Project Icarus: laying the plans for interstellar travel

http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/project-icarus-laying-the-plans-for-interstellar-travel/253335/

/ Icarus agency /

Week in tech: hacktivism, Slowloris, warrantless spying, & insecure keys

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2012/02/week-in-tech-hacktivism-slowloris-warrantless-spying-and-insecure-keys.ars

/ week hacktivism Slowloris /

Some tech bloggers are turning on blogging

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/02/some-tech-bloggers-are-turning-blogging/48613/

Signs they love their tech more than they love you (comic)

http://allthingsd.com/20120213/signs-they-love-their-tech-more-than-they-love-you/

In world of copyright craziness, BitTorrent, Inc. soars to new heights

http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/news/2012/02/in-world-of-copyright-craziness-bittorrent-inc-soars-to-new-heights.ars

/ technological /

Web-based counseling (telepsychiatry) is taking off

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9224091/Web_based_counseling_Telepsychiatry_is_taking_off

/ doctors psychiatrist therapists counsel communicate via telemedicine /

Why Windows 8 tablets will beat Android

http://www.extremetech.com/computing/116505-why-windows-8-tablets-will-beat-android

Nanotechnology safety strategies need improvement

http://www.enn.com/energy/article/43911

Nokia reveals polarizing secrets of ClearBlack display

http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/06/nokia-how-clearblack-display-works/

/ polarized renders /

Do you think we should clone a Neanderthal?

http://io9.com/5880249/do-you-think-we-should-we-clone-a-neanderthal

/ prehistoric cloning T-Rex being nurture nurtured rights /

Should architects design buildings as if they were Web apps?

Intriguing title, no?

http://m.zdnet.com/blog/foremski/should-architects-design-buildings-as-if-they-were-web-apps/2123

Quantum physics to encrypt clouds of the future

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/01/20/blind_quantum_computing_for_the_cloud/

/ qubit qbit q-bit mechanics distributed /

Wrist-worn "Nike+ FuelBand" latest in daily fitness-tracking gizmos

http://techland.time.com/2012/01/20/wrist-worn-nike-fuelband-latest-in-daily-fitness-tracking-gizmos/

/ proprietary wrist steps calories /

Air Force's top brain wants a "social radar" to "see into hearts & minds"

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2012/01/social-radar-sees-minds/

/ hearts and minds disciplines ISR reconnaissance /

GE: Lessons learned on home energy management

http://www.earthtechling.com/2012/01/ge-lessons-learned-on-home-energy-management/

/ Nucleus, energy /

Beware of QR codes

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/security/beware-of-qr-codes/7191?tag=content;roto-fd-feature

Do you have a future as a USB cable?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2012/01/ericsson-wants-to-use-your-body-as-a-usb-cable/

The three biggest tech blunders destined to happen in 2012

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/the-three-biggest-tech-blunders-destined-to-happen-in-2012/9988?tag=content;roto-fd-feature

Silicon Valley is the new Detroit (video)

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/01/silicon-valley-new-detroit/47076/

Charge your smartphone in 10 minutes

http://androidandme.com/2011/10/news/video-next-step-in-battery-technology-charge-your-smartphone-in-10-minutes/