New Technique Welds Ceramics with Lasers
The process could lead to the creation of tougher, more biocompatible electronic devices
Stories by Sophie Bushwick
New Virtual Reality Interface Enables "Touch" Across Long Distances
Lightweight, flexible patch conveys a tactile sensation directly to the skin
Hearing Is Seeing: Sound Waves Create a 3-D Display
An interactive system produces levitating images by projecting color onto a tiny bead as it zips around a darkened box
This Video Watches You Back
Stealing Ur Feelings sounds an alarm about how companies could use emotion-recognition technology
New Encryption System Protects Data from Quantum Computers
As quantum computing creeps closer, IBM successfully demonstrates a way to secure sensitive information
A Computer Tells Real Smiles from Phonies
Slight changes around the eyes are indeed a giveaway as to whether a smile is sincere or faked.
“Anonymous” Data Won’t Protect Your Identity
A new study demonstrates it is surprisingly easy to ID an individual within a supposedly incognito data set
New Sensor Could Detect Electrical Failures in Ships or Buildings
A monitoring device could measure overall power consumption and identify critical malfunctions
Watch a Raging Forest Fire Surround You in 360 Degrees
Nightmarish spherical videos, shot from the center of an inferno, demonstrate how they spread
Smartphone App Screens Kids for Ear Problems
Parents can use a digital tool at home to detect fluid behind the eardrum
How France Can Rebuild Notre Dame
An expert offers a scientific perspective on what has been lost and what can be restored
The Pitfalls of Data’s Gender Gap
Without female data, everything from safety gear to urban design to Siri is biased toward men. The effects range from inconvenient to deadly
Rising High: GM Yeast Generates Known and Novel Marijuana Compounds
Engineered microorganisms churn out THC, CBD and rarer, less-understood cannabis cousins
Rodents Repulsed by Reeking Male Researchers
The scent of human men stresses out mice and rats, which changes their pain responses and could affect experimental results. Sophie Bushwick reports
Why a Bio-Duck?
The source of the mysterious so-called "bio-duck" sounds in the Southern Ocean is finally revealed by researchers engaged in minke business. Sophie Bushwick reports
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Dainty Diet Dictated Big-Feline Decline
Cougars survived the late Pleistocene extinction when other North American big cats became extinct, thanks to their more flexible feeding habits. Sophie Bushwick reports
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Morning Light Exposure Tied to Lower Weight
Exposure to bright light in the morning appears linked to reduced appetite and lower body weight, regardless of sleep patterns. Sophie Bushwick reports
Absence (of Weight) Makes the Heart Grow Rounder
After prolonged periods in microgravity, astronauts' hearts became more spherical, according to scans done on the International Space Station. Sophie Bushwick reports
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