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Kecia Lynn
Kecia Lynn has worked as a technical writer, editor, software developer, arts administrator, summer camp director, and television host. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she is currently living in Iowa City and working on her first novel.
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The success of Paris' program has helped to make it an EV mecca, and similar programs are now being planned for other locations, including Indianapolis. However, it's unclear whether they will increase EV popularity overall.
American and European researchers are currently testing a procedure that uses generic fertility drugs and simpler equipment and could end up costing less than US$300.
South Korean researchers unveiled the aptly-named -- and extremely expensive -- Armadillo-T prototype earlier this week. When folded, it takes up only one-third of a 5-meter parking space.
Two Chalmers University of Technology students designed a nearly-all-steel chair with alternating seat positions that give users better leverage when navigating down unpaved roads and around other obstacles.
University of Washington researchers hope to create a battery-free Internet of Things by developing communication devices that transmit data with the help of existing ambient electromagnetic energy.
One spritz of Sprayable Energy onto the skin delivers the caffeine equivalent of a quarter-cup's worth of coffee. Developers Ben Yu and Deven Soni say they want to pitch it to people who are trying to regulate their intake.
First launched in 2009, the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) spacecraft has been asleep in polar orbit for two years. Next month, it'll be turned back on to help locate potentially dangerous near-Earth objects.
More of them are appearing on some Kentucky streets as residents look for gas-friendlier alternatives. Also, most states already have laws allowing them to share certain roads with regular traffic. Writer Eric Jaffe asks: Why golf carts and not electric cars?
Sea anemones, which provide shelter for the clownfish and other fish species, are dealing with the same ecological threats as coral reefs as water temperatures continue to rise.
A new study suggests yes: Since the introduction of the tax in 2008, fuel consumption per person has dropped over 17 percent and the emissions rate has gone down by 10 percent.
Thanks to a mandate passed by Congress in 1996, the US government is about to get out of the business of producing helium. The resulting shortage could affect a range of sectors across the industrialized world.
Medical professionals are demonstrating how Google Glass could be used for tasks ranging from viewing CAT scans during surgery to recording an actual procedure for educational purposes.
Visitors to the £90 million (US$141 million) building, located in London's Brent borough, can select questions from a touchscreen and "Shanice" will answer them from her "seat" on a screen behind the reception desk.
Now that Facebook and other sites are incorporating more photo features, writer Molly McHugh takes note of how images are starting to replace -- rather than complement -- text as a means of communication.
A new agreement targeting Dutch content publishers involves linking an e-book's digital watermark to the purchaser's account. That way, if a copy of the e-book ends up on a pirating site, the publishers will know who to come after.
The country became the first in the world to officially recognize the use of the virtual currency for legal and tax purposes.
Literally: An eight-foot sculpture outside the building records complaints, which are then played over speakers installed in the offices of the citizens' affairs bureau. Useful suggestions are stored, while the rest become mood music.
A new study states that men who work in female-dominated professions perform 25 percent more chores than those who work in male-dominated professions.
In response to a 2010 TED talk by gaming researcher Jane McGonigal, an organization has emerged that will develop in-game plug-ins giving players ways they can assist with real-world disaster relief.
This week the International Astronomical Union, long responsible for giving planets sexy names like "HD 189733b," surprised many by opening the process to the general public. Not surprisingly, there are some rules involved. (Sit down, Trekkies.)