9 Materials That Will Change the Future of Manufacturing [Slide Show]
Researchers are developing cutting-edge foams, coatings, metals and other substances to make our homes, vehicles and gadgets more energy efficient and environmentally friendly
Getting 3-D Printing and Next-Generation Manufacturing to the Factory Floor
The White House’s budget promises millions of dollars to build a solid foundation for additive manufacturing
Sign up now to get 60 days of digital access
Keystone XL Oil Pipeline Exacerbates Climate Change
A new study suggests that permitting more tar sands oil to flow would raise greenhouse gas pollution by the equivalent of nearly 40 million cars and trucks
Crash Course: Training the Brain of a Driverless Car
Truly autonomous automobiles do not exist. Will things change once cars can think like people?
Can Chemistry Offer a Better Lithium Ion Battery?
Research presented at the American Chemical Society's annual meeting highlight improved components, better performance and easier production
Major Fuel and Emissions Savings Unlikely in Automobiles
The U.S. National Academy of Sciences suggests it will be "extremely challenging" to cut emissions and oil use by 80 percent by 2050
Will Alternative-Energy Growth Tank During New Fossil-Fuel Glut? [Slide Show]
Abundant natural gas may undermine alternative energy sources, whether nuclear or electro-fuels
How Self-Healing Microchips Recover
Caltech engineers have constructed a new kind of microchip that can learn to heal its own information pathways
Still in Search of the Energy Unknown: A Q&A with ARPA-E Director Cheryl Martin
Amid rising oil and gas production, can the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy get the U.S. to develop alternative, cleaner energy solutions?
Recommended: Red Rover
Books and recommendations from Scientific American
Medical Advice before Taking a Spaceflight
Tesla Electric Car Sales Growing but So Are Financial Losses
Can the innovative car company survive long enough to profit from a growing market for electric vehicles?