? And why do some…

Breakthrough wireless sensing system attracts industry and government agency interest

Less than two years since its release, interest and demand for Waggle, a wireless environmental sensing…

Discipline more effective than monetary investment in education: new research

Discipline in schools has a greater impact and is more important to educational performance when compared…

With net neutrality, researcher says ‘not every deal is bad’

Net neutrality advocates want to make sure internet service providers like Comcast and Verizon have minimal…

Nanostraws sample a cell’s contents without damage

Cells within our bodies divide and change over time, with thousands of chemical reactions occurring within…

Buying green doesn’t make you green, according to study

Company bosses need to walk the walk when it comes to greening their business with technology,…

UAE grapples drones after airport closures

Dubai authorities are grappling with new ways of keeping the emirate's skies safe after drones halted…