Aug 30 Augmented Reality Expands Borders of Tech Landscape This laser projection system is a form of augmented reality. Different symbols can be projected to show workers what to do, such as trim the chicken before packaging. Photo by Georgia Tech Research Institute. In the Harry… Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch Tar Sands Pipeline Plan Renews Energy vs. Environment Debate A proposed pipeline would carry oil from Canadian tar sands fields to Texas refineries, but the project has sparked high-profile protests. Jeffrey Brown discusses the controversial Keystone XL pipeline proposal with the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research's Robert Bryce and… Continue watching
Aug 29 Proposed Tar Sands Oil Pipeline Elicits Protests Demonstrators sit down in front of the White House while protesting against a proposed pipeline that would bring tar sands oil to the U.S. from Canada on August 22, 2011. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images. The proposed Keystone XL… Continue reading
Aug 29 Earthquakes to the Core A team of scientists are drilling a mile and a half under the Earth and retrieving and studying rock samples that exist in fault zones in order to better understand the mechanics of earthquakes. By doing so,… Continue reading
Aug 26 Environment vs. Economy in 2012 Smokestacks belch out smoke at a factory; file photo In every election there are a few issues that shape the look and feel of the campaign, and even in the earliest stages of the 2012 race, one issue has… Continue reading
Aug 26 Cars of the Future May Keep Us Safe Behind the Wheel at Any Age On Thursday's NewsHour, we featured an excerpt of the film "Old People Driving" as part of our Economist Film Project series. The new documentary looks at the stories of two seniors, still driving as they approach their 100th… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch What Will Happen to Innovation at Apple With Jobs Out as CEO? Apple announced Wednesday that CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs had stepped down from his helm, but will serve as chairman of the board. Ray Suarez discusses Jobs' lasting impact on innovation and what comes next for Apple and the tech… Continue watching
Aug 25 Star Swallowed By Black Hole Researchers show how a distant black hole devours a star. Video credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/CI Lab. A supermassive black hole has been found shredding and swallowing a sun-sized star that wandered too close, according to two… Continue reading
Aug 25 Hurricane Irene Strengthening, Va., N.J., N.Y. and N.C. Declare States of Emergency By News Desk Track the path of Hurricane Irene: See the storm surge probabilities on a map 4:30 p.m. ET | New York governor Andrew Cuomo has also declared a state of emergency, and local officials are considering the… Continue reading
Aug 24 Steve Jobs Resigns as Apple CEO Steve Jobs is the co-founder of Apple, Inc. File photo by AFP/Getty Apple Inc. announced Wednesday evening that CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs will resign from the helm of the technology giant, effective immediately. Jobs, 55, has been suffering… Continue reading