Mobile Phones
There's No Snoozing in Class With This Chemistry App
Chem101 allows professors to push out exercises for students to do on their devices, increasing classroom engagement
Can a Camera, a QR Code and Some Bubbles Test For E. Coli In Our Food?
MIT researchers are pursuing a newer, faster test for foodborne pathogens
This App Puts a Science Lab in Your Pocket
Lab4U turns smartphones and tablets into scientific tools
A Modern Odyssey: Two Iraqi Refugees Tell Their Harrowing Story
Fleeing violence in Iraq, two close friends embarked on an epic journey across Europe—and ended up worlds apart
In Smart Cities of the Future, Posters and Street Signs Can Talk
University of Washington engineers show how "smart" posters can send a message via FM radio waves to smartphone or car radio
Will This App Turn More Readers On to Serialized Fiction?
Releasing a chapter at a time, Radish could have us binge reading romance and mystery novels
The Story of the Astrolabe, the Original Smartphone
Prosperous times likely paved the way for this multifunctional device, conceptual ancestor to the iPhone 7
Robo-Dermatologist Diagnoses Skin Cancer With Expert Accuracy
A neural network can recognize and categorize skin lesions as well as MDs and may lead to a cancer-screening mobile app
This App Uses Facial Recognition Software to Help Identify Genetic Conditions
A geneticist uploads a photo of a patient’s face, and Face2Gene gathers data and generates a list of possible syndromes
How Mobile Technology Can Help Universities Combat Depression
Using sensors on smartphones and smartwatches can shed light on patients' symptoms, even identifying ones they didn't notice or share with counselors
What Tech Writers Said About the iPhone When It Debuted Ten Years Ago
Not everyone thought the sleek phone/browser/music player would have mainstream appeal
Happy 10th Birthday, iPhone! So What's Next?
Based on patent documents, here are eight innovations that could become part of the iPhone of the future
France Says "Au Revoir" to After-Hours Work Email
A new "right to disconnect" law lets employees negotiate communication rules in order to reduce stress and exhaustion from work
How Chemicals Left Behind on Your Phone Could Identify You
Mass spectrometry is finding a new role in forensic science
From the Telegram to Twitter, How Presidents Make Contact With Foreign Leaders
Does faster communication cause more problems than it solves?
What Cell Phone Grime Reveals About Lifestyle
Chemical traces left on cell phones show what people eat, what drugs they take and even what cosmetics they use
How Pokémon Go Can Save Lives in a Hurricane
Players could mobilize by donating blood, filling sandbags and evacuating threatened areas
With This Smartphone Microscope, You Can Play Soccer and Pac-Man With Microbes
Stanford engineer Ingmar Riedel-Kruse built a 3D-printed microscope that allows students to not only observe but also interact with tiny creatures
Can This App Cure Your Fear of Flying?
No, you're not plummeting from the sky. But the SkyGuru app can help explain why it might feel that way, using real-time flight data
Five Ways National Parks Are Embracing Technology
Cell phones and other screens don't have to detract from the park experience
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