Technology Innovation
Digging for the Secrets Beneath Antarctica
Scientists have found life in the depths beneath the ice
June 2013 |
By Erica R. Hendry
The Robot Revolution Is for the Birds
Look up for robotic ravens and cyborg pigeons
May 24, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
8 Things We’ve Learned Lately About Thunder and Lightning
Such as, storms can make your head hurt. And we should expect more turbulence on transatlantic flights.
May 24, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
Good-bye, Gas Guzzlers
What will it take for automakers to deliver a fleet of fuel-sippers?
May 23, 2013 |
By Josie Garthwaite
Could ‘Clean Coal’ Finally Live up to Its Name?
An experimental new technology captures more than 99 percent of the carbon dioxide from burning coal
May 23, 2013 |
By Dan Ferber
Introducing a Special Report on Energy
In a world hungry for power, a new wealth of innovation hopes to keep the engine of industry running for the foreseeable future
May 23, 2013 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Introducing a Special Report on Energy
In a world hungry for power, a new wealth of innovation hopes to keep the engine of industry running for the foreseeable future
May 23, 2013 |
By Sarah Zielinski
Doctors Use a Dissolvable 3D-Printed Tracheal Splint to Save a Baby’s Life
An infant's collapsing airway now has a device holding it open; as his tissue strengthens, the splint will be absorbed into his body
May 22, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
One Day Your Phone Will Know If You’re Happy or Sad
By analyzing every tiny facial gesture, voice inflection or even how quickly we tap out a text message, devices are getting good at reading our emotions
May 22, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
A Brief History of Robot Birds
The early Greeks and Renaissance artists had birds on their brains
May 22, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Odile Madden
Materials Scientist & Engineer, Smithsonian's Museum Conservation Institute
May 20, 2013 |
By Smithsonian Magazine's "Future Is Here" Conference
The World According to Twitter, in Maps
A new geographic analysis of millions of tweets provides a remarkably broad view of humanity, by language, location and other factors
May 10, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
10 New Things Science Says About Moms
Among then: They answer a lot of questions and their spit is good for us
May 10, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
What Happens When a Keyboard Goes From Tactile to Touchscreen?
There's a word for that odd quirk of Apple iPads that hold on to design components of old keyboards
May 08, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
What Phone Companies Are Doing With All That Data From Your Phone
They're mining it and selling it. But don't worry, it's all anonymous. Maybe
May 08, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
Fact of Fiction? The Legend of the QWERTY Keyboard
What came first: the typist or the keyboard? The answer may surprise you
May 03, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Five Innovative Technologies that Bring Energy to the Developing World
From soccer balls to cookstoves, engineers are working on a range of devices that provide cheap, clean energy
May 02, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Predictions for Privacy in the Age of Facebook (from 1985!)
Mark Zuckerberg wasn't even a year old when a graduate student foresaw the emergence of online personal profiles
May 02, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
PHOTOS: The Mind-Blowing, Floating, Unmanned Scientific Laboratory
Wave Gliders are about to make scientific exploration a lot cheaper and safer
May 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
