The SciencesJuly 8, 2012
Is Apple Planning a Mini iPad?
Stories by Larry Greenemeier
Larry Greenemeier is the associate editor of technology for Scientific American, covering a variety of tech-related topics, including biotech, computers, military tech, nanotech and robots.
HealthJuly 5, 2012
Leggy Robot (Almost) Moves Like Jagger
TechnologyJuly 2, 2012
Mixed Signals: Smart Phone Sensors Recruited to Deliver Indoor GPS
Duke University researchers are developing a mobile app that uses wi-fi antennas, cellular radios and other detectors to guide smart phone users
TechnologyJuly 1, 2012
Is This Robo Cat the Future of Battlefield Recon?
Nimble robots like this Cheetah will help the military navigate terrain too rocky for wheels
HealthJune 28, 2012
What Is Acute Myelogenous Leukemia, the Cancer That Struck Nora Ephron?
The When Harry Met Sally screenwriter recently succumbed to this enigmatic form of cancer, but there are new treatments in the pipeline
HealthJune 21, 2012
A Crypto Expert's View on Scary Bird Flu Data
EnvironmentJune 21, 2012
Imagination + a Little Movie Magic = a Volkswagen Hover Car Silently Navigating City Streets [Video]
TechnologyJune 19, 2012
Impermanent Press: New Deformable Surface to Give Smart Phone Touch Screens Raised Tactile Keyboards
Flexible keys raised by fluid or gas on a touch screen surface applied to smart phones, tablets and other consumer electronics gadgets are expected to debut in 2013
The SciencesJune 18, 2012
Captain of Crunch: U.S. Nuclear Stockpile Watchdog Boasts Fastest Supercomputer in the West-or Anywhere Else, for That Matter
HealthJune 15, 2012
Tinnitus Sufferers Hoping Serenade Sound Therapy Can Relieve Ear Ringing
TechnologyJune 14, 2012
Small Comfort: Nanomedicine Able to Penetrate Bodily Defenses
Researchers use stealthy nanoscale particles to infiltrate vaginal mucus and keep herpes at bay in mice
The SciencesJune 11, 2012
Apple Unveils Future Products, Including iOS 6 with Tighter Facebook Ties
EnvironmentJune 9, 2012
What's in the Air You're Breathing? Competition Aims to Spur the Development of Personal Air-Pollution Detectors
HealthJune 4, 2012
Engineers Use Reflected Light to Illuminate the Mystery of Ear Infections
TechnologyJune 4, 2012
Ridley Scott's Prometheus Examines the Roots of Alien's Mythology
Co-screenwriter Jon Spaihts speaks with Scientific American about the Alien universe and humanity's quest for knowledge in Scott's latest film
TechnologyMay 29, 2012
Insides Trading: What Impact Will Facebook Have on Organ Donations?
People are turning to social media to bridge the chasm between those in need of life-saving organs and those who can help. This offers hope but also introduces risks
TechnologyMay 23, 2012
Shooting beyond the Moon: "Part-Time" Scientists Aim to Develop Autonomous Rover to Compete for Lunar X PRIZE
A 100-member team of experts aims to develop quick-response rover technology they hope will alter the way robots explore the moon and beyond
TechnologyMay 22, 2012
A Fine Brine: New Desalination Technique Yields More Drinkable Water
A new, more energy-efficient seawater distillation membrane is designed to yield greater amounts of potable water, and less briny discharge
HealthMay 16, 2012
Self-Worth Shattering: A Single Bomb Blast Can Saddle Soldiers with Debilitating Brain Trauma
Brain tissue from deceased military veterans exposed to explosions shows signs of the same neurodegenerative brain disorder that strikes football players who have sustained multiple concussions
TechnologyMay 9, 2012
Screening Test: Are al Qaeda's Airline Bombing Attempts Becoming More Sophisticated?
A joint CIA-Saudi Arabia intelligence coup uncovered a more effective underwear bomb designed to exploit resistance to controversial airport scans
The SciencesMay 8, 2012
Google Is My Pilot: Nevada Gambles on Self-Driving Cars
TechnologyMay 8, 2012
Intel Futurist Discusses Data's Secret Life, the Ghost of Computing and How We Should Attack Fear
Science fiction serves as a key inspiration for the man whose job it is envisage Intel's future and, to a large degree, the future of computing itself
The SciencesMay 4, 2012
Indian Researchers Develop Software to Stop Cyber Attack Bots
TechnologyMay 1, 2012
Intel Futurist on Why We Should Not Fear the Future
The world's largest computer chipmaker employs a corporate futurist, Brian David Johnson, to guess what gadgetry and computing will look like in 2020 and beyond