The computer virus that hit the Pentagon's drone program last month was not directed at the military systems but was common malware used to steal log-ins and passwords used in online gaming, military officials said Wednesday.

Had enough of having multiple pairs of glasses lying around for different activities? A new breed of spectacles modifies your sight for every occasion. Maybe you need multiple pairs of eyeglasses for different situations. That's pretty wasteful. Or maybe you find that your glasses only help in certain situations. That's inconvenient.

In the city where doctors first pioneered ultrasound, the same technology is now being used to treat broken bones.

Software being tested by the Santa Cruz police department uses the locations of crimes that have already occurred to flag up the scenes of future incidents

Stanford researchers think the wireless mouth guards will be better than specialized helmets at measuring head injuries.

Instead of performing tasks based on a computer program, this robot problem solves on the fly.

Instead of relying on almost-never-correct schedules, Kicker Studio has come up with an innovative system to use the city's data streams to give up-to-date transit information. When can we start using it?

The Hull Bug, inspired by hermit crabs, will swim alongside warships and keep their hulls sparkling clean.Barnacles. They may look innocuous when you see them on the undersides of breaching whales, but they increase drag on the underside of a ship significantly, reducing its speed by up to 10 percent and increasing fuel consumption by up to 40 percent.

Soon, law enforcement officers will be able to search by photo without having a name.

Survey: Many kids use privacy settings, delete content they have second thoughts about, and manage their online reputations

Wave is often considered one of Google's most embarrassing failures, but several startups are bringing the ideas it introduced back to life.

An analysis suggests that patents it recently bought from IBM won't help much against competitors such as Apple and Microsoft.

A new robotic arm uses electroadhesion to clamp onto virtually anything it finds.

Huge data sets are a powerful new tool for researchers, but a new paper says it's easy to be overconfident about what can be learned from them. The reams of data that many modern businesses collect—dubbed "big data"—can provide powerful insights. It is the key to Netflix's recommendation engines, Facebook's social ads, and even Amazon's methods for speeding up the new Web browser, Silk, which comes with its new Fire tablet.

Hush-hush U.S. Air Force mission nearing its 7th month in Earth orbit