Scientific Innovation
A Preview of CES: When Cars Become Smartphones
Is the day coming when your car will talk to your alarm clock and also check your heart rate?
Just How Free is Free Will?
Researchers are finding that our behavior may be more hard-wired than we'd like to believe. If so, can we handle the truth?
The ABCs of 2012, Part II
Here are more of the terms you should know if you want to feel plugged into innovations changing the way we live this year
The Epic Struggle to Tunnel Under the Thames
No one had ever tunneled under a major river before Marc Brunel began a shaft below London's river in the 1820s
The ABCs of 2012, Part I
Here are terms you should know if you want to show you're already plugged into the new year
The Twelve Days of Gadgets
In their day, maids a-milking and pipers piping might have made for one fine gift. But it is the 21st century. A replacement list is in order
One Step Closer to Beating Old Age
Thanks to medical innovations and research breakthroughs, living past your 100th birthday will one day not be such a big deal
A Game Where Nice Guys Finish First
Researchers found that when it comes to building social networks, people much prefer someone who likes to cooperate over a person who looks out for himself
Snooze Science Yields Doze Apps
Now you can reportedly track what your brain has been doing all night, all in the name of a good night's sleep
Engineering the Climate
The idea of manipulating the Earth's atmosphere has been derided as too risky and too arrogant. That may be changing
Where Fear Lives
Scientists are testing innovative ways to keep frightening memories from controlling people's lives
Nine Inventions Whose Time Has Come
Some are ingenious, some long overdue and some a bit strange. But all provide a glimpse of a different future
3D Printers Are Building the Future, One Part at a Time
Don't just download music. Download sculpture. Or a bicycle. That's the promise of 3D printing
Why We Don’t Like Creativity
Everyone talks about innovation, but most people seem uncomfortable with the creative forces that make it happen
Edison vs. Westinghouse: A Shocking Rivalry
The inventors' battle over the delivery of electricity was an epic power play
In Search of Queen Victoria’s Voice
The British monarch was present when a solicitor demonstrated one of the earliest audio recording devices. But did she really say "tomatoes"?
Are Machines Dumbing Us Down?
The idea that technology is causing us to lose our mental edge won't go away
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
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
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?
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