An efficient, environmentally friendly engine being developed by an Iowa company can run on several fuels, including hydrogen, ethanol, natural gas and propane.

Turntable plays -- but won't scratch -- treasured LPs. Plus: Tiny sensor brings HD to pocket cameras.... Bluetooth your body fat percentage. In Gear Factor.

An Iowa woman makes her dying wishes plain as day. Plus: How Prozac builds brain cells.... Robotic surgery comes of age. In Bodyhack.

Have a candid conversation with a bigwig who will finally tell you the truth: You're doomed. Plus: Arcade shooters come full circle. In Table of Malcontents.

Sure, it's slick and based on a controversial best seller. But is the movie version of Dan Brown's abominably written potboiler any good? By Jason Silverman.

Readers claim people just want to make phone calls, question who implemented black hole filtering at Blue Security, call for visitors to rediscover New Orleans, and more.

Windows Vista is threatened by a Symantec lawsuit. Plus: Dell starts using AMD processors.... New Zealand actor attacks Amazon.com.... and more.

New evidence strongly suggests that apes, like teenagers, are capable of rudimentary planning.

After all the dust has settled, who are the winners -- and losers -- of E3? The best games at this year's big show. Plus: Doom creator's new love: cell phone games. In Game|Life.

Steve Jobs attends the opening of the new store on Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. Seán Captain reports from New York. Plus: Big Apple photo gallery.

The Homebrew Mobile Phone Club wants to bring fresh ideas and the open-source philosophy to the largely closed world of mobile phone development. By Elizabeth Biddlecombe.

An educator taps the internet to promote sexual health and sex education. It seems to be working. Commentary by Regina Lynn.

Logos slapped on speeding cars bring in millions now that advertising has taken a pole position. From Forbes.com.

The documentary New Orleans Music in Exile tells the stories of musicians who were displaced by the killer hurricane. Beverly Hanly reports from New Orleans.

Proposed legislation would make it illegal to mislead. Plus: Fun with Dear NSA.... The other phone records controversy. In 27B Stroke 6.

Comedian and tech evangelist Heather Gold harnesses the transparency of open-source software and online communities to keep businesses honest with themselves -- and their employees. Webmonkey interview by Bryan Zilar.

Highly sophisticated DNA testing confirms the long-held belief that man and ape evolved from a single ancestral population, a new study claims.

Chromosome 1, the most complex in the human genetic code, is fully sequenced, completing the process and opening the door for more effective research into a slew of human disease.

China Mobile looks to put Google on its mobile phones. Plus: Tiny cameras get faster.... Japanese mobile phone companies battle it out.... and more.

An online real estate developer sues gamemaker Linden Lab for allegedly repossessing his cyberproperty. Are real judges ready to deal with virtual worlds? By Kathleen Craig.