Electronics

Researchers designed a chip that transfers data not with electrons but with photons—resulting in a potential 10-fold boost in speed. Christopher Intagliata reports

Silver-based ink, flowing from a ballpoint pen, write circuits that power lights

Can you stop them from flying it over your house? No one knows, and that is a big problem for the drone industry

Were the San Bernardino suspects smart to toss theirs into a local lake?

Ken Perlin, a New York University computer science professor and virtual reality pioneer, talks with Scientific American tech editor Larry Greenemeier about the state of virtual reality, its history and where it's heading

Will the new generation of headsets hitting the consumer electronics market deliver enhanced virtual-reality experiences at more affordable prices?

While many different factors can dull your wireless signal, it would take a lot of holiday twinkling to thwart your router

Researchers want to wire the human body with sensors that could harvest reams of data—and transform health care

Algorithms could aid discovery at the Large Hadron Collider, but raise transparency concerns

How Apple, Google and Microsoft are racing to control your digital life—from phone to home-automation system

Video talks (and one audio interview) with the scientists behind four transformative innovations

Software that translates eye movement into commands to control devices could be a boon for motion-impaired people