Digital Government
White House Releases New Tools for Digital Strategy Anniversary
Federal CIO Steven VanRoekel says the effort serves as 'a giant permission slip telling government now is the time to innovate.'
Emerging Tech
America's Fuel Source of the Future Could Be 'Pond Scum'
Rejoice, America: Researchers say the nation is equipped to produce "serious amounts" of algae biofuel.
Digital Government
We're Only Beginning to Understand How Our Brains Make Maps
The smell of your neighborhood pizzeria and the feel of a cracked sidewalk may be more important than researchers previously believed.
Emerging Tech
Tesla Is First Green Tech Firm to Pay Back Its Energy Dept. Loan
The government made $12 million on the 2009 loan.
Emerging Tech
NASA Contest Winners Offer Microclimate Data on Earth and Spinach on Mars
International Space Apps winners hailed from Kansas City, Philadelphia, Athens and London.
Emerging Tech
Massive Catalog of Streaming Government Data Coming Thursday
The list of nearly 300 federal APIs marks the one-year anniversary of the federal digital strategy.
Emerging Tech
The Collapse of China’s Photovoltaic Industry Will Spark the Next Solar Boom
The global solar industry may have hit the doldrums, but it could double again to a $155 billion business by 2018.
Emerging Tech
Teens Are Turning Away from Facebook Because Tumblr Is Real, and Parent-Free
Young people are maintaining Facebook accounts, but aren't using them frequently.
Digital Government
NASA's 19-Gigapixel Filmstrip of the Earth from Russia to South Africa
A meditation on the diversity of Earth.
Digital Government
Disconcerting Robot Detects Depression
Augmenting psychiatric diagnosis with data
Emerging Tech
The Audacious Plan to End Hunger with 3-D Printed Food
NASA-funded grant explores the culinary potential for astronauts on very long space missions.
Emerging Tech
From Russia with Opacity
The former Soviet state officially withdraws from the international Open Government Partnership.
Modernization
As Mobile Explodes in Africa, Nairobi Emerging as a Tech Leader
Kenyan capital becomes third African city to hostan IBM 'innovation center.'
Emerging Tech
Is This Virtual Worm the First Sign of the Singularity?
A far-flung team is trying to build the first digital lifeform to work out the basic principles of the brain.
Emerging Tech
A Robot Just Broke the Human Record for Miles Driven in Space
Another victory for Opportunity, the spunky little rover driving on Mars
Emerging Tech
White House Defends Obamacare on We the People
The petition response came the same day the House voted to repeal the 2-year-old healthcare law.
Digital Government
The Potential Problem With Personalized Google Maps? We May Never Know What We're Not Seeing
Google is promising a million maps for a million people with its redesign. But can it avoid confining us to customized urban bubbles?
Emerging Tech
How Data Can Aid Farmers' Markets and Education Innovations
Government information can aid the public but opening it up is just the first step.
Modernization
Google Figures Out the Simplest, Most Profound Way to Send Money: Over Email
Google announced it will gradually allow adult Gmail users to attach money to their emails.
Digital Government