Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
Computers at Home Neither Help, Nor Hurt Students
Simply giving kids computers won't suddenly make them do better in school
May 23, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Good-bye, Gas Guzzlers
What will it take for automakers to deliver a fleet of fuel-sippers?
May 23, 2013 |
By Josie Garthwaite
We Don’t Have to Choose Between Fossil Fuels and Green Energy
In a new book, Michael Levi argues that betting on a single energy path will only lead to failure
May 23, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
Want to Revolutionize Energy? Improve the Battery
Better energy storage could transform electric vehicles and the power grid, and help the climate
May 23, 2013 |
By Paul Tullis
Could ‘Clean Coal’ Finally Live up to Its Name?
An experimental new technology captures more than 99 percent of the carbon dioxide from burning coal
May 23, 2013 |
By Dan Ferber
Introducing a Special Report on Energy
In a world hungry for power, a new wealth of innovation hopes to keep the engine of industry running for the foreseeable future
May 23, 2013 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Introducing a Special Report on Energy
In a world hungry for power, a new wealth of innovation hopes to keep the engine of industry running for the foreseeable future
May 23, 2013 |
By Sarah Zielinski
A Brief History of Robot Birds
The early Greeks and Renaissance artists had birds on their brains
May 22, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
The Internet Is Still for Porn—And Parents Are Trying to Figure Out How to Handle That
Welcome to the internet, there will be porn, are you ready for it?
May 21, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Princeton University Celebrates the Art of Science
In a new exhibition, the university showcases 43 images rooted in scientific research that force viewers to contemplate the definition of art
May 21, 2013 |
By Megan Gambino
The Life-Saving App That Sends Pictures of Your Heartbeat to Doctors
A new app outpaces email when sending crucial medical data from the ambulance to the hospital
May 17, 2013 |
By Marina Koren
Invasive Crazy Ants Are Eating Up Invasive Fire Ants in the South
How ecosystems will function if fire ants suddenly disappear and are replaced by crazy ants remains an open but worrying question
May 17, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Mount Everest Climbers’ Waste Could Power Local Villages
If successful, the project will be the world's highest elevation biogas reactor and could be introduced to other high altitude areas around the world
May 16, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
So Long, Kepler: NASA’s Crack Exoplanet-Hunter Falls to Mechanical Failure
Kepler has changed our place in the universe, but now the four-year old satellite is down with a broken wheel
May 16, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The National Automated Highway System That Almost Was
In 1991, Congress authorized $650 million to develop the technology that would make driverless cars a reality
May 16, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
Peeping in on the Process of Turning Caterpillar to Butterfly
Previously, researchers hoping to learn about metamorphosis had to dissect the chrysalis, which killed the developing insect inside
May 15, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
E. Coli Can Survive the Freezing Cold Winter Hidden in Manure
Even the harsh Canadian winter can't kill these hardy bacteria
May 15, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Police Could Soon Get Their Hands on the U.S. Military’s ‘Pain Ray’
This high frequency microwave weapon makes you feel like your skin is burning, but leaves no scars
May 14, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Scientists Map Britain’s Most Famous Underwater City
Researchers have created a 3D visualization of Dunwich using acoustic imaging
May 13, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Easy-Peasy Test Finds Serious Fetal Health Issues Earlier
Scientists can detect signs of Down Syndrome, brain damage and a preterm delivery using this new urine test
May 13, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
