Scientific Innovation
Can We Do Something About This Weather?
Most climate scientists say we should expect extreme weather to happen more often in the future. Do we have to be satisfied with just being prepared?
When Computers Get Brains
IBM scientists say their "cognitive" chip is a key step toward developing computers that think and learn more like human beings and less like calculators
A Cheat Sheet to Help Schools Foster Creativity
Corporate execs say they're looking for independent thinkers, but schools are stilled geared to assembly lines. Here are ideas to spur imaginative learning
Charles Proteus Steinmetz, the Wizard of Schenectady
His contributions to mathematics and electrical engineering made him one of the most beloved and instantly recognizable men of his time.
How to Enjoy National Relaxation Day
Some folks say this should be declared National Relaxation Day. Here are some products that claim to help you get your mellow on
Clothes Encounters
Clothing embedded with nanotechnology taps into our growing desire to turn everyday things into electronic gadgets
Welcome to the Department of Innovation
An introduction to our new blog about people and ideas that likely will shape the way we will live one day
Sewage Epidemiology Not Just a Pipe Dream
Scientists are beginning to analyze sewage to track the use of illegal drugs
Drones are Ready for Takeoff
Will unmanned aerial vehicles—drones—soon take civilian passengers on pilotless flights?
A Triumph in the War Against Cancer
Oncologist Brian Druker developed a new treatment for a deadly cancer, leading to a breakthrough that has transformed medicine
A Spanish Breakthrough in Harnessing Solar Power
Solar technologies being pioneered in Spain show even greater promise for the United States
Embedded Technologies: Power From the People
Energy harvested from our bodies will make possible mind-boggling gadgetry
The Ten Most Disturbing Scientific Discoveries
Scientists have come to some surprising conclusions about the world and our place in it. Are some things just better left unknown?
How Sleepy Are Sloths and Other Lessons Learned
Smithsonian scientists use radio technology to track animals in an island jungle in the middle of the Panama Canal
Henrietta Lacks’ ‘Immortal’ Cells
Journalist Rebecca Skloot’s new book investigates how a poor black tobacco farmer had a groundbreaking impact on modern medicine
Signs of Life
Astrophysicist Lisa Kaltenegger analyzes light from distant stars for evidence we're not alone
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