TechnologyFebruary 24, 2012
"Bill of Rights" Aims to Give Consumers More Control over Personal Info Online
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.
HealthFebruary 23, 2012
Does Overeating Cause Memory Impairment as We Age?
Researchers are in the early stages of linking caloric intake to mild cognitive impairment, the stage between normal age-related memory loss and early Alzheimer's disease
EnvironmentFebruary 14, 2012
MRI Reveals Mysteries inside Batteries for Gadgets and Electric Cars
The SciencesFebruary 10, 2012
Iran Government Suspected in Cutting Off Internet to Quell Protests
The SciencesFebruary 9, 2012
A "Deceptive Individual": Steve Jobs's FBI File
ElectronicsFebruary 8, 2012
Land and See: Infrared and 3-D Vision Systems Combine to Help Pilots Avoid Crash Landings
Enhanced and synthetic vision technologies (and even a combination of the two) promise to make flying on small- and medium-size aircraft safer
EvolutionFebruary 2, 2012
For Military Researchers, the Butterfly Is the Ultimate Drone [Video]
TechnologyJanuary 31, 2012
New Cornell High-Tech Campus Recalls Former Research Glory of Small New York City Island
Roosevelt Island was once home to the founders of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), not to mention important studies of malaria, frostbite and saltwater consumption
TechnologyJanuary 31, 2012
New Cornell Campus to Cultivate High-Tech Industry in New York City [Slide Show]
A collaboration with an Israeli University will incubate start-ups from an East River island with a colorful past
ComputingJanuary 24, 2012
Eyes Have It: Gaze-Controlled PCs and Games Come into View
TechnologyJanuary 17, 2012
SOPA Opera: White House Shuts Down Online Anti-Piracy Bill
Content providers and users are still far apart on proposed Internet piracy-protection legislation as alternative bill is offered
TechnologyJanuary 17, 2012
Scientific American Presents the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) [Slide Show]
Justin Bieber traded dance moves with a robot, there were "cloud-connected" concept cars, not to mention a 3-D printer that spit out toys, jewelry and more. They were some choice highlights among the thousands of tech novelties that lit up Las Vegas at the annual exhibition
TechnologyJanuary 11, 2012
CES 2012: Intel to Power Smart Phones, Create Ultrabook-Tablet Hybrid Devices
The SciencesJanuary 10, 2012
Microsoft Bids Farewell to Consumer Electronics Show (CES) with Preview of Windows 8 and Two-Way TV
TechnologyJanuary 10, 2012
Ballot Secrecy Keeps Voting Technology at Bay
Republicans during Tuesday's New Hampshire primary will use a technology recognizable to Washington and Lincoln to make their choices
TechnologyJanuary 6, 2012
Scientific American Previews the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES)
The SciencesJanuary 5, 2012
GM to Bolster Chevy Volt Batteries Following Electrical Fires
EvolutionJanuary 4, 2012
Robot Uses Lizard Tail to Leap
EnvironmentDecember 29, 2011
First Fast-Charging Station for E-Cars Goes Live as Part of `Electric Highway'
The SciencesDecember 28, 2011
1.4-Meter Organic LED TV Sets to Be Unveiled at Consumer Tech Extravaganza
The SciencesDecember 23, 2011
FCC Dreams of a White (Space) Christmas for Wireless Gadgets
The SciencesDecember 22, 2011
10 Facts about Portable Electronics and Airplanes
TechnologyDecember 21, 2011
The Indispensable Gadgets of the World's Smartest People
We ask our board of advisers to choose the technologies that they cannot live without
TechnologyDecember 20, 2011
North Korea's Nukes: Does the Death of Kim Jong-il Mean Trouble for the U.S.?
We talk to an international arms expert about North Korea's uncertain power shift and its impact on the country's nuclear chess game