Tech guru Cory Doctorow has released Content, a new collection of essays exploring futurism, gadgets, copyright, and the semantic web. The book is Creative Commons licensed and is free to download.

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Marcelo de Luz breaks the world’s long distance record for solar vehicles, travelling across Canada twice. (more)

[Living in the Infosphere] • "Always-on" networks have thrown us into a sea of idea fragments that flow from brain to brain, reproducing like viruses. Living with such an information glut can be dangerous. But we can draw upon the deep wisdom of archetypes for boundary protection. (more)

Proprietary electronic voting systems threaten democracy, which is why some are calling for the adoption of open source technology solutions in the voting booth. (more)

The way we listen to music today is not going to last. A bevy of new technologies is set to radically change our relationship to auditory media. (more)

Scientists flipped the switch on the controversial Large Hadron Collider this week. Critics say it will destroy the Earth while proponents believe it will uncover the make-up of the universe.

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What happens when science mixes rodent brain cells and state of the art robotics? (more)

A breakthrough in solar technology storage spells advancement in energy efficiency.

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In the most recent Post Modern Times video, "Web Democracy," Reality Sandwich Publisher Ken Jordan discusses "the forgotten concepts of computers," the power of distributed networks, and how transformational communities can catalyze a global movement. (more)

Electric cars have arrived, and are available right now.

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The falling costs of wind and solar are darkening the future of nuclear power.

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New discoveries in carbon nanotube production may revolutionize the microchip. (more)

Japanese scientists have created an almost entirely artificial DNA molecule.

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A new company is promising carbon-neutral oil derived from algae.

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Bloom is a device that attaches to your bicycle and spews out seed-carrying bubbles to help green up your path. (more)

Things will change forever when people all across the globe realize that they can effectively organize without big corporations, the church or the government and that a new level of power to the people is FREE for the taking. (more)

India's largest automaker is producing the world's first commericial air-powered car. (more)

The Naturmobil literally puts the cart before the horse in a modern twist to equine travel. (more)

A new study finds that the growth of open source software is expanding at an exponential rate.

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The Myers Motors No more Gas personal electric vehicle hits the streets at 75mph. (more)

While the innovative projects at CERN laboratory might revolutionize our communications technology, the new LHC particle accelerator could also potentially change our reality into a bizarre parallel universe. (more)

A professor explores the plausibility of developing a "universal translator" for communicating with extraterrestrials.

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A psychiatrist argues that Internet addiction should be listed in the US handbook of recognized psychiatric conditions.

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A neckband turns thought into speech, allowing for telepathic connections between people and technological devices. (more)

Why do we expect a science based on logic to explain the parts of reality that are non-logical? Perhaps not only our scientific understanding needs to evolve, but also our understanding of scientific consciousness.

According to robotics pioneer Hans Moravec, the evolution of artificial intelligence closely mirrors that of biological intelligence -- only at a much faster rate. (more)

Microorganisms are the oldest, most plentiful, and most adaptable life forms on earth. A revolutionary new field of microbial genetics called Metagenomics could provide clues to cure diseases, reverse pollution, and even explain the origins of life. (more)

Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory opens its bay doors to the public for a weekend event in Pasadena, California. (more)

Modern solar furnaces are harnessing the power of the sun to achieve incredible temperatures and practical benefits.

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