HealthJanuary 5, 2009
A steady stream of clues pointed to Ivins during FBI anthrax investigation
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.
January 1, 2009
Using virtual worlds and video games to teach the lessons of reality
The SciencesJanuary 1, 2009
Fungal Clue in Mystery Bat Deaths
TechnologyDecember 31, 2008
The day Microsoft's Zunes stood still
TechnologyDecember 31, 2008
Microsoft poses (and U.S. patent office rejects) a plan for pay-as-you-go PCs
EnvironmentDecember 29, 2008
Biodiesel from human fat: illegal (not to mention unappetizing) but technically feasible
TechnologyDecember 26, 2008
Artificial Intelligence: Robots Rule When It Comes to Holiday Shopping
Businesses are beginning to turn to artificially intelligent bots to streamline their warehouses and distribution centers
EnvironmentDecember 24, 2008
Welcome to the Coldest Town on Earth
Oymyakon, Siberia, is bracing for temps as low as minus 90 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 67.8 degrees Celsius)
TechnologyDecember 24, 2008
NORAD confirms: Santa and his sleigh are on their way
TechnologyDecember 23, 2008
iPrayer: Pope blesses iPhone prayer book just in time for Christmas
TechnologyDecember 22, 2008
Slow Internet? Robot sub searches the Mediterranean for severed Internet cables
TechnologyDecember 19, 2008
U.S. Homeland Security seeks to arm commercial airliners with antimissile lasers
December 18, 2008
Airlines connecting passengers to the Web at 30,000 feet
TechnologyDecember 18, 2008
Sticky Savior: U.S. Army Readies a New Blast-Protection Adhesive for Deployment
The military looks to retrofit buildings in combat zones with a wallpaperlike tape that blocks flying debris during an explosion
EnvironmentDecember 18, 2008
What Happens to the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree After the Holidays?
This year's tree in midtown Manhattan, like last year's, will go toward building Habitat for Humanity housing
TechnologyDecember 17, 2008
Is That Ocarina Music Coming from Your iPhone?
Software apps turn the Apple iPhone into an ancient musical instrument, not to mention a virtual lighter, firecracker and voice synthesizer
TechnologyDecember 17, 2008
New York State proposes iPod tax
TechnologyDecember 16, 2008
U.S. Air Defense Command Offers New High-Tech Ways to Track Santa
Kids can now use cell phones, Twitter and photo-sharing sites to monitor Santa's progress on Christmas Eve
TechnologyDecember 16, 2008
Hackers help loggers illegally strip trees from the Amazon
TechnologyDecember 12, 2008
Can brain scans read our minds?
TechnologyDecember 12, 2008
Carbon Nanotube Clothing Could Take Charge in an Emergency [Slide Show]
A University of Michigan researcher coats cotton with carbon nanotubes in the hope of making duds that alert emergency crews of injured victims
TechnologyDecember 11, 2008
Satellites Spy on Washington from on High [Slide Show]
A satellite imaging company provides clear new pix of features on Earth's surface as India mulls the role played by such imagery in the deadly Mumbai attacks
TechnologyDecember 10, 2008
The computer mouse at 40: Remembering history in the making
TechnologyDecember 9, 2008
Cranial Computing: Practical Brain-to-Cyber Interfaces Closer to Reality
New portable, inexpensive brain-to-computer interfaces promise to help brain-injured patients communicate, but as of yet, they are not ready for prime time