Space & PhysicsFebruary 13, 2019
Finally Over for Mars Rover
The rover Opportunity has called it quits after working for more than 14 years on Mars.
Engineering
PolicyFebruary 12, 2019
Europe's Next Big-Budget Science Projects: 6 Teams Proceed to Final Round
AI enhancement and a virtual time machine are included in the short list of pitches
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
EngineeringFebruary 12, 2019
Artificial “Dumbness” May Be a Solution for Engineering Smart Machines
Design principles derived from observing fruit flies may lead to better self-driving cars and improved Parkinson’s treatment
EngineeringFebruary 12, 2019
A Nobel Prize–Worthy Idea: What Is Chirped Pulse Amplification?
How does the laser technology that earned the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics come into our everyday lives?
EngineeringFebruary 11, 2019
A Machine Gets High Marks for Diagnosing Sick Children
Will artificial intelligence be your next ER doctor?
EnergyFebruary 7, 2019
Putting Solar Panels on Water Is a Great Idea—but Will It Float?
The U.S. has been slow to embrace the technology, even though Japan and China are zooming ahead
EngineeringFebruary 1, 2019
Re-engineering the Colorado River to Save the Grand Canyon
Can dam releases that mimic natural flows restore the Grand Canyon ecosystem?
EngineeringFebruary 1, 2019
What Birds Can Teach Us about Flying Robots
Modeling the physics of bird jumping is helping engineers make more mobile machines
ElectronicsJanuary 30, 2019
"Rectenna" Converts Wi-Fi to Electricity
Researchers built a small, flexible device that harvests wi-fi, bluetooth and cellular signals, and turns them into DC electricity. Christopher Intagliata reports.
EngineeringJanuary 21, 2019
Bringing Individual Potential to a Team Opportunity
The Broadcom MASTERS competition gives middle schoolers a chance to step from behind science fair posters and up to a series of hands-on challenges as part of a team
ComputingJanuary 1, 2019
New App Helps People Remember Faces
An app could help those with face blindness but has raised concerns among privacy experts
EngineeringJanuary 1, 2019
What’s Changed Since My First Column for Scientific American
What’s changed since my first Scientific American column