Technology Innovation
Robot Vanna, Trashy Presidents and Steak as Health Food: Samsung Sells Tomorrow
Advertisers love to use futurism as a way to position their products as forward-thinking
February 20, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
What Can We Do About Big Rocks From Space?
Last week's close encounters with space rocks have raised concerns about how we deal with dangerous asteroids. Here's how we would try to knock them off course.
February 19, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
Any Two Pages on the Web Are Connected By 19 Clicks or Less
There are more than 14 billion pages on the web, but they are linked by hyperconnected nodes, like Hollywood actors connected through Kevin Bacon
February 18, 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
The Drones of the Future May Build Skyscrapers
Innovative architects are experimenting with small unmanned aerial vehicles to prove that drones can do more than cause destruction
February 15, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
10 Fresh Looks at Love
Don't understand love? Not to worry. Scientists continue to study away to try to make sense of it for the rest of us
February 13, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
Unmanned Drones Have Been Around Since World War I
They have recently been the subject of a lot of scrutiny, but the American military first began developing similar aerial vehicles during World War I
February 12, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Imagining a Drone-Proof City in the Age of Surveillance
As drones become common as tools of the military and intelligence agencies, how are architects and designers responding?
February 08, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Can Machines Learn Morality?
The debate over drones stirs up questions about whether robots can learn ethical behavior. Will they be able to make moral decisions?
February 08, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
The Privacy Wars: Goggles That Block Facial Recognition Technology
For designers, the battle over what it means to be private in a very public world is a new frontier to be conquered
February 06, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
Primal Screens: How Pro Football Is Amping Up Its Game
Pro football is turning to screens--some massive, others on smart phones--to try to keep its fans entertained.
February 01, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
Drone Couture: Designing Invisibility
While scientists work toward perfecting the invisibility cloak, one designer has already developed a line of clothing that makes people invisible...to robots
February 01, 2013 |
By Jimmy Stamp
CSI: Tennessee—Enter the World of Nuclear Forensics
Scientists are busy tracking the sources of stolen uranium in the hopes of deterring crime—and prevent the weapons getting into the wrong hands
February 2013 |
By Joseph Stromberg
Where is the Costa Concordia Now?
The ship that went aground one year ago is slowly but surely being turned upright and salvaged
February 2013 |
By Mark Strauss
Virtual Superhuman Powers Translate into Real Life Helpfulness
Thinking like a superhero in virtual reality may induce people to be more helpful in real life
January 31, 2013 |
By Marina Koren
These Machines Will Be Able to Detect Smells Your Own Nose Cannot
We're getting closer to the day when your smartphone knows you have a cold before you do
January 30, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
3D-TV, Automated Cooking and Robot Housemaids: Walter Cronkite Tours the Home of 2001
In 1967, the most trusted man in America investigated the home of the 21st century
January 29, 2013 |
By Matt Novak
Learning From Nature How to Deal With Nature
As cities like New York prepare for what appears to be a future of more extreme weather, the focus increasingly is on following nature's lead.
January 23, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
Can a Buzzing Fork Make You Lose Weight?
HapiFork, a utensil that slows down your eating, is one of a new wave of gadgets designed to help you take control of your health.
January 17, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
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
How Smart Should TVs Be?
Every January, at the Consumer Electronics Show, companies make a point of showing us how much smarter TVs have become, with the hope that they'll once again become our favorite screen.
January 11, 2013 |
By Randy Rieland
