Technology
Technological applications and advances in computers, agriculture, industry and transportation
This Little Computer Can Make You an Expert Paraglider
If one little mistake can send you plummeting to your death, how do you even begin to learn?
March 07, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
An Early History of the Parachute
It wasn't a military expert or an aviation pioneer, but a Russian actor who developed the first viable parachute
March 07, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Is Cursive Handwriting Going Extinct?
Is cursive handwriting going extinct?
March 06, 2013 |
By Angela Serratore
Is This What Facebook’s Future Looks Like?
Computer scientists are fascinated by what makes one network thrive, and another shrivel, so they did what they're calling a digital autopsy: what was the cause of death of poor, poor Friendster.
March 05, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Hot Air Balloon Travel for the Luxury Traveler of the 1800s
Visionary designers of the 19th century believed that the future of air travel depended on elaborate airships
March 05, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
This Is What 15,000 Volts Look Like Going Into a Piece of Wood
More things in the world should be described as lightning made from molasses. Delicious, yet deadly
March 05, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
The American Bumblebee Is Crashing, Too
Colony Collapse Disorder targets honey bees. But now American bumblebees are missing, too
March 04, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
A New Addition to the International Space Station
The AMS can detect and sort hundreds of billions of high-energy particles whizzing through space
March 2013 |
By Elizabeth Quill
Neuroscientists Wire Two Rats’ Brains Together And Watch Them Trade Thoughts
One rat, presented with a task, completes it using only the thoughts transmitted from another rat's brain
February 28, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
What Does Football Look Like for the Ball?
Researchers have developed an image stabilization program that can actually smooth out the footage and give you some great, ball's- eye-view shots
February 26, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
How to Survive China’s Pollution Problem: Masks and Bubbles
The air quality in China's biggest cities is famously atrocious, but designers think they may have found a way to combat the issue
February 26, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
George Jetson Navigates a Series of Tubes
Travel by pneumatic tubes? The idea was seriously considered in the 1960s
February 25, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
Artificial Wetland Uses Bacteria to Clean Pharmaceuticals From Sewage
By harnessing bacteria to do the heavy lifting, a way to clean pharmaceuticals from waste water
February 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Brace Yourselves, the Drought’s Not Close to Over Yet
Unless we get a lot of rain, soon, the U.S. is heading for another summer of drought
February 22, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
Meals in a Jar: From Pancakes to Baby Back Ribs, Just Add Water
Ready-made meals, good for months on a pantry shelf, work for busy nights, camping trips and power outages
February 22, 2013 |
By Marina Koren
Google Glasses Might Go Hipster With Warby Parker
What if the nerdy Google Glasses were put into an acceptably nerdy frame? Like, say, a pair of Warby Parkers?
February 21, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
Can Chemistry Make Healthy Foods More Appealing?
Making healthy foods like tomatoes more palatable may increase our desire to eat these foods while decreasing our gravitation towards sugary snacks
February 20, 2013 |
By Rachel Nuwer
These Temporary Tattoos Could Fly Drones
A new electronic tattoo with a microchip inside it could mean people using their minds to fly drones, talk on the phone, and do all sorts of other things using only their minds
February 20, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
This Plastic-Printing Pen Lets You Draw In 3D
By melting then rapidly cooling plastic, this device lets you draw in the air
February 20, 2013 |
By Colin Schultz
The Fashion World Has No Excuse, But There’s a Good Reason Bill Cosby Wore Crazy Sweaters
The story behind Bill Cosby's sweaters has a lot more to do with television production than fashion
February 19, 2013 |
By Rose Eveleth
