Stories by Larry Greenemeier

On Tuesday the country conducted its third underground nuclear explosion, a blast estimated to be the same as a six- or seven-kiloton atomic bomb

The head of Bell Labs Research says the Internet should deal in information rather than simply bits and bytes

Intel is developing communication technology that can quickly process and respond to signals Hawking sends from the few muscles in his body that he can still control

Scientific American’s trip to this year’s International Consumer Electronics Show turned up some oddities

This week key players from government, business and academia meet at Penn State to discuss new technologies and techniques they hope will lead to a resurgence in U.S. manufacturing

The U.S. Energy Department unleashes Titan, the world's fastest supercomputer

Changing the Internet's focus from data location to the nature of the information itself should improve network efficiency and security

Social scientist Duncan Watts talks about how the Web can deliver on its decade-old promises of delivering researchers with unprecedented access to fodder for behavioral research

SA has combed shopping malls and Web sites for 10 of the geekiest gadgets that leverage science and technology in novel and surprising ways

A new tool helps airports track disease

Artificial muscles have mostly been flaccid as a replacement for motors. Could carbon nanotube yarns soaked in paraffin wax change this?

With New York City as their backdrop, Cooper Union engineering students use their technical skills to reimagine photography

The space agency is testing alternative manufacturing processes for faster, cheaper ways to make parts for its new Space Launch System

Engineers design robo pests to search for earthquake victims