
Building the Hoover Dam Bridge [Slide Show]
A photographic essay captures the construction of a 1,900-foot addition to the iconic American landmark
A photographic essay captures the construction of a 1,900-foot addition to the iconic American landmark
Researchers have built the world's tiniest motor
Citing accident and injury stats, the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended a nationwide ban on the use of communications devices while driving. Larry Greenemeier reports
Our picks for some of the coolest tech of the year
Our picks for some of the coolest tech of the year
The Chevy Volt fire is just one recent example of potential safety risks associated with large-scale energy storage
Expensive batteries and limited recharging stations are the big impediments to making EVs cost-competitive with non-hybrid internal combustion vehicles, but new electricity pricing and distribution models may help break the logjam...
Solid oxide fuel cells that can use conventional fossil fuels as well as hydrogen are set to take a larger role in the energy game
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Developments underway could let drivers charge their batteries with magnetic fields
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
Sensors can detect damage that may be invisible to the naked eye
Deal between Amyris and Michelin highlights industry's hunt for a profitable niche.
A new process aims to extract lithium from the brines used to generate electricity in a geothermal power plant
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in past issues of Scientific American
All the gear $1.3 trillion can buy
Airport security breaches on and after 9/11 have led to the continual advancement of technologies such as millimeter wave imaging and backscatter scanners to prevent future tragedies
Airport security breaches on and after 9/11 have led to the continual advancement of technologies such as millimeter wave imaging and backscatter scanners to prevent future tragedies
A visual tour of past efforts, many better left unrealized, that have shaped the way we live and work in cities—as seen in the pages of Scientific American
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