March 27, 2009
Simply symbolic or smart environmentalism: Earth Hour approaches
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.
TechnologyMarch 26, 2009
Anatomy of a Twitter hoax: What did we learn?
March 26, 2009
The next not-so-big thing: Nanogenerators
March 25, 2009
Cruel irony: Do renewable power plants threaten their surrounding environment?
EnvironmentMarch 24, 2009
Who will manage the smart energy grid when it finally arrives?
TechnologyMarch 23, 2009
Analyzing What Robots Tell Us About Human Nature: A Q&A with Will Wright
You don't truly appreciate the complexity of life until you try to reverse engineer and recreate it, he says
March 19, 2009
Flex Appeal: Researchers Create Carbon Nanotube Muscles
Researchers test a new buff and tough material that expands or contracts when an electrical charge is applied and is able to withstand blazing heat and freezing cold
The SciencesMarch 19, 2009
Statistics, probability and NCAA's "March Madness"
March 17, 2009
Twitter this: Will juror tweeting lead to new trial?
March 17, 2009
Facebook app promises "greener" PCs
TechnologyMarch 16, 2009
Going with the Flow: Using Tech to Manage and Protect Dwindling Water Supplies
IBM touts new technology to help water utilities deliver a purer product
TechnologyMarch 13, 2009
Berners-Lee returns to CERN to reminisce on the Web's past and focus on its future
ComputingMarch 12, 2009
Remembering the Day the World Wide Web Was Born
What drove Tim Berners-Lee to imagine this game-changing model for information sharing, and will its openness be its undoing?
March 11, 2009
I-slate: Electronic chalkboards being developed for students in developing nations
TechnologyMarch 10, 2009
Computers have a lot to learn from the human brain, engineers say
March 9, 2009
Canadian gov hands over millions for 16 renewable energy projects
EnvironmentMarch 6, 2009
Legislation pushes Obama's vision of "green" power lines
TechnologyMarch 5, 2009
Roman Catholic bishops to faithful: Give up cell phone and Internet during Lent
March 4, 2009
"Bionic" eye restores vision after three decades of darkness
March 4, 2009
Will a Bendable Laser Scalpel Make the Cut?
Flexible optical fibers would provide access to hard-to-reach areas of the body
TechnologyMarch 3, 2009
New Koobface worm lets hackers play tricks on Facebook, MySpace members
March 3, 2009
Preying On a Tumor's Weakness with Nanotechnology to Fight Cancer
Winner of this year's $30,000 Lemelson–M.I.T. Student Prize uses gold nanoparticles to kill malignancies but spare healthy tissue
EnvironmentMarch 1, 2009
Bright Lights, Clean Water
February 27, 2009
Will Facebook let members vote on proposed changes?