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Solar Power Helps Monitor Carbon Fuels

Solar Power Helps Monitor Carbon Fuels

Oil and natural gas companies are using more solar power to provide electricity to power remote monitoring stations... Watch »

May 8, 2013
Technology Can Help Keep Kids Safe from Abductors

Technology Can Help Keep Kids Safe from Abductors

Devices, applications and services protect children and their parents from the unthinkable. Read »

May 7, 2013
Robots In Class

Robots In Class

New technology allows home-bound students to attend school by proxy. Watch »

May 7, 2013
Sarah Brightman Heads to Space

Sarah Brightman Heads to Space

Sarah Brightman plans on becoming the first recording artist to orbit the earth when she takes a trip to... Watch »

May 7, 2013
IBM Makes Tiniest Movie Ever

IBM Makes Tiniest Movie Ever

IBM says it has made the tiniest stop-motion movie ever - a one-minute video of individual carbon... Watch »

May 7, 2013
Why Groupon Goods VP and GM Quitting May Not Indicate Much of Anything

Why Groupon Goods VP and GM Quitting May Not Indicate Much of Anything

The shake-ups at the daily-deal giant continue: Faisal Masud, Groupon’s VP and GM of Groupon Goods, will be leaving... Read »

May 6, 2013

PHOTOS: 1871's One-Year Anniversary Party

1871's One-Year Anniversary Party View »

May 3, 2013
So How’s Groupon Doing?: The Post-Mason Report

So How’s Groupon Doing?: The Post-Mason Report

It feels like two ice ages ago when Andrew Mason was fired in February by Groupon, the company he helped create and... Read »

May 3, 2013
Apps Give Perfect Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Apps Give Perfect Mother's Day Gift Ideas

Still searching for the perfect Mother's Day gift? Tech gurus give us the lowdown on new apps designed to help... Watch »

May 6, 2013
Warren Buffett's New Twitter Account Is

Warren Buffett's New Twitter Account Is "in the House"

Warren Buffett, known for investing in traditional media, has finally joined the ranks of new Read »

May 2, 2013
Protest Over XL Pipeline Ads at Facebook HQ

Protest Over XL Pipeline Ads at Facebook HQ

Mark Zuckerberg has clicked "Like" on the Keystone XL Pipeline — and now his timeline is going to be chock-full... Watch »

May 1, 2013
Barrington 7th Grader Named a Google State Winner

Barrington 7th Grader Named a Google State Winner

Meg Metha, a student at Station Middle School in Barrington, was selected represent Illinois in Google’s Doodle... Read »

May 1, 2013
Yahoo Expands Maternity, Paternity Leave

Yahoo Expands Maternity, Paternity Leave

Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, who sparked an uproar and hurt her image as a working mom when she banned... Watch »

May 1, 2013
Meet

Meet "Frost," Stanford's Infection-Fighting Robot

As more and more superbugs evolve and become resistant to medications, there is a new weapon striking them Watch »

Apr 30, 2013
Weekend Web: Cows Create Alternative Fuel

Weekend Web: Cows Create Alternative Fuel

NBC 5's Charlie Wojciechowski & Art Norman Show How Cows Are Helping Us Go Green. Watch »

Apr 29, 2013
Why You Should Use QR Codes (Really)

Why You Should Use QR Codes (Really)

There is no more put-down technology than the QR code. The red-headed stepchild of web marketers, the QR code is an... Read »

Apr 29, 2013
LivingSocial Says Customer Accounts Hacked

LivingSocial Says Customer Accounts Hacked

LivingSocial, the D.C.-based daily deals site, says more than 50 million customer accounts may have... Read »

Apr 26, 2013
Fitness Apps Ease Your Ab Workout

Fitness Apps Ease Your Ab Workout

Tech gurus share new fitness apps to help with your on-the-go workout. Watch »

May 1, 2013
New Battery Packs Store Green Energy

New Battery Packs Store Green Energy

New battery packs could help return power to the electrical grid. KGW's Keely Chalmers reports. Watch »

Apr 24, 2013
Biotechnology on Display in Chicago

Biotechnology on Display in Chicago

From a spit test for cancer to the debate over genetically modified food to a project that brings us a... Watch »

Apr 23, 2013
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