A newly discovered reservoir of rare earths, which are needed for high-tech, automotive and renewable energy applications, may remain on the ocean floor for some time
The 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics raised the profile of graphene—a super strong one-atom thick sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal pattern with countless potential commercial applications...
Satellite control of company and municipal irrigation systems, based on custom weather data, saves billions of gallons of water nationwide
Google throws its hat into the social-networking ring, this time with a smoother user interface and a focus on mobile gadgets
Google continues to develop speech-recognition software that can automatically generate captions for all videos posted to YouTube, but challenges remain
A few lessons from the consumer electronics industry's most notorious failures
Cyber security threats to critical infrastructure are not just theoretical
Cyber security threats to critical infrastructure are not just theoretical
Computer viruses have taken out hardened industrial control systems. The electrical power grid may be next
Brain scans hint excessive time online is tied to stark physical changes in the brain
Letters to the editor from the March 2011 issue of Scientific American
Semantic search technology aimed at a positive slant advances with a system that can spot optimism in news articles
I don't know about you, but I like nothing more in summer than settling down with a great science book. So here are 20 recommendations, in authorial alphabetical order, from A to J.
