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By Christian Abbatecola July 21, 2013
A team of scientists has learned how to trigger firefly-like behavior in insects that would not naturally glow on their own.
By Christian Abbatecola July 16, 2013
Nokia announced the Lumia 1020 last week, adding a phone with an unprecedented camera to the Windows Phone 8 lineup.
By Christian Abbatecola July 10, 2013
The NYPD and Brookhaven National Labs began the largest urban airflow study to date in New York City on Tuesday, July 9th.
By Christian Abbatecola July 07, 2013
For the first time ever, an exclusively solar-powered plane capable of flying day or night completed a trip across the continental US.
By Christian Abbatecola July 05, 2013
After losing much of its landline network during Sandy, Verizon is trying to replace physical copper connections with wireless transmitters for house phones.
By Christian Abbatecola June 30, 2013
A collection of physicists has built a functioning particle accelerator only a fraction of the size of other such devices currently in use.
By Lyndsay McCabe June 30, 2013
Stony Brook students will join a team of researchers in operating a high-resolution mobile Doppler to learn more about how thunderstorms and sea breezes develop and change.
By Vickie Moller June 27, 2013
In efforts to build New York's economy and to create jobs, the New York State Senate passed legislation to launch START-UP NY, an initiative that would create tax-free areas around colleges, universities and other designated ...
By Christian Abbatecola June 23, 2013
In order to help city residents and commuters stay connected, NYC will be setting up eco-friendly charging spots to keep their phones running all day.
By Vickie Moller June 21, 2013
FBI Director Robert Mueller acknowledged before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday that the law enforcement agency uses drone aircraft for surveillance on U.S. soil in "certain difficult cases."
By Joe Randazzo June 21, 2013
Facebook's new video feature can be found in Instagram.
By Joe Randazzo June 16, 2013
The once considered world's largest magnet will find a new home in Chicago.
By Christian Abbatecola June 16, 2013
In the wake of revelations concerning the NSA’s collection of data on US residents, Facebook has published the number of government requests for user data it has received.
By Joe Randazzo June 14, 2013
The Supreme Court put a ban on patenting genetics.
By Vickie Moller June 11, 2013
In a recent communication to Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Barbara Boxer (D-C.A.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-C.A.), the Long Island Association, once again, stood in the gap for the interests of Long Islanders ...
By Christian Abbatecola June 09, 2013
Following reports that the NSA is tracking logs of phone and internet use of US citizens, the Director of National Intelligence has issued statements to clarify how the NSA collects foreign intelligence.
By Christian Abbatecola June 06, 2013
A secret court document issued this spring appears to have granted the NSA access to data on all phone calls placed over Verizon’s US infrastructure.
By Christian Abbatecola June 02, 2013
The role of online education will be increasing significantly in New York’s State Universities this fall.
By Christian Abbatecola May 26, 2013
In response to hackings which occurred earlier in the year, Twitter has added a new log-in process for users who wish to guard their accounts from intruders.
By Christian Abbatecola May 23, 2013
Tesla, maker of the Roadster and Model S, has repaid its DOE loan over 9 years ahead of schedule.