Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
How the DC-3 Revolutionized Air Travel
Before the legendary aircraft took flight, it took 25 hours to fly from New York to Los Angeles
April 2013 |
By Kathleen Burke
Camera Lost for Six Years Returned (Which Is Crazy Even With the Internet)
The story can tell us a lot about the durability of plastic, but it's also an interesting look at just how connected the corners of the globe can be
March 29, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Rare Crane Gets a Prosthetic Leg, Joins Hoard of Amazing Animal Prosthesis Users
Animal prosthetics are far behind our human blades, but they're making strides
March 28, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Butt-Dialing Champion of the World Works for the New York Mets
The director of media relations for the Mets calls people by accident sometimes several times a day - from current players, to team executives to coaches
March 27, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Faces From Afar: Through Wild Desert and Urban Shantytowns, Two Men Walk the Baja Peninsula
Armed with food, water and a surfboard, two young Americans leave the comfort of home to walk and paddle the length of the Baja California peninsula
March 26, 2013 |
By Alastair Bland
The Minivan Turns 30
Celebrate the birthday of the iconic car that changed the way families drove
March 26, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Tip of the Iceberg: Our Love-Hate Relationship With the Nation’s Blandest Vegetable
It's never been the most nutritious green at the grocers, but the versatile lettuce has a knack for sticking around on the dinner table
March 26, 2013 |
By Twilight Greenaway
The Count of Dead Pigs Pulled Out of Chinese Rivers Is Up to 16,000
Recent plagues of dead animals floating down China's rivers may be due to farmers evading heightened environmental regulations
March 25, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Lockheed Martin Has Crazy-Fast Quantum Computers And Plans on Actually Using Them
The defense contractor will be the first company to use quantum computers on a commercial scale
March 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
People in Israel Really Are Eating Swarming Locusts
While there are simply too many locusts to eat the swarm out of existence, Israelis who do tuck in can enjoy a healthy, kosher snack
March 22, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Robots Get Their Own Internet
Robot-only internet! Self-teaching robots!
March 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Postwar Dreams of Flying in Style
The Northrup Flying Wing promised a luxurious experience for the air traveler of tomorrow
March 22, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
From the Big Bang to the End of the Earth and Everything in Between, the Two Minute History of America
A fun video by a Minnesota high school student tries to capture all of human history in just two minutes
March 20, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
It’s Pineapple Season, But Does Your Fruit Come From Hawaii?
While Hawaii was once the big kahuna in pineapple production, it's since been overtaken by other global powers
March 20, 2013 |
By Jesse Rhodes
A Partial History of Headphones
Modern headphones have their origin in opera houses, military bases and a kitchen table in Utah
March 19, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Scientists Build a Phaser, a New Kind of Sound-Laser
A laser that shoots sound, a Star Trek fantasy that's nearly within reach
March 19, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
This New Search Engine Helps Doctors Diagnose Rare, Obscure Diseases
A quarter of rare diseases normally take between 5 to 30 years to diagnose; this tool hopes to streamline that process
March 19, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Most Internet Spam Comes From Just a Handful of ‘Bad Neighborhoods’
The majority of the spam in the internet comes from just a couple of bad neighborhoods
March 18, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
New Set of Patients May Be Cured of HIV With Early Treatment
Researchers announce that they have cured fourteen adults of HIV by treating them early
March 15, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Resurrecting Extinct Species Is Conservation’s Next Frontier
Some of the world's experts in endangered and extinct species will gather for a conference aimed at figuring out the who, what, when and where behind resurrecting extinct species
March 14, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
