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The Magazine of the Future (on floppy disk!)

More than 20 years before the iPad, an entrepreneur saw the potential of interactive, digital magazines
April 23, 2012 | By Matt Novak

To the Asteroids and Beyond

A group of big-name tech billionaires wants to open up a new frontier in space--mining space rocks.
April 23, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Next Up? The Smart Watch

If the crowd-funding spike for the Pebble smart watch is any indication, wearable tech is about to go mainstream.
April 20, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Design for a Water-Scarce Future

Design strategies for arid regions go back centuries, but in the face of climate change, drylands design is a whole new ballgame
April 19, 2012 | By Sarah C. Rich

The Disco-Blasting Robot Waiters of 1980s Pasadena

In 1983, a Chinese fast-food restaurant hired a curious-looking pair of servers: Tanbo R-1 and Tanbo R-2.
April 19, 2012 | By Matt Novak

When Innovation Flows Uphill

Think that all the best inventions happen in rich countries and trickle down to poor ones? Think again.
April 18, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

How the Titanic Tragedy Reshaped the Fishing Industry

Alarmed by the sinking of the ocean liner, a radio pioneer devised a way to detect icebergs—and then submarines, reefs and schools of fish
April 13, 2012 | By Peter Smith

E-Book Recreates a Monster

Frankenstein is back, but this time his story is interactive, as publishers scramble to "enhance" novels.
April 12, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

When Animals Inspire Inventions

Whether it's tiny robots swimming inside our bodies or super-efficient 3D solar panels, nature never stops providing answers
April 09, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Google Goggles Aim to Augment Reality

The internet giant's newest innovation is a wearable computing device that projects data right in front of our eyes
April 06, 2012 | By Joseph Stromberg

The High-Tech Minimalist Sock-Shoe

Nike's latest innovation promises to improve runners' comfort, help the environment, and revolutionize shoe manufacturing
April 06, 2012 | By Sarah C. Rich

Welcome to the 21st Century Ballpark

The new Marlins Park in Miami isn't another retro stadium. No, it's high-tech and arty and a little bit wacky
April 05, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Better Feet Through Radiation: The Era of the Fluoroscope

In the 1940s and 50s, shoe stores were dangerous places. At the center of the shopping experience was the shoe-fitting fluoroscope—a pseudoscientific machine that became a token of mid-century marketing deception.
April 04, 2012 | By Sarah C. Rich

Salk, Sabin and the Race Against Polio

As polio ravaged patients worldwide, two gifted American researchers developed distinct vaccines against it. Then the question was: Which one to use?
April 03, 2012 | By Gilbert King

The Brain is Full of Surprises

New research suggests the brain is more organized than previously thought and alsothat a full memory can reside within only a few neurons
April 02, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Bruce McCall Illustrates the Future That Wasn't

According to past predictions, we should be living in an era of flying cars and other marvels. But be glad that some advances haven't happened
April 2012 | By Bruce McCall

Dear Science Fiction Writers: Stop Being So Pessimistic!

Neal Stephenson created the Hieroglyph Project to convince sci-fi writers to stop worrying and learn to love the future
April 2012 | By Annalee Newitz

Time to Reinvent the Parking Lot

Some urban planners and architects say we can do a lot better than asphalt slabs and concrete boxes
March 29, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Is the Future of Journalism Computerized?

New artificial intelligence programs can analyze data sets to produce news articles that mimic the human voice
March 29, 2012 | By Joseph Stromberg

The Milkman’s Robot Helper

Could futuristic technology have saved the milkman from extinction?
March 28, 2012 | By Matt Novak


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