Technology
Sewage May Hold the Key to Tracking Opioid Abuse
Public health managers are hoping to pinpoint how and when people abuse drugs in order to prevent deaths
"Superpower Glass" Helps Kids With Autism Understand Emotions
A new Stanford-designed technology pairs Google Glass with a face-identifying AI app that tells wearers what emotions they're seeing
Using Electric Currents to Fool Ourselves Into Tasting Something We're Not
Nimesha Ranasinghe is bringing a new dimension to virtual reality, embedding electric taste simulation technology into utensils
View the Uffizi’s Ancient Treasures From Afar, in 3D
A new website has digitized 300 objects from the Florence gallery’s Greek and Roman collection
The Computers That Changed the World
A Seattle museum keeps its vintage computers in working order, so that visitors can experience the evolution of the machine
Behind the Scenes With the Spacecraft That Will Soar Through the Sun's Atmosphere
The probe, which launches Sunday, will attempt to solve enduring mysteries about the sun
Driverless Car Technology Could Help Find Unmarked Graves
The same LIDAR technology that lets driverless cars "see" their surroundings can be used to spot changes in a landscape indicative of grave sites
A Sensuous Blending of Style and Speed, This Ducati Is Both Art and Machine
An appreciation for the cognoscenti of motorcycles
How Ancient Arts Are Inspiring Modern Electronics
Engineers are finding a connection between paper snowflakes and wearable devices that stretch and bend with your body
This One-of-a-Kind Biplane Embodies the Thrill of Airshow Flight
The Air and Space Museum’s new “We All Fly” gallery will encourage imaginations to soar
For Electric Vehicles to Take Off, Apartments Need to Come with Charging Stations
As EVs make more inroads, giving tenants somewhere to plug in their cars could become a selling point
This Simulation Maps the Rise and Fall of Species Over 800,000 Years
Biogeographers have built a virtual world to trace the emergence and extinction of species during the last eight glacial cycles
50 Years Ago, the Whole Earth Catalog Launched and Reinvented the Environmental Movement
The publication gave rise to a new community of environmental thinkers, where hippies and technophiles found common ground
How Tiny Trackers Could Help Humans Avoid Kissing Bugs' Deadly Smooch
The insects, which spread Chagas disease, can now be tracked with miniature radios to stop the spread of illness
Engineering the Perfect Wave
A technology breakthrough allows surf legend Kelly Slater to manufacture the same wave over and over again
King T’Challa’s Black Panther Suit, a Bold Statement of Afrofuturist Pride, Comes to the Smithsonian
Pounce on the opportunity to celebrate contemporary African-African filmmaking at the National Museum of African American History and Culture this fall
How Guadalajara Reinvented Itself as a Technology Hub
Mexico's second largest city has nimbly transformed into a R&D hotpsot, offering a model for the country's future
New Gadget Brings Fish Up From the Ocean's "Twilight Zone"
The portable decompression chamber allows SCUBA-diving scientists to safely collect specimens without them, well, exploding
How Computer Scientists Model the Role of Religion in Society
Virtual simulations attempt to show how faith influences human behavior in the face of terror
Artificial Intelligence May Be Able To Smell Illnesses in Human Breath
Compounds in your breath could help AI detect illnesses, including different cancers
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