Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
The World’s Closest International Relationships, According to Facebook
An interactive map depicts the Facebook friendships between countries
September 12, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Say Hello to Your New Octopod Overlord
Designer Sean Charlesworth has built a robot octopus out of 3-D printed parts
September 11, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
As Global Food Prices Climb, So Does the Probability of Riots
Rising food prices set the stage for riots and instability
September 11, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
All Ears! An Underwater Sculpture that Listens
A collaboration between sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor and marine biologist Heather Spence aims to track the development of a new coral reef
September 11, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
From Tweets to Tunes – Musicians Sonify Twitter
A group of musicians is reading your Tweets, and turning them into music
September 11, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Honoring Bill Moggridge
From designing the first laptop to defining human-computer interaction, Bill Moggridge spent his career breaking new ground in design and technology
September 10, 2012 |
By Sarah C. Rich
An Unofficial Guide to the Breweries of California’s North Coast
From the Anderson Valley Brewing Company, in Boonville, to the often irreverent Lagunitas brewpub, in Petaluma, here are several breweries worth pedaling for
September 06, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
Genetics Lab or Art Studio?
DNA 11, based in Ottawa, has built the first high-tech genetics laboratory devoted solely to art making
September 06, 2012 |
By Megan Gambino
The Navy’s Future Is Filled With Laser Guns
The US Navy is driving the push in the development of laser-based weaponry
September 06, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Yes, Arcade Crane Games Are Rigged - Here's How
Why those cute stuffed animals always slip through your mechanical robot fingers
September 06, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
Estonia’s Teaching 100 Percent of Its First Graders to Code
Estonia is implementing a new curriculum that will teach 100 percent of its publicly educated students to write code
September 06, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Future Parents Will Always, Always Know Where Their Kids Are
There may be 70 million people tracking their family members through GPS-enabled phones in 2016
September 05, 2012 |
By Colin Schultz
Why Do Students Give Teachers Apples and More from the Fruit’s Juicy Past
The perfect back-to-school treat has a colorful past that once brought the wrath of an axe-wielding reformer
September 05, 2012 |
By Leah Binkovitz
Crazy Lies Haters Threw at Rachel Carson
Silent Spring turns 50 this month, but Rachel Carson's ecological game-changer was not always the beloved green bible it is today
September 04, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The Best Backroad Bike Rides of the California North Coast
Cycling the West Coast is easy, whether you're riding from Canada to Mexico or Portland to San Francisco. To add some spice to this predictable and popular route, I've taken to the backroads
September 04, 2012 |
By Alastair Bland
How Can a Jellyfish This Slow Be So Deadly? It's Invisible
One of the world's most devastating predators is brainless, slow and voracious
September 2012 |
By Abigail Tucker
The Accidental History of the @ Symbol
Once a rarely used key on the typewriter, the graceful character has become the very symbol of modern electronic communication
September 2012 |
By William F. Allman
How Steve Jobs' Love of Simplicity Fueled A Design Revolution
Passionate to the point of obsessive about design, Steve Jobs insisted that his computers look perfect inside and out
September 2012 |
By Walter Isaacson
Real-Life Cyborg Heart is Beating at Harvard
Harvard scientists infused rat heart cells with wires and transistors that monitor the tissue's electrical impulses
August 30, 2012 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Blind Woman Sees the Light Thanks to Bionic Eye
A patient with no vision was recently outfitted with a bionic eye that restored some of her sight
August 30, 2012 |
By Rose Eveleth
