Technology
Artificial Intelligence That Performs Real Magic Tricks [Video]
AI helps mechanical magicians fool human spectators
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Technology
How Do We Make Batteries More Powerful, Cheaper and Safer?
Future technologies demand batteries that do more work but run cool, so a major new push has begun to remake them. Patent pioneer Esther Takeuchi explains how
Technology
Next Wave of U.S. Supercomputers Could Break Up Race for Fastest
National Labs are now collaborating, not competing, to make the fastest supercomputers, which should enable new types of science to model everything from climate change to materials science to nuclear-weapons performance...
Technology
5 Most Embarrassing Software Bugs in History
Most software today arrives full of small bugs. But big glitches have lost whole spacecraft or could send tourists driving into the ocean
Technology
20 Vintage Gadgets from Scientific American Readers [Slide Show]
Those who responded to our call for images of obscure, obsolete devices did not disappoint. Here are our favorites
Technology
5 Hard Questions about Emerging Technologies We Can’t Afford Not to Ask
In the near future access to information and new technology may make profits and privacy obsolete, and force us to redefine the boundaries between humanity and machines
What Impact Will Emerging Technologies Have on Geopolitics?
The World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council meetings are going on this week in Dubai. More than 1000 experts (including Scientific American editor-in-chief Mariette DiChristina) have gathered to discuss big world problems such as climate change, poverty, water shortages, energy and innovation...
Technology
Why We’re All Beta Testers Now
Software developers know about bugs—but ship products anyway
The Sciences
Google Scholar Pioneer Reflects on the Academic Search Engine's Future
As Google Scholar approaches its 10th anniversary, Nature spoke to its co-creator Anurag Acharya
Technology
Watch Now: The Relationship between Innovation and the University
The celebration of the 2015 Breakthrough Prizes in fundamental physics and life sciences continues today with discussions about the factors that drive innovation
Technology
What Impact Will Emerging Technologies Have on Society?
This week begins the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council meetings. More than 1000 experts (including Scientific American editor-in-chief Mariette DiChristina) have gathered in Dubai to discuss big world problems such as climate change, poverty, water shortages, energy and innovation...
Environment
Return to Nepal: Digging Sensors Out of Ice and Dirt
Editor's Note: This is the second installment in a new series by Ulyana Horodyskyj, who chronicled an earlier expedition to Nepal in a series called, "Climbing Mount Everest," which can be found by clicking here...
Technology
Detangling Quantum Computers
Tech Talker: Quick and Dirty Tips to Navigate the Digital World
Technology
Can We Program the Material World?
Novel materials, 3-D printers and a new way of thinking about design could yield objects capable of assembling themselves and changing shape or function on command
Future of 3D Printing Lies in Custom Orders
Even as 3-D printing's impact on science, healthcare and consumer electronics grows, these devices aren't likely to find their way into your home anytime soon.
Technology
Giant Human-Powered Helicopter Flies as Young Engineers Meet “Impossible” Challenge
A human-powered helicopter could not fly, experts concluded. Then two young engineers proved them wrong and won a quarter of a million dollars in the process
Technology
Drones Learn to Swarm [Video]
Insectile drones could evolve into useful minions to track, map, and respond to climate change
Environment
Combing the Atmosphere with Lasers to Measure Global Warming Pollution
Scientists prepare an inexpensive, accurate tool to track greenhouse gas concentrations
Neuroscience
We Can Now Send Thoughts Directly between Brains
The dawn of human brain-to-brain communication has arrived
Despite Safety Concerns, Enthusiasm for Self-Driving Vehicles
The promise of self-driving vehicles has brought with it high expectations and enthusiasm. But, we might not be quite ready to hand over the wheel.
