Emerging Tech
U.S. Mint Wants to Modernize its Lucrative Commemorative Coin Business
The new system should be equipped for emerging customer relations tools such as mobile and online chat.
Emerging Tech
Twitter Diplomacy Hits the Big Time
The Egyptian president tweeted angrily at the U.S. embassy Tuesday for promoting a Daily Show riff that criticized him.
Modernization
Aggregating Cell Phone Data in Search of the 'Pulse of the Planet'
Universal mobility patterns we haven't fully understood before could soon come into view.
Emerging Tech
NASA Establishes a Sustainability Base on Earth
The Ames Research Center facility serves as a living laboratory for advancements in intelligent energy systems.
Emerging Tech
FAA to Hold Drone Privacy Web Conference
Anti-drone group starts targeted protests April 4.
Emerging Tech
White House Decides Building a Federal Database of Experts Isn't Worth It
Cultural challenges and overlap with private sector offerings make the site impractical.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Get Green Light to Use Six-Second Video Sharing Site
GSA wants to offer early access to Vine.
Digital Government
What’s Keeping Your Doctor Off Twitter
Not all doctors are eager to hop on the social media wagon.
Modernization
State Department Launches New App for Prospective Diplomats
The app can help students prepare for the Foreign Service exam.
Emerging Tech
The First Direct Image of a Two-Sun System
Twenty years ago, humans had never identified a single planet outside our own solar system. Now we have pictures.
Digital Government
Scientists Just Made Bacteria That Love Coffee as Much as You Do
Scientists have created synthetic bacteria that need caffeine to live and reproduce.
Emerging Tech
Bitcoin Is Now a Billion Dollar Industry
It's unclear why the nationless virtual currency is skyrocketing in value.
Modernization
Postal Service Mobile App Tracks Packages, Locates Mailboxes
Overall, our reviewers gave the software high marks.
Emerging Tech
Flying California to New York on 12,000 Solar Cells
'Maybe it’s not the easiest way to fly, but it’s the most fabulous way to fly.'
Modernization
Facebook Will Finally Resolve Rumors of the Fabled Facebook Phone in One Week
Company will offer a peek into the future of its mobile strategy.
Emerging Tech
Newtown, Aurora Victims Seek National Compassion Fund on White House Petition Site
The proposal would deliver tax-deductible donations to victims’ families with no overhead.
Emerging Tech
US Renewable Energy Production Now Tops Nuclear Power
Electricity production from nuclear power plants fell 4% of the US' total energy production.
Emerging Tech
Why Driverless Cars Are 'Probably' Legal
A recent legal paper makes the case that existing laws don't prohibit automated vehicles.
Emerging Tech
The Doll That Helped the Soviets Beat the US to Space
Meet Ivan Ivanovich, the mannequin who beta tested space.
Emerging Tech