Innovations
Why Jaguar Uses Aerospace Aluminum to Build Its Cars
One big challenge facing Jaguar in its switch from steel to aluminum was how to utilize this lighter, less flexible alloy
The Ethical Challenges Self-Driving Cars Will Face Every Day
The biggest ethical quandaries for self-driving cars arise in mundane situations, not when crashes are unavoidable
Why We Should Test Heart Drugs On a 'Virtual Human' Instead of Animals
Thousands of animals are used for heart drug tests each year—but research shows that computer-simulated trials are more accurate
Can We Gene-Edit Herpes Away?
Because the virus hides out deep in our bodies and stays there for life, a vaccine has eluded scientists for decades. But there may be another way
Could Immunotherapy Lead the Way to Fighting Cancer?
A new treatment that uses the body's own immune system to fight cancer is offering hope to patients with advanced disease
The Real Reasons You Shouldn't Clone Your Dog
It’s easy to understand why someone would want to. It's harder to justify the actual cloning process, both ethically and scientifically
What Will Our Society Look Like When Artificial Intelligence Is Everywhere?
Will robots become self-aware? Will they have rights? Will they be in charge? Here are five scenarios from our future dominated by AI
The History of Breeding Mice for Science Begins With a Woman in a Barn
Far more than a mouse fancier, Abbie Lathrop helped establish the standard mouse model and pioneered research into cancer inheritance
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
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