Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
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
Cloth Coated in Fish Sperm DNA Doesn’t Burn
Coated in sperm DNA and set on fire, this cotton cloth just doesn't want to burn
March 12, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
These Little Robot Bees Could Pollinate the Fields of the Future
If the bees can't be saved, maybe these little robobees can assume their role
March 12, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
This Giant Snail Is Giving Australia Terrible Flashbacks to the Last Giant Snail Takeover
The giant African snail is a true nightmare. So when Australian officials found one in a shipping container yard in Brisbane, they destroyed it as quickly as possible
March 12, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Here You Still Can Listen to Sound of a Nintendo Game Boy
One technology enthusiast set out to capture the sounds of old gadgets in his Museum of Endangered Sounds
March 12, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
Seattle Dive Bar Bans Google Glasses
While the tech world debates the merits and pitfalls of wearing Google glasses, one bar in Seattle has made up its mind already
March 11, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The European Union Wants to Ban Pornography
But the resolution is relatively vague on what exactly pornography is
March 11, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The Sun Can Heal the Cracks in This New Type of Concrete
When the sun lights the concrete jungle, this new material can heal its wounds
March 07, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
