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Tohoku University, Osaka University and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) announced that they succeeded in directly observing electron spins in a topological insulator.

By combining advanced laser technologies in a new way, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have generated microwave signals that are more pure and stable than those from conventional electronic sources. The apparatus could improve signal stability and resolution in radar, communications and navigation systems, and certain types of atomic clocks.

Ankur Jain is the founder of the Kairos Society, a network of college entrepreneurs dedicated to changing the world through business. And socializing. Which is, in fact, business

A method developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder for making thin, flexible, high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables has won a 2011 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. The prestigious annual awards salute the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year.

A method developed by researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder for making thin, flexible, high-temperature superconducting (HTS) cables has won a 2011 R&D 100 Award from R&D Magazine. The prestigious annual awards salute the 100 most technologically significant products introduced into the marketplace over the past year.

Tech-savvy Texans will be some of the first in the U.S.

Serial entrepreneur Chris Andrews, with his new start-up SoundLink, is ready to revolutionize the Internet, againthis time with voice. About five years ago , Chris Andrews calculated how many times his fingertips would hit a plastic keyboard over the course of his life—roughly 100 million

Some tech flops are famous and well documented: Microsoft Bob. The Segway scooter. The Iridium satellite cellphone

Now New Yorkers can see exactly how much solar power each roof could generate. Will that info spur solar installations like it has in other cities? It's hard to accurately predict how much power we can generate from the sun.

Use Google Goggles to scan bands and art (not clunky codes) to download free stuff in the new HTC Sensation 4G ads, a first-of-its-kind collaboration between Deutsch L.A. and Google

According to numbers dug up by Mashable , microblogging newcomer Tumblr has just surpassed the 20.7 million blogs hosted by WordPress--explosive growth since it only hosted around 7 million blogs as recently as January. Exponential growth like this means it's probably just the beginning of many record-breaking events

Virgin America isn't waiting for major innovation in the biodiesel sector; they want to pay less for fuel now.

The Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology's Daniel Pierce has provided an overview of three decades of applications of spin-polarized measurement techniques to understanding metallic ferromagnetism.

Researchers at the University of California and the Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology in Korea have been looking at the technology for two years now, and have come up with a proof-of-concept design that really could result in smell-o-vision, TV that pumps out odors to heighten to your immersive-TV experience. Nasal nostalgia is made possible by your brain's hippocampus --where long-term memories get sorted out--and it seems it's a very primal instinct, which may explain its power. You know what I mean: The way an unexpected whiff of scent will spark off memories of a long-forgotten partner

The Fast Company reader's essential rundown of who's breaking into and shaking up your tech space--updated all day. Facebook's New Photo Sharing App The new standalone app will reportedly challenge the likes of