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Fast Forward: The Dark Energy Camera
Get a sneak peak at the new project that will search for mysterious cosmic energies that drive our universe
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Timothy Ferris on Voyagers’ Never-Ending Journey
With the spacecraft poised to leave our solar system, the writer who helped compile the time capsules they carry reflects on our foray into outer space
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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
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The Secret Lives of Medieval Books
A new method reveals which pages of ancient religious texts were most frequently used—and which prayers perpetually put readers to sleep
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A group of big-name tech billionaires wants to open up a new frontier in space—mining space rocks
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What Is on Voyager’s Golden Record?
From a whale song to a kiss, the time capsule sent into space in 1977 had some interesting contents
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If the crowd-funding spike for the Pebble smart watch is any indication, wearable tech is about to go mainstream
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Think that all the best inventions happen in rich countries and trickle down to poor ones? Think again
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Frankenstein is back, but this time his story is interactive, as publishers scramble to “enhance” novels
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When Animals Inspire Inventions
Whether it’s tiny robots swimming inside our bodies or super-efficient 3D solar panels, nature never stops providing answers
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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
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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
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The Brain is Full of Surprises
New research suggests the brain is more organized than previously thought and alsothat a full memory can reside within only a few neurons
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Dear Science Fiction Writers: Stop Being So Pessimistic!
Neal Stephenson created the Hieroglyph Project to convince sci-fi writers to stop worrying and learn to love the future
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Before the Jetsons, Arthur Radebaugh Illustrated the Future
In the 1950s and ‘60s, the newspaper cartoonist dreamed up a madcap American utopia, filled with flying cars and fantastical skyscrapers
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Bruce McCall Illustrates the Future That Wasn’t
According to past predictions, we should be living in an era of flying cars and other marvels. But be glad that some advances haven’t happened
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The celebrated science fiction writer and author of Tomorrow Now, explains why you don’t need to be clairvoyant to predict the future
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Time to Reinvent the Parking Lot
Some urban planners and architects say we can do a lot better than asphalt slabs and concrete boxes
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The Camera That Can See Around Walls
A new device uses laser pulses to create 3-D images of areas beyond its line of sight
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A Little Less Friction, Please
The big buzzword in digital technology now is “frictionless,” meaning the less we humans have to deal with, the better
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