TechnologyNovember 17, 2008
High-tech approach to taming New Mexico's wild horses
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.
TechnologyNovember 13, 2008
Showcasing Your Life Online? New Software Uses Images of Keys to Make Copies
One more thing to worry about: Researchers show they can duplicate house, office or car keys from an image
TechnologyNovember 11, 2008
Why you should be careful when you get rid of a computer
November 10, 2008
Trouble walking? Try Honda's new exoskeleton legs
TechnologyNovember 7, 2008
Obama considers candidates for first chief tech officer
TechnologyNovember 6, 2008
Bionic hand recognized as top invention
TechnologyNovember 5, 2008
FCC opens up "white spaces" to tech companies
HealthNovember 4, 2008
Heparin Scare: Deaths from Tainted Blood-Thinner Spur Race for Safe Replacement
As health inspectors probe nearly 100 deaths tied to contaminated heparin, researchers develop safer version in the lab
TechnologyNovember 3, 2008
Election 2008: E-voting concerns persist
EnvironmentOctober 30, 2008
What's Causing Bats to Drop Like Flies?
Researchers look beyond white-nose syndrome as the prime suspect in the mysterious deaths of bats in the U.S. Northeast
TechnologyOctober 29, 2008
Google, Microsoft and Yahoo! join human rights initiative
The SciencesOctober 29, 2008
U.S. and Soviet spooks studied paranormal powers to find a Cold War advantage
TechnologyOctober 27, 2008
Are You Evil? Profiling That Which Is Truly Wicked
A cognitive scientist employs malevolent logic to define the dark side of the human psyche
Mind & BrainOctober 27, 2008
Ghostbusters: Are military bases haunted?
TechnologyOctober 23, 2008
Speed racer: Jet- and- rocket- powered 1,000-mph car ready to go
TechnologyOctober 22, 2008
The China syndrome: Microsoft darkens screens of Windows pirates
The SciencesOctober 21, 2008
Un-Netting Trade in Endangered Species: eBay Vows Crackdown on Illegal Ivory Sales
Animal rights activists charge the online site has failed to stop Internet sales of endangered animal parts
HealthOctober 21, 2008
The E-mail from hell: Had fun last night, may have given you an STD
October 20, 2008
Turning the Tide on Harnessing the Ocean's Abundant Energy
Several companies are in the midst of tests to determine whether their technology for harvesting renewable energy will sink or swim
The SciencesOctober 17, 2008
Breaking Down Barriers in Science with Help from a Jellyfish: A Q&A with Martin Chalfie
The newly awarded Nobel laureate describes the fateful chain of events that put green fluorescent protein (GFP) in the spotlight, including its star turn in the Worm Breeder's Gazette
TechnologyOctober 15, 2008
A pain ray? Military plans to use microwaves to control crowds
TechnologyOctober 14, 2008
Apple presents new MacBook lineup
Space & PhysicsOctober 9, 2008
Son of Pioneer Skylab Astronaut Ready to Rocket into Orbit
Richard Garriott, son of NASA veteran astronaut Owen Garriott, aims to be the first second-generation astronaut, and a pioneer in civilian space travel
HealthOctober 8, 2008
Blind Ambition: Getting at the Root of Vision Problems
Scientists honored for research on the roles of genes and proteins on vision