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For decades computer scientists have strived to build machines that can calculate faster than the human brain and store more information. [More]

Supercomputers can store more information than the human brain and can calculate a single equation faster, but even the biggest, fastest supercomputers in the world cannot match the overall processing power of the brain. And they are nowhere near as compact or energy efficient . Nevertheless, IBM is trying to simulate the human brain with its own cutting-edge supercomputer, called Blue Gene

Breaking news from your editors at Fast Company, with updates all day. Bluetooth 4.0 Renamed "Smart." The Bluetooth Special Interest Group, responsible for managing the wireless protocol, just sent out a press release stating the new protocol Bluetooth 4.0 has been renamed "Bluetooth Smart." Devices supporting BT4.0 will now sport a special "Smart" logo, or "Smart ready" if they only do a limited version

The state's program will be able to test the theories about whether cap-and-trade reduces pollution without destroying businesses. If it works, expect other states to quickly follow. The U.S

With failure of Obama's long-term healthcare solution, getting help for it will be harder than ever

“With the loss of these one, two, maybe 10 million bat individuals in these populations, what are the implications?” Bats in the US are being plagued by a fungal condition called white nose syndrome. Northern Arizona University biologist Jeffrey Foster talked at the ScienceWriters2011 conference in Flagstaff on October 16th about what the loss of large numbers of bats would mean

About 800 doctors and medical workers donate their time inside LA's Memorial Arena for a once-a-year free health clinic organized by the non-profit CareNow.

Imagine that you’re a young writer working for a big ad agency. You go into a client meeting.

[Audio from launch: “We’re ready to go with the liftoff, and we’ll be back with you after Soyuz has cleared the tower.] [More]

To become a world bathed in oceans of water and habitable, Earth first had to take a beating. A popular hypothesis holds that icy comets and asteroids pummeling early Earth delivered the planet's water from the icy outer reaches of the solar system.

Red Ribbon Week commemorates life of DEA Special Agent Enriqué "Kiki" Camarena every October

Morgan Wilson, a finalist from the first season of the Bravo reality TV series "Top Chef: Just Desserts," has been indicted in Plano, Texas on child pornography charges.

From the Andes to the Himalayas, scientists are starting to question exactly how much glaciers contribute to river water used downstream for drinking and irrigation.

American Ambassador to Syria Robert Ford just fled the country after threats to his safety were made.

The President's new Chief Innovation Officer, Steven VanRoekel, says America has become a "Facebook nation" that demands increased transparency and interactivity from the federal government. His solution is to make agencies function like lean startups. "Driving innovation and innovative thought across the scope of government is super important," says federal Chief Innovation Officer Steven VanRoekel, who has been working under the radar since his appointment last August.