- Thu Nov 19 9:01 PM PST 2009 Fortified rice, fuel cells among Tech Award winners
Al Gore receives humanitarian honor at Tech Museum event that provides prizes to projects in the areas of environment, health, biosciences economic development, equality, and education.
- Wed Nov 11 2:58 PM PST 2009 Give a microdonation to your favorite charity
If you're in the mood to give a little something back this holiday season, you can do it with some social-donation sites. We take a look at some of those in this roundup.
- Tue Nov 10 2:38 PM PST 2009 A child porn-planting virus: Threat or bad defense?
There is some concern that malware can plant illegal child porn on innocent people's computers, but experts say that, while possible, it's not very likely.
- Mon Nov 2 10:12 AM PST 2009 Net safety conference to call for digital citizenship
A Washington, D.C., gathering of Internet safety advocates will call for a change in the way we approach Internet safety.
- Fri Oct 30 6:06 PM PDT 2009 The strangest Microsoft video ever?
Hundreds of schoolchildren singing and performing the Microsoft Bing jingle. It sounds all right, but why do images of Romania circa 1963 come to mind?
- Tue Oct 27 3:23 PM PDT 2009 AARP aims to increase ranks through online app
New Web site for people not old enough to be members of AARP offers basic financial advice and some community.
- Mon Oct 19 12:03 PM PDT 2009 Will a facial expression recognizer help autistic kids?
Computer scientists in Singapore are developing a system that locates the face using derivative-based filtering and then calculates which emotions are being expressed.
- Mon Oct 19 11:56 AM PDT 2009 Robotic arm reaches out to kids with motor deficit
High-tech system lets children with coordination problems practice therapist-prescribed exercises using an interactive desktop system.
- Fri Oct 16 5:30 PM PDT 2009 Pastasaurus server is a yabba-dabba do good time
It takes a special kind of dinosaur to dish up dinner, but the Pastasaurus Pasta Server is up to the task.
- Fri Oct 16 10:19 AM PDT 2009 Microsoft's Bing launches rocket mission for kids
Mission:10,000 Rockets is Bing's attempt to re-energize children's enthusiasm for rockets. Friendly ones, rather than ones that kill soldiers in video games.




