
Card Sharps Do Have Something Up Their Sleeve
Originally published in April 1910

Card Sharps Do Have Something Up Their Sleeve
Originally published in April 1910

Antipoaching Tech Tracks COVID-19 Flare-Ups in South Africa
Coming out of lockdown, the country is relying on thousands of local case trackers and on software, once used to protect rhinoceroses, for disease surveillance


Torpedoes Are Greatly Overrated as Naval Weapon
Originally published in November 1905

A Shiny Snack Bag’s Reflections Can Reconstruct the Room around It
Researchers used the light reflecting off the wrapper to build an image of its surroundings

Pumping Charged Particles onto Airplane Surfaces Could Reduce Lightning Strikes
Tests reveal that an imbalance of charge buildup can trigger airplane lightning

Facial-Recognition Technology Needs More Regulation
Algorithms that can recognize people are too often biased or inaccurate—and they can easily invade our privacy

When Will Speech-Recognition Software Finally Be Good Enough?
Think how much time we’d save if voice assistants always understood commands or questions the first time

‘Teaching Machines’ Needed to Educate Growing Population
Originally published in December 1958

“We Flew 100 Feet—Really We Did”
Originally published in June 1904

High-Tech Ghost Ships Will Set Sail sans Sailors
Maritime technology groups are building robotic vessels to cross the oceans

High-Speed Train Sets Record at 66 mph
Originally published in August 1892

Tiny, Shapeshifting Robots Could Aid Nanoscale Manufacturing
Centimeter-scale foldable buildings blocks may lead to industrial applications