TechnologyJuly 1, 2009
Happy birthday, Walkman! You don't sound a day over 30
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.
TechnologyJuly 1, 2009
Catch you later, BlackBerry-toting skier
July 1, 2009
Ocean researchers developing robotic laser network to map the seabed
ComputingJune 30, 2009
Flood of objections to China's Internet policing holds back Green Dam software
June 26, 2009
Spending green to go green: The Chevy Volt and MINI Cooper E
June 25, 2009
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean's garbage patch: Eureka!
June 25, 2009
Carnegie Mellon robot racers plot successor to Boss
June 24, 2009
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean's garbage patch: An albatross visits, followed by a rough night
TechnologyJune 22, 2009
Google develops a landmark recognition engine
TechnologyJune 19, 2009
Human-Powered Subs--Start Your "Engines"
Student submariners gather at the Naval Surface Warfare Center in Maryland to compete in a race that tests their engineering skills—and ability to pedal under water
Space & PhysicsJune 19, 2009
Up and away: NASA's lunar spacecraft are on their way
June 18, 2009
Voyage to the Pacific Ocean's "garbage patch"
The SciencesJune 18, 2009
China wants Web filters placed on all PCs, to the chagrin of U.S. PC makers
Space & PhysicsJune 17, 2009
Second hydrogen leak shuts down NASA's Endeavour launch until July
TechnologyJune 16, 2009
Apple fixes lingering Java security flaw in Mac software
Space & PhysicsJune 15, 2009
Under pressure: NASA aims to fix Endeavor's leaky fuel system and launch June 17
TechnologyJune 12, 2009
Plug and Play: Researchers Expand Clinical Study of Neural Interface Brain Implant
BrainGate moves to phase II testing as scientists search for a way to return life to paralyzed limbs
The SciencesJune 12, 2009
For most (but not all) digital television has arrived
June 11, 2009
Software lets you turn your iPhone or Blackberry into a very expensive pen
TechnologyJune 10, 2009
Submarines--great and small--aid search for Air France black boxes
TechnologyJune 9, 2009
Soon, there will be so much video on the Web we'll be talking about "zettabytes"
HealthJune 2, 2009
Researchers Look for Ways to Deliver a One-Two Punch to Flu Viruses
Most antiviral drugs target only half of the cell-infection cycle of viruses such as H1N1. A team of researchers is looking to shut down the whole process
TechnologyJune 1, 2009
Paperless Books: E-Paper Makes Headway
Beyond the Kindle, future electronic page displays will be more efficient--and in color
TechnologyJune 1, 2009
News Scan Briefs: Hand Transplant Recipients Switch Handedness
Also: ending nerve damage from needles, "caveman" connection to humans, electromagnetic chatter, and laser beams that curve