Science Shows How Reddit Users Are Like Sheep
A new study shows that users on social news sites view a comment differently based on the judgement of users before them
11 Strange Science Lessons We Learned This Summer
In vitro meat? Teeth grown from urine? Screaming rocks and singing bats? It’s all real science from the summer of 2013
A Week of Camping Can Turn You Into a Morning Person
Getting away from artificial light and basking in sunlight can reset your internal clock, new research shows
The Skyscraper of the Future May Be Built Like Legos
The world’s cities are in the midst of a skyscraper boom. And one growing trend is to connect pre-fab floors like Lego pieces
Welcome to a Future When We Work Out on Walls
Is a club where you train on walls while sensors track your body’s performance just another fitness trend? Or is it real innovation?
To Develop Tomorrow’s Engineers, Start Before They Can Tie Their Shoes
The Ramps and Pathways program encourages students to think like engineers before they’ve reached double digits
Food Science Brings Us Kale on a Stick and Twinkies That Last Longer
With so much interest in what’s in our meals, food innovators are focusing on making the healthy palatable.
L.A. to San Fran in 30 Minutes? Can You Say Hyperloop?
Entrepreneur Elon Musk thinks bullet trains are too slow and expensive. He says he has a better idea: high-speed travel in tubes
A New Technology Can Remotely Analyze an Ecosystem’s Species By its Sound
By distributing networks of microphones to wetlands and forests around the world, biologists could track biodiversity in a whole new way
Some Day Your Passwords Could Be Replaced by a Pill
Now that passwords are neither secure nor easy, what will replace them? Fingerprint scans? Electronic tattoos? A pill?
Tour the Country’s Energy Infrastructure Through A New Interactive Map
Examining the network of power plants, transmission wires, and pipelines gives new insights into the inner workings of the electrical grid
Is Scotland the “Saudi Arabia” of Tidal Power?
The Pentland Firth, a seaway along Scotland’s Northern coast, could generate enough electricity to meet half of the country’s needs, new research finds
This New Device Can Sterilize Medical Tools Using Solar Power Alone
An invention called the solarclave could help prevent millions of annual infections that result from improperly cleaned medical equipment
Can We Be Tricked into Not Eating So Much?
Just posting calorie counts isn’t very effective. What may work, though, is framing overeating in terms everyone understands
These Bright Webs Depict Flight Patterns Around Major Airports
Software engineer Alexey Papulovskiy has built Contrailz, a site that generates visuals of flight data over cities around the world
Coming Soon: The Dream Chaser, a Nimbler Space Shuttle
This NASA-funded project could head into orbit within just a few years
What’s a QR Code Doing on That Blanket?
Artist Guillermo Bert is weaving together technology and Native American tradition
How You Type Could Become Your New Password
New technology can identify an individual just from keystrokes
Can We Power a Space Mission To An Exoplanet?
Ion engines, solar sails, antimatter rockets, nuclear fusion—several current and future technologies could someday help us fuel an interstellar journey
Why Living in a City Makes You More Innovative
Research suggests that the more opportunities you have to connect with different people—and fresh ideas—the more creative and productive you tend to be
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