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Txch Today: Space is trashed, plastic into oil, remembering an epic landslide Read More

Space is a trash heap The orbit around Earth, which used to…

Txch Today: Computer museum, new blood, stars being born Read More

Computer museum Computers are now old enough to become artifacts in a…

10 Factories That Changed the World Read More

As the U.S. lurches into a fourth year of depressed economic conditions…

Txch Today: Ford’s cloud car, safety lessons of Sept. 11, Hurricane Irene’s course Read More

A hybrid for the cloud Ford has designed its Evos car expressly…

Txch Today: Advanced manufacturing, pre-cog software, the gut-brain axis Read More

Advanced Manufacturing will save the U.S. economy Innovation alone can’t sustain the…

Loves oil, hates water: Nanotechnology and the “Lotus Effect” Read More

It’s a truism that science can learn a lot from nature. But…

Thorium lasers: The thoroughly plausible idea for nuclear cars Read More

Some proposed technological innovations seem so far out that they are easy…

Txch Today: Data viz. mania, solar iPhone chargers and what your email address is worth Read More

Where you at? A designer tracked 1,000 Nike Plus smart running shoes…

Gallery: Hurricane Irene in Pictures Read More

After days of anticipation, preparation and even evacuation, the Eastern Seaboard got…

Txch Today: Hurricane Irene edition Read More

Hurricane Irene almost 600 miles wide Now for some helpful stats about…

Gallery: Where does your Zeppelin live? Read More

As Txchnologist contributing editor John Rennie has reported extensively, Zeppelins — or…

Txch Today: Drainspotting, Hypermiling, Assessing Steve Jobs Read More

Potty art Most people wouldn’t look at a manhole cover and see…

Txch Today: East Coast Earthquake Edition Read More

Washington National Cathedral Shaken and Stirred Despite all the mocking commentary about…

Brazil’s Oil Frontier: Sub-salt drilling could net billions of barrels By Dom Phillips Read More

In its quest for discoveries, the oil industry is heading into deeper…

Txch Today: Space sails, wormholes, solar soldiers Read More

The frugal deep space traveler NASA has selected three Technology Demonstration Missions…

Txch Today: Dongtan’s failure, ancient bacteria, dwindling stars Read More

Existing cities must meet future challenges Planned eco-cities that spring forth from…

Printing An Airplane: Global Research Pushing Additive Technology to New Heights Read More

People get excited about 3D printers for their ability to fabricate bizarre…

Txch Today: Colbert in space, texting 911, detecting sun spots Read More

Manufacturing camp for girls A number of Gadget Camps scattered around the…

Democratizing Design: Six Websites That Will Make 3D Printing Accessible by Kristen Turner Read More

You’ve probably heard about 3D printing, the sci-fi technology that creates real…

Txch Today: Comet Elenin, flying car, phone tricks Read More

Comet Elenin is coming, but it’ll miss us On Oct. 16, Comet…

Global Research: Replacing Heavy With Light Read More

Deep in General Electric’s Global Research headquarters is a lab devoted to…

Txch Today: Salt flat speed records, stale watts, wildlife friendly roads Read More

Let’s all go to the salt flats, to get ourselves some land…

Five Awesome Displays of 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing Read More

Want to print a new wrench? How about some tasty chocolate treats?…

Txch Today: Google and Motorola, zero emissions flight, cleantech’s graveyard Read More

It’s impossible to ignore this… So why bother. A torrent of analysis…

Questions for Bre Pettis, MakerBot Co-Founder Read More

Stop me if someone else has written this sentence: Bre Pettis is…

Txch Today: Perseid peaks, IKEA solar, Wehab Read More

No more 1’s for NYT Anyone who has received a call from…

Txch Today: Volcano about to blow, electric flight and Lego Read More

Alaskan volcano ready to erupt? Cleveland Volcano in the Aleutian Islands south…

Txch Today: Double Amputees Who Design Prosthetics, Missiles and Mars Read More

Want better limbs? Ask a double amputee Hugh Herr lost both his…

TO: Corporate America SUBJECT: Email is Dead, Embrace Social Media By Jacob Kramer-Duffield Read More

Social media, despite its centrality in our daily lives, still causes most…

Txch Today: Greenfieldism, snail mail my email, exploding sun! Read More

Snail Mail My Email transcribes your email A group of volunteers is…

Txch Today: Solar flares and the rise of the machines Read More

Solar Explosions set to rock Earth Alarming headline, no? Really, the worst…

The Upside of U.S. Manufacturing by William J. Holstein Read More

Those tracking the resurgence of the U.S. manufacturing sector may debate the…

Make Haste Slowly: Ultra Slow Manufacturing Holds On Read More

When we enter the age of the 3-D printer, will manufactured products…

Txch Today: The Earth Had Two Moons? Read More

Two moons collide A new theory that Earth may have once had…

Txch Today: 3-D Printing Stephen Colbert’s Head Read More

Central Oregon is Shangri-La for servers The desert-like climate in Central Oregon,…

Txch Today: Asteroids, Decathletes, Robots! Read More

Foxconn upping use of robots The Chinese mega-manufacturer Foxconn, which makes the…

TechShop + Kickstarter = A New Paradigm for Manufacturing? Read More

It’s odd to think that there was a time, not so long…

Txch Today: “Instant Zombie” is now officially a thing Read More

Google’s energy usage near 2 billion kWh A data center energy expert…

3D Printing and The Replicator Economy Read More

“Tea. Earl Grey. Hot,” is the command synonymous for every fan of…

Will ‘Backshoring’ and Innovation Revive American Manufacturing? By William J. Holstein Read More

After decades of outsourcing and offshoring, tantalizing clues are emerging that U.S.-based…

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