Jason Palmer. A solar cell that mimics photosynthesis has been used to make hydrogen directly from water

Agricultural workers exposed to high levels of pesticides have a raised risk of brain tumours, research suggests. The French study also indicated a possible higher risk among people who use pesticides on houseplants.

Local companies are ramping up their Internet surveillance to comply with a law requiring them to provide police with an easy way to intercept data.

A stealth startup called Yapta (Your Amazing Personal Travel Assistant) will soon let you not only track price changes on specific flights, but it will also help you get a refund for flights where the price drops after you've already bought the ticket.

A team of student engineers has won more than $20,000 for designing a vehicle that could get a driver from Central California to the southernmost tip of Texas on one gallon of gasoline.The catch? The driver would have to be going 15 mph.California State P

By a 5-4 vote, the nation's highest court said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency "has offered no reasoned explanation" for its refusal to regulate carbon dioxide and other emissions from new cars and trucks that contribute to climate change.

Net Neutrality, an issue that has been debated widely in the States this year, has migrated north like a bad disease. At issue here, as in the US, is whether telecom companies should be allowed to control access to the internet.

"lt worries us that a government contractor that specializes in surveillance projects would be the first to publicly incorporate this technology in the workplace" McIntyre, co-author of "Spychips is quoted commenting on the requirement.

My hacker buddy Marc made it onto NPR -- for cooking, of all things! Actually, he's an amazing chef, countries have gone to war over less than his tur-duck-en. Anyway, pretty dope article, y'all should check it out!

Chicago based group said that it had found more than 200 objectionable housing ads on Craigslist's Chicago Web site since July 2005. The ads sound discriminatory, but should Craigslist be held liable?