Science/Technology

The Art of Starting a Conversation

Starting a blog is simple if you have the right tools. It is more difficult to start a conversation and build a community online. The Observer will show you how to start and grow your blog by previewing some of the best free blogging services offered online and presenting views from several new media experts.

NASA Launches Into New Era

The nation's languishing space agency fights for an ambitious agenda -- and dollars -- as the economic crisis squeezes resources.

Electronic Toys: Not Just for Boys

Electronics remain Black Friday favorites, but just who's looking for the deals may surprise you.

We FCC You: The Future of Internet Regulation

Barbershop quartet music helped defeat Comcast in court.

At least, that’s how the case unfolded for Robb Topolski, a network engineer from Portland, Oregon. In the summer of 2007, it was Topolski’s failed attempts to send public domain barbershop music to his friends that helped prove Comcast was secretly slowing down its subscribers’ Web connections whenever they used file-sharing programs.

Understanding Brain Critical to Medical Breakthroughs

Scientists are making headway in mapping human brain - new therapies might result.

A New Start for Nuclear Energy

Expanding nuclear energy tied to security and environmental concerns.

Running on the Sun, Swiss Innovator and his Wheels Challenge Oil Economy

At today's gas prices, Louis Palmer's road trip should cost about $122,760 at the pump.

But Palmer won't pay a cent.

His car runs on solar energy, and the Switzerland native is now traveling the world to flaunt his vehicle as a solution for countering climate change and shattering the world's love affair with oil.