Technology
This Small-Town Newspaper Is the Last of Its Kind
The "Saguache Crescent," a weekly in a Colorado hamlet, still prints on the 19th-century technology known as linotype
Negative Effects of Social Media May Impact Adolescent Girls and Boys at Different Ages
A new study suggests certain 'windows' of development when youngsters appear most sensitive to technology
This Important Geophysical Robot on Mars May Die Soon
The InSight observatory has a seismometer and a heat probe, which have enabled it to gather data on rock layers below the planet's soil
Researchers Create a Fabric That Can 'Hear' Your Heartbeat
This fabric acts as both a speaker and microphone, detecting even faint noises and converting them into electrical signals
A New A.I. Can Help Historians Decipher Damaged Ancient Greek Texts
The developers announced that their program, called "Ithaca," is able to reconstruct missing or damaged inscriptions
The Russian Jet That Fights for Both Sides
What Ukrainian air force pilots had to say about their aging Su-27s.
A New Tool May Help Crab Fishers Sidestep Dead Zones
Low-cost sensors that fit into crab pots could provide real-time data on oxygen fluctuations in the ocean
Robots May Soon Fix and Fuel Satellites in Space
Orbiting machines that grip, grapple and maneuver could one day maintain the fleet of small spacecraft that encircle Earth
Tearing Down the Barriers for Black Inventors Begins With Honoring Their Historic Breakthroughs
Smithsonian’s Eric S. Hintz, a historian of invention, details how scholars are envisioning a more inclusive ecosystem for the innovators of tomorrow
The Future of Recycling May Be in Microbes
An enzyme-based recycling technology is poised to go commercial, but questions about cost and scalability linger
This Deepfake Exhibition Shows How Convincing the New Technology Can Be
The Museum of the Moving Image tests whether patrons can spot the difference between fabrication and reality
How Good Design Promotes Good Health
Cooper Hewitt dives into the surprisingly creative ways doctors, nurses, engineers, designers, artists and, even your neighbors, responded to the pandemic
Polaroid Inventor Edwin Land Gave Us More Than Just Instant Photos
Seventy-five years after the game-changing camera was unveiled to the public, a scientist calls attention to Land's other technological breakthroughs
Smithsonian Honors Female Scientists With 120 Bright Orange Statues
The 3-D–printed figures will be displayed on the National Mall in celebration of Women's History Month
Scientists Build an Artificial Fish That Swims on Its Own Using Human Heart Cells
The experiment could advance pacemaker technology and bring science closer to developing artificial hearts for people
Captained by A.I., This New 'Mayflower' Will Cross the Atlantic This Spring
The autonomous ship will embark on the same journey the Pilgrims took more than 400 years ago, collecting scientific data along the way
This Missouri Company Still Makes Cassette Tapes, and They Are Flying Off the Factory Floor
National Audio Company is the largest manufacturer in the world for this retro sound
An Immersive Celebration of Ramses II Transports Visitors to Ancient Egypt
Historic artifacts meet 21st-century technology in a blockbuster touring exhibition centered on the 19th-Dynasty pharaoh
Satellites Can Spot Beached Whales From Space
Very high resolution satellites give scientists a new way to find out when and where a large-bodied whale, such as a humpback or a sperm, is stranded
A New Generation of Satellites Is Helping Authorities Track Methane Emissions
Efforts to identify leaks of the harmful greenhouse gas are improving with advances in technology
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