Four patents are awarded to the company for various technologies used over the past few years, including the ubiquitous iPod scroll wheel. Tom Krazit writes about the ever-expanding world of Google, ...

One of the most attractive features of the Scroll.in design is, well, you scroll down and look for what you want to read. No right clicks needed; no need to scan a home page all over to look for what ...

Automobiles, as any mechanic will tell you, are complicated beasts. Enthusiasts, of course, will have a solid grasp of the jargon. They'll know at a glance what the unusual shape on that road sign ...

Vacuum pumps and compressors from Air Squared Mfg., Broomfield, Colo. (airsquared.com), handle almost any gas, including oxygen, natural gas, helium, nitrogen, and radioactive materials, but not air.

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The Architects’ Alphabet is a 26-part series describing design elements featured in Gregory J. Scott’s recently published book, “Urban Legend, The Life & Legacy of C. Emlen Urban,” available at ...