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Surfacescapes provides Dungeons & Dragons with computer tabletop technology. As an interactive desktop, it will allow users to control characters, roll dice, and do battle by interacting with a screen.

With Surfacescapes, Dungeons & Dragons becomes high-tech

The Surfacescapes Project has brought computer interactivity to Dungeons & Dragons using technology than combines a computer with a tabletop.

Active-Denial Systems can be attached to military vehicles, like the Humvee. This technology will be used primarily for crowd control.

How Things Work: Military pain beam

A developing technology will allow the military to point a beam of electromagnetic energy at a crowd, causing extreme pain without any harmful lasting effects.

Depression, represented here by Vincent Van Gogh, is a medical condition that can be easily treated, but is often ignored.

Health Talk: Depression

Learn the science behind depression, and how to detect and treat this serious, but often ignored, condition.

SciTech Briefs

A new study shows cell phones and driving may not be a bad combination: some subjects showed improved performances in multitasking while driving.

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