
Air-Conditioning Should Be a Human Right in the Climate Crisis
We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without destroying the environment
We need to protect vulnerable people from killer heat without destroying the environment
Complex social information can be felt through a virtual touch
To propel itself higher than any known engineered jumper or animal can, it had to ignore the limits of biology
The innovators changed the nature of household work, industrial production and high technology
A new bio-inspired algorithm picks out the signal from the noise
A new machine called BirdBot balances walking efficiency and speed
As treaties end, Russia focuses on hypersonic weapons that could “tighten the noose” on current U.S. defenses
Researchers say that such bio-integrated systems could be the future of prosthetics
We must start teaching undergraduates to think about those for whom they design
Scientists say that the new material is even more durable than real dental enamel
The U.S. Congress needs to uphold the freedom to repair electronic devices
A laser-focused chef prints and cooks complex designs
The World Economic Forum and Scientific American team up to highlight technological advances that could change the world—including self-fertilizing crops, on-demand drug manufacturing, breath-sensing diagnostics and 3-D-printed houses...
Innovations to help tackle societal challenges—especially climate change
A new delivery method for certain vaccines could make the lifesaving treatments more effective and accessible
The novel material mimics the layered structure of nacre
Both independent and remote-controlled machines can save lives
One of the experts who grades U.S. utilities every four years explains what needs to be fixed
You see it mentioned in countless phone commercials, and your phone might use it. But do you know how it works?
The tiny sensors could gather and transmit environmental data as they drift through the air
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