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Philip Seymour Hoffman’s death: The face of heroin abuse is changing
After Philip Seymour Hoffman’s tragic death last week of an apparent drug overdose, a media spotlight has been placed on heroin abuse. ;
According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, heroin abuse has increased 75 percent from…
A chip and a PIN: The future of credit cards
An EMV chip embedded in a credit card — a worldwide standard for point-of-sale transactions that the U.S. market is woefully behind on. (Mastercard)
A series of hacks at two major retailers over the Christmas shopping season has so startled…
Teen’s Death Spurs California Legislative Effort To Address Controversy Over Toy Guns
Supporters of California’s proposed Imitation Firearms Safety Act say that painting all pellet, Airsoft and BB guns with bright colors will help save lives by reducing confusion among law enforcement officers in heat-of-the-moment situations.
The measure stems in large part…
Obama falls short in State of Union address, misses valuable opportunity
Tuesday night’s State of the Union address was the same old Obama, delivering the same old message.
It was a rousing speech for those who agree with the president’s agenda, but offered little to those who did not vote for…
GlassesOff app claims to eliminate need for reading glasses
The GlassesOff app cdan train your brain to improve your vision. (GlassesOff)
The GlassesOff app cdan train your brain to improve your vision. (GlassesOff)
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Like death and taxes, reading glasses can seem almost inevitable — perhaps until now.
A…
Penn State students are building a moon lander for Google’s Lunar X Prize
Gretchen Buttorf, an Aerospace Engineering junior at Penn St., tests a student-designed rocket engine test rig for the Lunar Lion moonlander. (Penn State)
Forget ‘rithmetic. For these students, it’s reading, writing and robotic moon landing.
In their free time, most…
How the tech industry is working to combat veteran unemployment
Our nation’s veterans are struggling to find jobs – especially young veterans. As of November 2013, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that 9.9 percent of veterans of post-9/11 wars were out of work.
That’s 241,000 men and women…
Congress: Extend Unemployment Benefits For Three Months And Make A Deal
“I challenge any lawmaker to live without an income.”
This was the message of President Obama’s press conference this afternoon on his first order of business for 2014: extending insurance for the unemployed.
As Congress went home on December 28th…
No science fiction: Company shows off real-world Star Trek ‘tricorder’
In Walter De Brouwer’s right hand, the tricorder used on the TV series “Star Trek.” In his left hand, a real-world version he has invented. (Jeremy Kaplan/FoxNews.com)
“Bones” would have approved.
On a mission to boldly go where no man…
Roku & TCL partner to create TCL Roku TVs
(TCL Roku TV)
Your TV is about to become more like your tablet or your smartphone. A company named Roku showed off their new TV at the consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.
The Roku TV aims to merge online…
