Public HealthSeptember 25, 2018
Scale Can Measure Medicine—and Play a Scale, Too
Researchers have designed a musical instrument that can detect counterfeit drugs by the pitch of its notes. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Engineering
EngineeringSeptember 14, 2018
The Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2018
Understanding the latest innovations—and their challenges—will help society determine how to maximize their benefits
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
ComputingSeptember 14, 2018
Augmented Reality Everywhere
Coming soon: the world overlaid with data
EngineeringSeptember 14, 2018
Plasmonic Materials
Light-controlled nanomaterials are revolutionizing sensor technology
EngineeringSeptember 14, 2018
AI That Can Argue and Instruct
New algorithms will enable personal devices to learn any topic well enough to debate it
EngineeringSeptember 13, 2018
Who Invented the iPhone?
It all depends on what you mean by “invented”
EngineeringSeptember 7, 2018
Cuba's "Sonic Attack" on the U.S. Embassy Could Have Been Merely Sounds Emitted by a Listening Device
A Penn bioengineer disputes a recent New York Times report suggesting microwaves accounted for what occurred at the U.S. embassy in Havana
The SciencesSeptember 4, 2018
Pasta Problem Cracked!
An intrepid undergrad led the way to understanding the physics of snapping strands of spaghetti.
EngineeringSeptember 1, 2018
Dikes for Keeping Out the Zuyder Zee; the Victorian Fear of Being Buried Alive
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
ComputingAugust 31, 2018
Artificial Intelligence Nails Predictions of Earthquake Aftershocks
A neural-network analysis outperforms the method scientists typically use to work out where these tremors will strike
EngineeringAugust 17, 2018
How to Make a Robot Use Theory of Mind
Researchers give AI the ability to simulate the anticipated needs and actions of others
EngineeringAugust 11, 2018
Computer Programmers Get New Tech Ethics Code
The guidelines come from the Association for Computing Machinery