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Nissan to try unconventional steering
Mark Garrison Oct 18, 2012
Within a year, Nissan hopes to replace the mechanical method of controlling steering with one that uses electronics.
Is technology to blame for chronic unemployment?
Robert Reich Oct 10, 2012
Commentator Robert Reich says a steady march of technology leaves increasingly obsolete jobs in its wake.
Using radio frequency identification tags to track school kids
Adriene Hill Sep 10, 2012
Some schools are testing out RFID tags as a way to keep track of kids and bring in extra money.
Getting away from the office is getting harder to do
Jacqueline Guzman Aug 29, 2012
A new survey finds Americans more tethered to work by their mobile devices than they ever were to landlines.
Good things come to those who wait
Tess Vigeland Aug 3, 2012
Turns out, making split-second gut decisions might not be the best way to make great choices. Author Frank Partnoy says those who take a slower pace win the race.
Summer camp for young techies
Queena Kim Aug 3, 2012
Throw another app on the campfire. Kids are crowding into computer camps hoping to be the next Steve Jobs.
Kevlar finds a new use: Protecting tractors from cornstalks
Adriene Hill Aug 1, 2012
The stalks of genetically modified corn are tough, so tough that they're puncturing tractor tires. Farmers are fighting back.
Mobile technology big at the London Olympics
Stacey Vanek Smith Jul 26, 2012
The Olympic Games get under way tomorrow. There's a big technology and social media push this year.
Taxing the use of Internet Explorer 7
Stuart Cohen Jun 22, 2012
Do you constantly ignore that pop up message telling you to update your web browser? An online retailer in Australia plans to put a kind of tax on customers who shop using outdated browsers.
An alternative to the college degree?
Amy Scott Jun 8, 2012
New kinds of credentials could offer a cheaper path to a good job.
