At NASA challenge, a 2-hour flight for $7 in electricity

The winning plane in the CAFE Green Flight Challenge achieved the equivalent of 403.5 passenger miles per gallon, representing a breakthrough in electrical-powered aviation.

Paul McCloskey

New modeling, analytics can help cities solve their fiscal crises

Without new analytic modeling technologies, cities might be in the dark about the best ways to solve some of their more complex financial problems.

Superbeam headset

High-end headset — and no need to lower the boom

The SuperBeam SB-405 phones provide perfect pitch for talking or listening, and don't use clunky boom mikes.

How data wizardry can revive America’s cities

Struggling with flat budgets and severe cost-cutting, cities are turning to advanced software analytics to find hidden savings.

Return on 911 investments not always measured in dollars

911 systems that contain more personal information about the callers can help emergency responders shave off critical seconds in getting to someone in need.

When mobile meets 911, it's often hit or miss

Smart911 gives callers the option of providing additional information to emergency service providers through an automated add-on to the 911 emergency call system.

Amazon unveils Kindle Fire tablet with unique Silk browser

The Fire's new features include a "split browser," called Silk, which resides both on the device and in Amazon's cloud.

True Blue Crime Fighting App

Slick iPad app helps detectives become super sleuths

The Accurint Mobile for Law Enforcement tool from LexisNexis resides on an Apple iPad and can act as a force multiplier for local detectives or federal investigators.

Einstein was wrong? Fire up the Falcon!

Everything you thought you knew about the universe might be wrong — and that's all right.

A tablet with a no-touch touch screen

Portico uses cameras to let the tablet interact with surrounding objects and movements.

Space junk problem: Is a solar-sail ship the answer?

NASA is planning to test a large solar sail that could be used to navigate the upper atmosphere to clean up orbital debris.

Solar-powered processor raises new possibilities

An experimental Intel processor requires such low levels of energy that it can run on nothing but sunlight.

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