I’ll take an unagi roll, some tuna nigiri, and a side of lies, please.

A single taste is enough to make you unforgettably familiar with the effects of wasabi, but why does it happen? The reason is this protein right here — and it has some major implications for how we treat pain.

I'm standing amidst a throng of people in the entrance hall of Harvard University's historic Sanders theatre. Before me stands a man, wielding a flash light, who is coated from head to toe in gleaming silver body paint; he is wearing nothing, save for a pair of reading glasses and a tiny, aluminum-colored speedo. To…

The Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded last night! It's that fun time of year when we get to enjoy scientists' geektastic senses of humor.

In this case the burning sensation is "delicious," not "first degree and could result in your death." And apparently it really works too, although the advertised "time to awaken" period seems a bit too long for my taste.

Zink's inkless pocket photo printers aren't new tech, but before Dell's Wasabi rendition, they were drag, ugly boxes, not deliberately designed modernist rectangles. They're $100 at the moment, though standard price will be $149. [Dell]

Although coloring a gadget Wasabi Green is pretty much down there on the color list between Diarrhea Brown and Infected Pus Yellow, HTC's actually managed to pull it off with their Windows Mobile 6 touchphone. Hit the gallery to see more shots, and hit this link to see our review.

Sleepy heads in japan can pay a few bucks to have this extreme morning wake up service get their morning started faster than you can say mcdonaldscoffeeburningmycrotch.