
Elon Musk reveals SpaceX plans to build satellite factories on the moon
Musk outlined his vision to investors after SpaceX posted a $542-million loss from its space launch sector in its first quarter as a public company

Elon Musk reveals SpaceX plans to build satellite factories on the moon
Musk outlined his vision to investors after SpaceX posted a $542-million loss from its space launch sector in its first quarter as a public company

YouTube inventor Simone Giertz turned robot comedy into a science career. Here’s how
The Swedish engineer influencer has spent over a decade on YouTube growing a loyal audience of over 2.5 million followers, but for her, the journey was all about living a less typical life in science.


Math can help reduce traffic jams
When the roads get crowded, many drivers start changing lanes. Mathematics suggests this intuition is typically wrong

Meet the 1,900-year-old latrine helping explain how Roman concrete grew stronger with age
An ancient sample shows calcite threading through this material’s cracks and pores, offering possible lessons for making modern concrete last longer

How quantum sensing could reveal hidden faults in thousands of U.S. bridges
Of the more than 624,000 highway bridges in the U.S., an estimated 220,000 need repairs. Quantum sensors could help engineers better safeguard these vital pieces of infrastructure

The first ticking ‘nuclear clocks’ are here
These radical new devices keep time using fluctuations in the energy states of an atom’s nucleus, rather than those of its electrons, which atomic clocks currently use to define the length of a second

Steven Chavez
Making catalysts used in industrial processes hardier and more effective

Dane deQuilettes
Inventing better materials to improve solar energy

Alice Stanton
Building models of the human brain to better understand disease

Xiao Yang
Improving brain-machine interfaces to make them more resilient

Robert Langer
The M.I.T. professor and expert on innovation on why science is worth celebrating

Bob Mumgaard
The energy entrepreneur talks about the state of science innovation in the U.S.