Engineering

Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American

A new bot uses feedback from sensors to stretch and fold dough 

A start-up aims to add new construction to the International Space Station to prep for a private sector orbital outpost

What really happened at Mar-a-Lago on Monday—and what to do if it happens to you

Machines that can read and react to social cues may be more acceptable companions and caretakers

A California company has built an automated system that vacuums the fruit straight off trees

Researchers use artificially intelligent bot programs to stimulate collaboration and make people more effective

The U.S. government claims a Syrian crematory is hiding mass prisoner killings

Scientist and author Gregory Benford discusses his latest book, The Berlin Project

They've been getting better for decades—but we've been demanding more of them

Ancient stone tools from Kenya shatter the classic story of when and how humans became innovators

A new handheld device integrates LIDAR with a motion sensor, camera, processor and seven-inch touch screen to enable color mapping on the fly