Space ExplorationJanuary 16, 2026
NASA’s historic Artemis II moon mission is almost ready to launch
On Friday NASA laid out the time line for Artemis II, humanity’s first crewed mission to the moon in more than 50 years
Biometrics
BiotechAugust 13, 2024
Smart Rings Can Track Menstrual Cycles. But Are They Reliable for Birth Control?
The Oura Ring and other smart rings forecast menstrual cycles by detecting changes in body temperature
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BiometricsAugust 2, 2024
Is the Paris Olympics’ Swimming Pool ‘Slow’? Let’s Dive into the Math
Controversy surrounds whether the Olympic pool in the Paris La Défense Arena is not deep enough and slows swimmers. Is this contention true?
PhysiologySeptember 26, 2023
Your Body Odor Could Be Used to Track Your Movements or Health
Human scent signatures could one day be collected at places like crime scenes and COVID testing sites
OpinionJune 2, 2023
Car-Free Cities Are the Future, Biometrics Reveal
Advanced tools for tracking people’s eye movements and facial expressions can be used to design better places
OpinionMay 18, 2023
Police Facial Recognition Technology Can’t Tell Black People Apart
AI-powered facial recognition will lead to increased racial profiling
OceansSeptember 12, 2022
Who Owns the Ocean’s Genes? Tension on the High Seas
Countries are struggling with how to share genetic code from myriad ocean creatures, which could lead to billion-dollar drugs
EngineeringJuly 29, 2022
This Sticker Looks Inside the Body
A new stick-on ultrasound patch can record the activity of hearts, lungs and other organs for 48 hours at a time
ComputingJuly 27, 2021
How Olympic Tracking Systems Capture Athletic Performances
The 3-D tracking systems used in Tokyo may one day enable digital twins of athletes
ElectronicsAugust 4, 2016
Police Body Camera Use—Not a Pretty Picture
A new study finds flaws in the policies governing how officers use wearable cameras
TechnologyOctober 8, 2015
Back to the Future, Part II Predicted Techno-Marvels of October 21, 2015
Mr. Fusion aside, this 1989 time-traveling comedy was spot-on about many devices that we now take for granted
EvolutionMarch 6, 2015
The Physics of Diving Gannets, Bird Navigation, and Speedy Tiger Beetles
Jen-Luc Piquant was at the APS March Meeting in San Antonio, Texas this week, a longtime favorite conference, and often touted as the largest physics conference of the year, covering a diverse range of topics: biophysics, fluid mechanics, materials (exotic or otherwise), complex systems, quantum mechanics — it’s a treasure trove of cool cutting-edge physics.