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Rebuilding Rainwater Collection in India

From one conservationist's perspective, harvesting rainwater doesn't necessarily mean high-tech strategies—traditional techniques have been around for centuries
May 09, 2012 | By Sarah C. Rich

Big Data or Too Much Information?

We now create an enormous amount of digital data every day on smart phones, social networks and sensors. So how do you make sense of all of it?
May 07, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Medicine Goes Small

Nanotechnology is taking health care to the molecular level and changing it in profound ways. But is it all good?
May 02, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Groundwater, Gravity and Graphic Design

An important piece of science recently popped up in Times Square, in the form of a 19,000-square-foot interactive map by a Dutch information designer.
May 02, 2012 | By Sarah C. Rich

Will America ever love electric bikes?

Most bikers scoff at them, but as the U.S. population ages and gas prices rise, expect to see more bikes running on batteries.
April 27, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

The Magazine of the Future (on floppy disk!)

More than 20 years before the iPad, an entrepreneur saw the potential of interactive, digital magazines
April 23, 2012 | By Matt Novak

To the Asteroids and Beyond

A group of big-name tech billionaires wants to open up a new frontier in space--mining space rocks.
April 23, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Next Up? The Smart Watch

If the crowd-funding spike for the Pebble smart watch is any indication, wearable tech is about to go mainstream.
April 20, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

The Disco-Blasting Robot Waiters of 1980s Pasadena

In 1983, a Chinese fast-food restaurant hired a curious-looking pair of servers: Tanbo R-1 and Tanbo R-2.
April 19, 2012 | By Matt Novak

When Innovation Flows Uphill

Think that all the best inventions happen in rich countries and trickle down to poor ones? Think again.
April 18, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

How the Titanic Tragedy Reshaped the Fishing Industry

Alarmed by the sinking of the ocean liner, a radio pioneer devised a way to detect icebergs—and then submarines, reefs and schools of fish
April 13, 2012 | By Peter Smith

E-Book Recreates a Monster

Frankenstein is back, but this time his story is interactive, as publishers scramble to "enhance" novels.
April 12, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

When Animals Inspire Inventions

Whether it's tiny robots swimming inside our bodies or super-efficient 3D solar panels, nature never stops providing answers
April 09, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Google Goggles Aim to Augment Reality

The internet giant's newest innovation is a wearable computing device that projects data right in front of our eyes
April 06, 2012 | By Joseph Stromberg

The High-Tech Minimalist Sock-Shoe

Nike's latest innovation promises to improve runners' comfort, help the environment, and revolutionize shoe manufacturing
April 06, 2012 | By Sarah C. Rich

Welcome to the 21st Century Ballpark

The new Marlins Park in Miami isn't another retro stadium. No, it's high-tech and arty and a little bit wacky
April 05, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Better Feet Through Radiation: The Era of the Fluoroscope

In the 1940s and 50s, shoe stores were dangerous places. At the center of the shopping experience was the shoe-fitting fluoroscope—a pseudoscientific machine that became a token of mid-century marketing deception.
April 04, 2012 | By Sarah C. Rich

Time to Reinvent the Parking Lot

Some urban planners and architects say we can do a lot better than asphalt slabs and concrete boxes
March 29, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

Is the Future of Journalism Computerized?

New artificial intelligence programs can analyze data sets to produce news articles that mimic the human voice
March 29, 2012 | By Joseph Stromberg

The Milkman’s Robot Helper

Could futuristic technology have saved the milkman from extinction?
March 28, 2012 | By Matt Novak


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