Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
Kickstarter Works Best for Game Designers
Games raised the most total money, over $80 million, on the crowd-funding site last year
January 21, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
What to Eat—or Not—in Peru
The roving ceviche carts and meat grills are colorful pieces of street scenery, but eating a creamy cherimoya or a sweet and starchy lucuma could be the truest taste of Peru
January 17, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
Star Trek Got Warp Speed All Wrong
Hold everything people. The blast of a star and light that happens in Star Trek when they jump to warp speed? Wrong! It wouldn't look like that at all, according to some physicists
January 17, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The ISS’s New Inflatable Room Could Pave the Way for Space Hotels
Set to launch in 2015, this new piece of the International Space Station is designed to be blown up like a balloon
January 17, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The Latest Fleet of 787s Is Nothing But Trouble
The new 787 Dreamliner fleet has been plagued with issues, including electrical problems, broken windows, fires and engine failures
January 17, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The U.S. Once Wanted To Use Nuclear Bombs as a Construction Tool
From digging a harbor to expanding the Panama Canal, how couldn't nuclear bombs be used?
January 16, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
How To Send Secret Messages With Skype
And now that you know you can—don't you want to?
January 15, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Cardboard Cockroach Is the Fastest, Creepiest Robot in the World
The cardboard cockroach can sprint up to 7 miles per hour on its spindly little legs, using them much as an actual cockroach does
January 14, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Texas’ New Library Won’t Have Any Books
In San Antonio, an entirely bookless library system
January 14, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The Fisher Space Pen Boldly Writes Where No Man Has Written Before
The Fisher Space Pen has been made famous by Apollo astronauts and Jerry Seinfeld. But just how does it work? And is NASA really spend millions making it?
January 11, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Preparing for a Mission to Mars Is Dangerously Boring
One of the biggest challenges to a Mars mission is just how long it takes to get there
January 11, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
How Hot is That Pepper? How Scientists Measure Spiciness
How does the Scoville Scale rate the relative spiciness of a chili pepper?
January 10, 2013 |
By Twilight Greenaway
The Gadgets of the Future From the Electrical Shows of Yesterday
Decades before the debut of the Consumer Electronics Show, early adopters flocked to extravagant high-tech fairs in New York and Chicago
January 10, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
Your Phone Could Make You Into a Thunderstorm Predicting Machine
Some Android phones have barometers, and scientists want to use your observations to predict the weather
January 08, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
President Obama’s Autopen: When is an Autograph Not an Autograph?
When the President signed the fiscal cliff deal from 4,800 miles away, he did it with the help of a device that dates back to Thomas Jefferson
January 08, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Congratulations, You Accidentally Wrote a Book Last Year
People wrote more than 40,000 words on average last year... in email
January 04, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Old Christmas Trees Can Be Used to Clean Medical Equipment
Someday those pesky fallen needles may help save lives—or at least sterilize needles for annual flu shots
January 04, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Top 10 Things You Didn’t Know About San Francisco’s Cable Cars
Ever since they became a part of the city’s transit system, they have been iconic mainstays of its cityscape
January 04, 2013 |
By Jeff Greenwald
NASA Wants to Drag an Asteroid Into Orbit Around the Moon
If going to an asteroid is hard, maybe bringing an asteroid to us is easier?
January 03, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
What Turned Jaron Lanier Against the Web?
The digital pioneer and visionary behind virtual reality has turned against the very culture he helped create
January 2013 |
By Ron Rosenbaum
