Emerging Tech
Of Mice and Mobile Apps
The government wants new technology to keep cows cool and mice under observation.
Digital Government
Stimulus Tracking Site Is Rebooted to Monitor Hurricane Sandy Spending
Contract extensions will keep Recovery.gov running for two more years.
Digital Government
Google Is Starting a New Company to Monetize Life Extension and Disrupt the Death Space
The new firm Calico is using big data to determine what really extends life.
Digital Government
Here's Where You're Most Likely to Die From Air Pollution
A new NASA map of the planet lays out the depressing geographies of smog and premature death.
Digital Government
Everyone Agrees It Should Be Easier to Say How Much the Government Spends
DATA Act's proposed common codes and data standards win broad praise.
Digital Government
One ID for Military Benefits, Bank Accounts -- and Movies?
NIST funds test of a single, secure login to access government forms and secure consumer sites.
Emerging Tech
Google Is on the Way to Quietly Becoming an Electric Utility
The tech giant may end up driving up prices.
Emerging Tech
Analysis: NASA’s New Role as Partner
Space exploration is evolving from a government-led venture to a rich collaboration with the private sector.
Emerging Tech
This Robot Army Is Obsessed With Random Acts of Kindness
Rather than kill people, 100 child-sized "Lovebots" are highlighting good deeds done by community members in Toronto.
Emerging Tech
Scientist Recalls Winning 1971 Voyager 1-Related Contract by Telegram
The NASA craft is now the first human-made thing in interstellar space.
Emerging Tech
Analysis: The Internet of Things Will Save the U.S. From the Great Stagnation
It takes the Internet out of the world of abstraction and into industries—manufacturing, energy, transportation.
Digital Government
Attendance Triples at Archives Event That Was Forced Online by Sequestration
Virtual genealogy fair proves far more popular -- and cheaper -- than Washington-based onsite version.
Digital Government
The Law that Gave Us the Modern Internet, and the Campaign to Kill It
Ever heard of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act? It gave birth to the social web. Here's why we need more laws just like it.
Emerging Tech
Video: The Future of Personal Drone Navigation Is Here
For the particularly cartographically challenged.
Emerging Tech
Biofuel Researchers See Promise in Panda Dung
The microbes in the guts of these gentle giants could make alternative fuel production so much easier.
Cybersecurity
iPhone Fingerprint Scanner Could Boost BYOD
People (like Marissa Mayer) who won't use phone passcodes may prefer fingerprints.
Emerging Tech
Why Voyager 1's Entrance Into Interstellar Space Is Such a Big Deal
One small step for a NASA spaceship is one giant leap for mankind.
Digital Government
Think Managing Federal Email Records Is Tough? Wait for Records on Snapchat
The deluge of digital communication can make preserving federal records difficult.
Digital Government