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Legendary spook Richard A. Clarke's gone on the record claiming Chinese hackers have infiltrated every major American corporation. He warns that the effects for American innovation--and especially corporate R&D--will be brutal

In the emerging field of tissue engineering, scientists encourage cells to grow on carefully designed support scaffolds.

Bridging the gap between traditional and online learning, Kno's newest product pulls in the most relevant of the Khan Academy videos to enrich whatever you're reading about. Long gone are the days when your otherwise drab textbook might be lightened up only by the occasional graphic or stock photo

Companies that tout their support for breast cancer research are often the same companies whose products may be causing breast cancer. But you won't hear them mention that when they slap pink ribbons on everything. Consumers, beware: You may already be watching out for greenwashing (unsubstantiated "green" claims) but you probably don't pay much attention to pinkwashing--when companies that use chemicals known to cause cancer position themselves as leaders in the fight against breast cancer.

Nanotechnology developments continue apace: Brigham Young University has pushed the envelope of carbon nanotube tech and shown how to "grow" complex structures from the stuff. Meanwhile the Navy is interested in using nanotech robots to "grow" new nanotech robots. Carbon nanotube logos A team of physicists at Brigham Young University has developed an innovative new way to grow carbon nanotubes into complex structures that are much more precise than has previously been possible