The next step in lamps isn't a bulb; it's a glowing microchip. And it's revolutionizing everything from flashlights to chandeliers, from jewelry to knitting needles, and even brooms. To see how much LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) have affected your life, look no farther than the nearest intersection...

It's the next step in microscopes, the iPod of science. It is only the size of a PC, yet it's more powerful than anything else that will fit on a desktop, and for less than 0,000. A few individuals are buying them to one-up their friends who have only a plasma TV!We begin with the foot of a fru...

You've heard how publishers and authors are upset with widely publicized efforts to scan every book. You would think that libraries would be in their corner. After all, the more you can read at home, the less you will need to trudge down to a building halfway across town. Instead, libraries are em...

Late today, thousands of us will spend the night online, trading patterns — sewing and embroidery patterns for the new high-tech sewing machines that thread themselves and connect to wi-fi networks. The next step in sewing machines is wi-fi networking, computer screens, dual USB ports, auto...

If the Terminator were alive today, he'd be turning over in his grave. Robots are getting all warm and fuzzy on us. Except for a few smart vacuum cleaners, home robots haven't caught on the way manufacturers hoped. So, in an effort to boost sales, the industry is pushing a kinder, gentler robot. ...

The motion picture "Pirates of the Caribbean-At the End of the World" set a new record when it was released in 2007: The largest distribution of a film that was not on film. It opened on 3,000 screens. On 1,000 of those, it played off of a hard disk drive instead of a film projector. So if you s...