Digital Government
The FDA Just Approved a Bionic Eye that Lets Blind People See
The device uses a video camera attached to a pair of glasses that communicate with electrodes implanted in the retina.
Modernization
Forest Service Seeks Online Storefront for Digital Maps
The vendors may also digitally enhance Forest Service base maps to make them more interactive.
Digital Government
Toward the Treatment of Alzheimer's With Electrical Shocks to the Brain
Deep brain stimulation, currently used to treat tremors, may one day be able to preserve and restore memories.
Emerging Tech
High School Students Should Learn to Code, Obama says
The president tackled issues large and small in post-State of the Union hangout.
Emerging Tech
What It's Like for Astronauts to Sleep in Space
Strap yourself to a wall and relax. Your arms may float away like a zombie's, but "it's really comfortable," swears astronaut Mike Fincke.
Emerging Tech
Battery Company Employees Played Video Games on Taxpayers’ Dime
IG audit found Recovery Act stimulus funds were misused, just as President Obama is pitching new clean-energy investments.
Emerging Tech
Obama Sees the Future of Manufacturing: 3-D Printing
The sci-fi technology could 'revolutionize the way we make almost everything,' he says.
Emerging Tech
White House Touts Citizen Responses to State of the Union
The Obama administration is collecting sentence-by-sentence responses to the speech using a new digital tool.
Emerging Tech
Walter Cronkite Demonstrates the Home of the Future in 1967
Take heart. You could be controlling your television from a panel half the size of a pool table.
Digital Government
National Library of Medicine Seeks User Data from Social Media
Officials want to know how people use data during emergencies and push information more effectively.
Emerging Tech
State of the Union is Most Tweeted in History
More than 1 million tweets were posted using the #SOTU hash tag.
Emerging Tech
Next Stop for Controversial Airport Scanners: Office Buildings?
Say "cheese," federal employees!
Emerging Tech
White House Previews State of the Union Response Tool
Citizens can give the administration feedback on the president's speech.
Emerging Tech
Data.gov Launches a New Consumer Community
The group includes more than 500 data sets that could could be tapped to make consumers smarter or safer.
Emerging Tech
The State of the Union Goes Interactive
Citizens can use a new White House tool to tell officials how topics from Tuesday’s speech affect them.
Emerging Tech
Are Spy Drones Being Used to Find Fugitive Christopher Dorner?
If it's true, Dorner wouldn't be the first human target on American soil.
Emerging Tech
Though It Might Take Out a Couple Satellites, This Asteroid Will Not Destroy Earth Next Week
The asteroid DA14 is half the size of the International Space Station.
Emerging Tech