Science and Technology

Panasonic has released a snazzy new portable solar charger good for your phone and it even comes with lights.

A study released by the Archives of General Psychiatry says children whose mothers took antidepressants during pregnancy are twice as likely to be autistic. The study suggests that the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) may be risky early on in a pregnancy, CNN reported.

The International Space Station crew has one option in an emergency.  They had to use that option Tuesday.

E-reader ownership is on the rise and its an economic party to join.

Scientists have created a way to charge laptops using the power of typing.

The hacker group that in the past two months has breached numerous corporation and government websites has announced that it’s finished. LulzSec, short for Lulz Security, says it only wanted to operate for 50 days to try to revive the AntiSec movement, which is opposed to the computer security industry.

Tablets are pretty cool.  Take the best of your digital world on the go with you.  But to make all that gear work you need apps.  And apps are big business.

Planning on attending the final shuttle launch on July 8th? Plan on shelling out a pretty penny for prime seats.

The brains at web development and design company Go-Globe created a stunning infographic that breaks down the internet activity happening every minute of the day on sites like Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Skype. And it’s kind of amazing.

If you weren’t vegetarian before, perhaps it’s time to make the switch. Scientists in Japan have now created a way to synthesize “beef steaks” from human feces. The discovery was made after a Tokyo sewage plant approached scientists, asking them if they could figure out a way to utilize all the sewage sludge lying around.