Innovations
What the Founding Fathers' Money Problems Can Teach Us About Bitcoin
The challenges faced by the likes of Ben Franklin have a number of parallels to today’s cryptocurrency boom
Colored Pigments and Complex Tools Suggest Humans Were Trading 100,000 Years Earlier Than Previously Believed
Transformations in climate and landscape may have spurred these key technological innovations
Can a Computer Model Predict the First Round of This Year's March Madness?
Two mathematicians at Ohio State University are using machine learning to forecast tournament upsets
Google Japan Now Has Street View From a Dog's Perspective
It's like riding an Akita around Japan
Embroidering Electronics Into the Next Generation of 'Smart' Fabrics
Is an archaic sewing skill a key to connected, sensing, communicating fabrics of the future?
Inside the Colorado Vault That Keeps Your Favorite Foods From Going Extinct
From heirloom potatoes to honeybee sperm, this collection works to preserve our invaluable agricultural diversity
Women Who Shaped History
Collecting the stories of women who forever changed the course of the American story
Smell-O-Vision, Astrocolor and Other Film Industry Inventions That Proved To Be Flops
Sound, color and special effects transformed the moviegoing experience. These innovations decidedly did not.
Construction Underway on Clock That Will Keep Time for 10,000 Years
Funded by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, the $42 million mechanical timekeeper will be located inside a mountain in west Texas
When It Comes to Counting Wildlife, Drones Are More Accurate Than People
Technology could be a conservation gamechanger, but we need to interrogate its impact on wildlife
Why Building a Carbon Fiber Car Is So Labor-Intensive
To make the lightest possible sports car, Alfa Romeo knows it needs to build key components using carbon fiber
To Keep Up With Its Growth, Singapore Has a Grand Plan To Expand Underground
The densely populated city-state is becoming a global leader in the underground urbanism movement
The Countries Poised To Become "Renewable Superpowers"
The fossil fuel era won't last forever. And a new set of nations will find their reserves of lithium, copper and rare earth metals in high demand
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Travels from Court to Classroom to Highlight History of African-American Inventors
The NBA all-star says he hopes young students realize the power and influence they can achieve in STEM-related fields
In a World Striving To Cut Carbon Emissions, Do the Olympics Make Sense?
Perhaps there is still a case for the greenhouse-gas gushing games if host cities amplify their efforts to showcase green tech and innovations
Here's How a Mercedes-AMG V8 Engine Is Built
Each Mercedes-AMG GT engine is put together by one person, not by an assembly line. In total, it takes that person 11 steps, and approximately three hours
This Electronic "Skin" Already Has a Sense of Touch. Now It Can Also Heal Itself
The new e-skin can both heal itself and be recycled, limiting electronic waste
How Engine Placement Gives This Mercedes-AMG Its Edge
The secret to the high performance of the Mercedes-AMG is the placement of the front end engine: right behind the axle
Is Drone Delivery Good for the Environment?
Reducing the need for trucking by delivering some packages with electric drones could save fuel, and potentially carbon emissions. But how much?
The Dubious Science of Genetics-Based Dating
Is love really just a cheek swab away?
Page 24 of 29