Science Education
Air Visibility Monitoring
Help USC researchers study air visibility using an Android smartphone and app
Electronics1798 articles archived since 1845
Is DOGTV Right for Our Nation's Dogs?
For people who don't understand this whole companion dog thing, I can imagine DOGTV being the tip of the `I can't believe how crazy dog people are' iceberg.
Technology
Could Your Texts, Tweets and Selfies Be Funding War in Africa?
Intel and other tech companies crack down on “conflict minerals”
Creeping Connectivity: Work and Life in a Hyper-Connected World
Work-life balance seems increasingly to be an antiquated idea. Instead, we're looking at a seamless merger of work and life. Are you finding that 9-to-5 workday bleeds beyond eight hours?...
The Sciences
Great Inventions from 1864 [Slide Show]
A brief look at some good ideas (and some not so good) from the Scientific American Archives of 150 years ago
Technology
Why Silicon Valley’s Success Is So Hard to Replicate
There’s more to it than geography and corporate culture
Technology
Eye-Catching Adapter Makes Smartphone Ophthalmic Screener
Researchers are developing adapters that let smartphones take high-quality images of the eye that could be used to remotely screen patients for eye conditions or disease. Larry Greenemeier reports
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Science Education
Forgotten Island
Contribute to scientific knowledge while playing this adventure game
Technology
Solar-Powered Cars Inch toward the Mainstream
A hybrid concept car would use solar power for short trips
Communications
Hidden “Signature” in Online Photos Could Help Nab Child Abusers
A new technique exploits sensor noise patterns unique to each camera that can help identify criminals via photographs posted online
Technology
Contest Takes Aim at Smart Guns
Competitions like the Firearms Challenge could give guns that use radio-frequency tags, biometrics and other tech a push into the mainstream. Larry Greenemeier reports
Technology
What the 1960s Got Right—and Wrong—about Today's Tech
Plastics and pagers feature heavily in these awesome 1960s films about life in this century
Policy
Asimov’s Predictions from 1964: A Brief Report Card
The future of technology was relatively easy to foresee. Human nature wasn’t
Do Words Match Deeds for WhatsApp CEO?
Before Jan Koum sold his company, WhatsApp, to Facebook for a mind-numbing $19 billion, he had a Post-It note affixed to his deskput there by WhatsApp co-founder Brian Actonthat set out the companys philosophy: No ads, no games, no gimmicks...
Technology
Mobile Device Thieves Face Off against Kill Switch
California wants to be the first state to mandate antitheft features on mobile devices, but carriers fear lost insurance revenue. Larry Greenemeier reports
Technology
Why Gaming Could Be the Future of Education
Video games could transform education. But first, game designers, teachers and parents have to move beyond both hype and fear
Electronics
Tiny Robots Mimic Termites' Ability to Build without a Leader
Using sensors coupled with a simple set of rules, the robots worked independently to build structures
Technology
Computers Catch Copycat Corruption
Technology is making it harder for word thieves to earn outrageous fortunes
Technology
Should We Use Devices to Make Us Smarter?
Should we use a device to become smarter, more attentive versions of ourselves?
The Sciences
From Gadgets to Galaxies: Conference Reports
Scientific American technology editor Seth Fletcher talks about the recent Consumer Electronics Show and astronomy editor Clara Moskowitz discusses last month's American Astronomical Society conference
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