Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
High Fructose Corn Syrup May Be Partly Responsible for Bees’ Collapsing Colonies
High fructose corn syrup, the sugary compound in soda, is also fed to bees
May 01, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
IBM Engineers Pushed Individual Atoms Around to Make This Amazing Stop-Motion Movie
IBM was the first to draw with atoms, and now they're making them dance
May 01, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The Revolutionary Effect of the Paperback Book
This simple innovation transformed the reading habits of an entire nation
May 2013 |
By Clive Thompson
Microbes: The Trillions of Creatures Governing Your Health
Scientists are just now beginning to recognize the importance of the vast community of microbes that dwells inside us
May 2013 |
By Richard Conniff
Celebrating Nearly a Decade of Richard Branson Almost Sending Us to Space
In 2004, Richard Branson said we'd be in space by 2008. That didn't pan out
April 30, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Strawberries Still Green? You’re on Trend!
Chefs around the country are experimenting with the springy, tart version of this favorite berry. Try pickling them yourself
April 30, 2013 |
By Twilight Greenaway
This New Robot Has a Sense of Touch
A robot with a sense of touch can better navigate our cluttered world
April 29, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The First LPs Weren’t for Music—They Were Audiobooks for the Blind
Record companies hadn't yet figured out how to make music sound good on LPs
April 29, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
This 16-Year-Old Has a Bionic Hand Almost as Good as Luke Skywalker’s
While Patric Kane didn't have his hand sliced of by a lightsaber, he's got a bionic replacement that's one step closer to Skywalker's eerily lifelike robot paw
April 26, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
In True Pirate Form, the Pirate Bay Can’t Find Anyone to Take It In
The Pirate Bay just relocated to Icleand, but they may have to be on the move again some time soon
April 26, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Nobody Walks in L.A.: The Rise of Cars and the Monorails That Never Were
As strange as it may seem today, the automobile was seen by many as the progressive solution to the transportation problems of Los Angeles
April 26, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
This Cute Little Liver Might be the Future of Drug Testing
Researchers just printed the tiniest human livers ever
April 25, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The New $100 Bill Will Have Thousands of Tiny Lenses Built In
The $100 is the note most frequently targeted by counterfeiters
April 25, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
The ‘FlipperBot’ Is Almost as Cute as the Baby Sea Turtles It Mimics
This bio-inspired robot could help conserve and restore beaches as well as teach us about how our ancient aquatic ancestors evolved to walk on land
April 24, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
This Is the New, Non-QWERTY Keyboard You Will Use to Compose Your Thumb-Powered Opus
A new keyboard layout could fix two-thumb typing
April 24, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Children of the 1980s Build Their Cities of Tomorrow
Kids tend to be pretty optimistic, but each generation betrays its own fears about the future
April 24, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
Artificial Brains May Be the Best Way to Control Electricity
Researchers attempted to put the brain - or at least its cells - to the task of intelligently managing the country's future power supply
April 23, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
There’s Now a Girl Scout Badge for Computer Game Design
Girl Scouts might be best known for their yearly cookie sale, but the organization is making strides to bring their girls into the tech world
April 23, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
For Blind Moms, 3-D Prints of Fetuses Stand In for Sonogram Images
One company is trying to give those women a tactile equivalent to the sonogram, by 3-D printing their fetus for them
April 22, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Lockheed Martin Wants to Pull Electricity from the Ocean’s Heat
A type of renewable energy, first proposed in the 1800s, might finally be ready for prime time
April 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
