TechnologySeptember 5, 2008
No Fire in the Hole!: Firefighters Use Flame-Retardant Grenades
New device quells blazes with less risk to firefighters
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.
TechnologySeptember 4, 2008
Virtual rehabilitation: Wireless motion sensor to help treat that old football injury
TechnologySeptember 4, 2008
Easy Cell: Mobile Phones for the Hearing Impaired
Researchers develop software that compresses data, allowing real-time video to be used to convey sign language over mobiles. But will U.S. cell phone companies sign on?
September 2, 2008
The Key to Smaller, More Powerful Gadgets
Current ways of storing information on PCs and cell phones won't cut it as memory demands grow and devices shrink
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2008
Who Will Die?
The SciencesSeptember 1, 2008
News Scan Briefs: Eyes on the Tops of Their Heads; Play Dates for Germ Sharing; Another Gene for Alzheimer's
Also: The New Stone Age; Mountain Climbing Trees; Location Influences Voters; and Martian Hit-and-Run
TechnologyAugust 29, 2008
Are UFOs lighting up the skies over Australia's outback?
EnvironmentAugust 28, 2008
Gustav approaches hurricane status as it bears down on Jamaica, the Gulf Coast
TechnologyAugust 27, 2008
Game-playing astronauts infect NASA computers with virus
TechnologyAugust 27, 2008
Help wanted: Election Day techies to monitor e-voting mess
TechnologyAugust 26, 2008
Could RFID and satellites help fight kidnappers?
TechnologyAugust 25, 2008
Robot fliers racing to catch the Zephyr
TechnologyAugust 22, 2008
Homebuilt plane crashes into a house near Las Vegas, killing three
TechnologyAugust 21, 2008
Microsoft Photosynth introduces the 360-degree photograph
August 20, 2008
Researchers use viruses to make microbatteries for mini devices
TechnologyAugust 18, 2008
International Report: What Impact Is Technology Having on Privacy around the World?
ScientificAmerican.com, with help from our international colleagues, highlights privacy and security issues in China, Japan, the Middle East, Russia and the U.K.
TechnologyAugust 18, 2008
Planning to E-Vote? Read This First
With less than three months before the presidential election, the hotly contested state, Ohio, along with others, continue to have problems with E-voting technology
The SciencesAugust 15, 2008
With gadgets like these to work with, no wonder Julia Child quit the spy game
TechnologyAugust 14, 2008
Lightweight aluminum v. a hand grenade, who wins?
TechnologyAugust 13, 2008
Could Next-Gen Cell Phones Interrupt a Football Game?
FCC tests technology to ensure future wireless devices' unlicensed use of "white space" bandwidth does not interfere with digital TV broadcasts or wireless mics
TechnologyAugust 11, 2008
Airless Tire Promises Grace Under Pressure for Soldiers [Slide Show]
The Pentagon investigates the use of a new type of airless tire designed to get troop-carrying Humvees through hot spots without stopping
TechnologyAugust 7, 2008
For Nanotech Drug Delivery, Size Doesn't Matter--Shape Does
A team of researchers has found that rod-shaped nanoparticles are much more likely to penetrate cells than those shaped like spheres
August 5, 2008
Apple disses hackers' Black Hat convention
TechnologyAugust 4, 2008
Nano-coated bullets could help solve gun crimes