Engineering

New cars have amazing technology everywhere but the dashboard

Investigators will study video, design plans and the “accelerated bridge construction” method for clues

Machines that learn like children provide deep insights into how the mind and body act together to bootstrap knowledge and skills

Launching in April on a two-year primary mission, the observatory could ultimately discover 20,000 planets—some of which could be much like our own

Human reactions to the forces of nature have made New Orleans one of the most unnatural cities in the world. How long can we hold the line?

Under new regulations, power markets must recognize the unique characteristics of energy storage to reduce barriers to its direct competition with power plants

Researchers can’t always tell exactly why something works but they can evaluate the outcome

The launch also marked the company’s first attempt to recover and reuse the fairing of its Falcon 9 rocket

These stretchy skins help robots move across rough surfaces, and potentially promote exploration and environmental monitoring.

David N. Schwartz talks about his latest book, The Last Man Who Knew Everything: The Life and Times of Enrico Fermi, Father of the Nuclear Age.  

The Curiosity rover will return a Martian meteorite to the Red Planet

Bobsled, luge and skeleton tracks lined with plastic rather than ice could make those sports more accessible worldwide