/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20111011093007city-skyline.jpg)
Experts think it’s only a matter of time before cities are being run by sensors connected to powerful computers
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/2011100512500814-space-future-spaceflight-small.jpg)
Space Travel in the 22nd Century
NASA and the Defense Department want scientists to start dreaming the next impossible dream: Exploring another solar system
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20111003122010dog-cute-running-tongue.jpg)
Pet products are already a huge business. Innovations like pet GPS and remote feeding devices are making it even bigger
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110929113009Innovations-drones-470.jpg)
We’re moving closer to the day when flying robots will make decisions on their own
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110927091007multiple-computers-desktop.jpg)
The idea that technology is causing us to lose our mental edge won’t go away
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110921111009solyndra-energy.jpg)
Can Solar Survive the Solyndra Swirl?
Following the collapse of the ballyhooed solar firm, these are dark times for renewable energy. But big players are betting it’s treehugger fantasy
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/women-scientists-main-631.jpg)
Ten Historic Female Scientists You Should Know
Before Marie Curie, these women dedicated their lives to science and made significant advances
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110919021012Innovations-Wal-Mart-store-470.jpg)
The day is coming soon when Walmart and other retailers will analyze your “social genome” by tracking what you say on Facebook and Twitter
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110914010014Innovations-Apple-iPad-Samsung-Galaxy-patent-470.jpg)
Patents supposed to turn ideas into inventions. But in the tech world, they’ve become the weapons of choice when companies like Google and Apple face off
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110912104010Innovations-facial-recognition-technology-470.jpg)
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110908113012riddell-concussion-sensor-helmets.jpg)
Football Tech to Protect Players
From “smart helmets” to “intelligent mouthguards,” football tackles the challenge of high technology to reduce injury and improve the game
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110906010009car-sharing.jpg)
Thanks to social media and wireless networks, we have less reason to own things. Welcome to the sharing economy
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/cd/ee/cdee1c82-f8e3-4de4-983e-8599d4485745/finland-smiles-wr.jpg)
Why Are Finland’s Schools Successful?
The country’s achievements in education have other nations, especially the United States, doing their homework
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110831014009booktracks.jpg)
A company called Booktrack Introduces a new kind of e-book. It plays music or sound effects to accompany your reading
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110829103011hurricane-irene-nasa.jpg)
Can We Do Something About This Weather?
Most climate scientists say we should expect extreme weather to happen more often in the future. Do we have to be satisfied with just being prepared?
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110825035009steve-jobs-apple.jpg)
The Apple CEO’s resignation has prompted an outpouring of tributes you rarely, if ever, see for corporate executives
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110824125011human-brain-vat-small.jpg)
IBM scientists say their “cognitive” chip is a key step toward developing computers that think and learn more like human beings and less like calculators
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110822104010education-schools-computers-arts.jpg)
A Cheat Sheet to Help Schools Foster Creativity
Corporate execs say they’re looking for independent thinkers, but schools are stilled geared to assembly lines. Here are ideas to spur imaginative learning
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/20110817021011biowave-ocean-floor-coral-mimic.jpg)
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/7d/ac/7dace2e3-7618-44ba-b8e8-3af417465d6d/sibloglogoinnovation_s_nogear_fb5.jpg)
The new Smithsonian magazine blog about innovations gets a new title: Innovations
Page 150 of 155