Company Being Formed to Design First Hyperloop Transportation System

Using Nanoparticles to Deliver Vaccines Against Influenza, HIV, Cancer

First True Bionic Leg Will Soon Be Available

'South Park' Targets the NSA, Paranoia, Government as God, Social Media, and Alec Baldwin

NASA's Mars Curiosity to remain running despite government shutdown

Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu Warns About Iran's Rohani and Nuclear Weapons

President Rohani of Iran has impressed the world, especially President Barack Obama, with a new moderate tone. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel is having none of it. He regards the moderate tone as cosmetic.

Software 'Glitches' Undermine Sign Up for Healthcare Exchanges

Three and a half years in planning and development, the Obamacare exchanges were opened for enrollment. The Associated Press reported that attempts by many to enroll in the exchanges were met with error messages and system crashes.

Veterans Defy Shutdown and Visit Closed World War II Memorial

Hot Air has a good account of how a group of elderly World War II veterans in Washington D.C. on an Honor Flight to visit the World War II Memorial breached the barricades set up by the Obama administration and took the memorial.

Computer Model Shows How War Encouraged the Rise of Civilization

Australian Scientists Turn Plastic Bags into Carbon Nanotubes

A Tea Party Moment on 'Sleepy Hollow'

First Carbon Nanotube Computer Created

'Gotham,' a Cop Show About Commissioner Gordon Before Batman

'The Blacklist' Premiers with James Spader as the 'Concierge of Crime'

Joss Whedon Scores a Win in 'Agents of Shield'

NASA's MAVEN Mars probe threatened by government shutdown

The CW Purchases 'Red' a Space 'Western' Set on Mars

Rick Perry Prepares for His National Political Comeback

Texas Gov. Rick Perry, a Republican, has been spending months on rustling raids on blue states such as California and Illinois to entice businesses to move to Texas. Now, according to Fred Barnes, he is about to embark on phase two.

Why There Will Be No 'Hillary the TV Show' After All

It looks like both the CNN documentary and the NBC miniseries focusing on Hillary Clinton are now off. Republicans feared that both would be free campaign commercials for the future presidential candidate. But Team Clinton put a stop to both projects.

The Government is Shut Down; What Comes Next?

As of this writing, the United States federal government is in partial shutdown, with only "essential" services allowed to continue. The reason for this is that the president and the Democrats wish it so.