Wolfram Alpha, the ” computational knowledge engine” with a name that rolls right off the tongue, has until now lived solely as a Web site that can provide cool data results to certain queries. Now, ...

I started high school at a particularly difficult time for someone who would eventually grow up to be a gadget freak and mad scientist. By then, the slide rule had faded from the curriculum, the ...

Search engine for scientists, researchers and other assorted boffins, WolframAlpha now has an iPhone app. Problem is, at £30 it's one of the most expensive in the app store. The premise is simple: ...