Innovation

Brain Science: 10 New Studies That Get Inside Your Head

This new research reveals how little we know about the brain and how it affects our daily lives

August 17, 2012

Augmented Reality Livens up Museums

We still have to wait a bit for Google Goggles, but augmented reality is moving mainstream, even bringing museum dinosaurs to life

August 14, 2012

How Would You Rank the Greatest Presidents?

In a new book, political junkie Robert W. Merry shares his three-part test

August 12, 2012

Smartphone as Doctor

Some think that little computer you carry around with you is about to bring a sea change in the doctor-patient relationship. Is data power?

August 10, 2012

Cars With Benefits

Soon new cars will have Internet access so carmakers are developing ways to reduce distractions. Like turning on the radio with the wink of an eye

August 6, 2012

Scenes From a Changing Planet

Landsat satellites have been taking photos of Earth for a long time, but only now can you watch zoomable, time-lapse images of the planet’s transformation.

August 3, 2012

New Tech May Have Athletes Climbing the Walls

How the Nova, the latest in artificial climbing wall design, goes from in-home gym to living room gallery

July 31, 2012

The Message War

Counterterrorism strategy now includes everything from trolling on extremists’ websites to studying how the brain responds to storytelling

July 30, 2012

50 Shades of Green

July 26, 2012

How We Travel: 10 Fresh Ideas

It may seem like getting around is the same old grind every day. But take heart. There’s a lot of original thinking going on about how we go places

July 23, 2012

An Answer for Alzheimer’s?

A treatment for the disease has eluded scientists for almost two decades. But new research offers hope that they finally may be on the right path

July 19, 2012

Can Computers Predict Crimes?

A lot of police departments hope so. They’re starting to invest in software that uses algorithms to forecast where crimes are most likely to happen

July 16, 2012

10 Ways Tech Makes Old Age Easier

With their populations aging rapidly in coming decades, many countries, including the U.S., will rely heavily on technology to take care of seniors

July 12, 2012

Going to Extremes

As weather, from droughts to violent storms, becomes more likely, tech companies are developing tools to help us deal with the worst nature has to offer

July 9, 2012

Our Daily Juice

Batteries, so much a part of our daily lives, are being transformed. Now scientists say they’ve created one out of spray paint

July 5, 2012

Food, Modified Food

June 29, 2012

Prepare to Go Underground

Upside down skyscrapers. Vacuum tubes whisking away trash. Welcome to the future of cities as they begin exploring the next urban frontier

June 26, 2012

Robots Enter the Job Market

In some cases, they’re learning to work with humans. In others, they’re taking over the whole plant

June 21, 2012

The Allure of Brain Scans

They sure make pretty pictures, but are we exaggerating what they can really tell us about what’s going on inside our heads?

June 18, 2012

Deconstructing Dad

Fatherhood remains a ripe subject for scientific research. Here are 10 recent studies on the transformation from man to dad

June 14, 2012