Engineering
Hacker Attack on Essential Pipeline Shows Infrastructure Weaknesses
Ransomware is steadily hitting harder. Could banks or subway systems be next?
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Medical & Biotech
Using Light to Control Cells Holds Promise across the Body
Optogenetics could aid vision, blood glucose, and more
Engineering
The NYPD’s Robot Dog Was a Really Bad Idea: Here’s What Went Wrong
Design, context and timing influence whether humans embrace a robot or reject it
Engineering
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: May 2021
When time began; superior bread baking
Engineering
Mississippi River Rescue Plan Called Too Big to Fail
Controversy surrounds the plan to cut the river’s massive levee in an attempt to save disappearing wetlands
Engineering
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: March 2021
Lethal gas fights crime, 1921; baby energy powers cleaning, 1871
Engineering
50, 100 & 150 Years Ago: February 2021
New computer architecture in 1971; multistage rocket theory in 1921
Engineering
Spider Legs Build Webs without the Brain’s Help
Researchers decode spiders’ web-building behavior for application in future robots
Engineering
Alexander Graham Bell Goes and Flies a Kite—for Science
After patenting the telephone, the famous inventor turned his attention to giant tetrahedral kites capable of lifting people into the air
Engineering
Explosive Charges Protect Backcountry Skiers
Controlled avalanches are a major safety effort during a year of outdoor activities
Engineering
Rotating Sails Help to Revive Wind-Powered Shipping
A century-old concept, Flettner rotors, gets a fresh look as shippers cut back fuel
Environment
Pandemic Leads Geoengineering Experiment to Move from U.S. to Sweden
The project aims to use a balloon to release particles into the atmosphere to tamp down warming
Engineering
2020’s Top 10 Tech Innovations
Scientific American and the World Economic Forum sifted through more than 75 nominations for the most innovative and potentially game-changing technologies in 2020. The final top 10 span the fields of medicine, engineering, environmental sciences and chemistry. And to win the nod, the technologies must have the potential to spur progress in societies and economies by outperforming established ways of doing things...
Engineering
This Robot Can Rap—Really
Deep-learning robot Shimon writes and rhymes in real time
Engineering
Inventing Us: How Inventions Shaped Humanity
Materials scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez talks about her latest book The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another.
Engineering
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2020
Experts highlight advances with the potential to revolutionize industry, health care and society
Medical & Biotech
Metal-Breathing Bacteria Synthesize High-Tech Material
Bacterial breathing helps to build a futuristic “2-D” semiconductor
Engineering
Snap, Crackle, Whop--How to Win the Wishbone
Don’t crack under pressure! Explore the scientific—and sometimes sleazy—secrets to win a wish at this year’s Thanksgiving wishbone pull.
Engineering
We Sometimes Missed the Boat—and Bridge
Einstein wrote for this publication, as did some non-Einsteins
Engineering
New Space Weather Network Extends over Africa
Sensors will monitor solar emissions that threaten GPS and radio signals
