EnergyApril 13, 2017
Tiny Silk Batteries Dissolve within Weeks
Biodegradable power source could run medical implants deep in the body
Engineering
Space & PhysicsApril 12, 2017
NASA Funds 22 Futuristic Ideas for Space Exploration
The research grants provide funding for new studies of spacecraft propulsion, synthetic biology and more
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
Climate ChangeApril 5, 2017
A Tiny Detection Chip Could Find Methane Leaks Autonomously
IBM will soon field-test technology that sees methane leaking from oil and gas well pads
EngineeringApril 1, 2017
New Window Screens Filter Pollution from Air
Specially treated screens can keep out 90 percent of particles harmful to our health
CultureApril 1, 2017
America Declares War on Germany
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
EngineeringMarch 31, 2017
Photo Friday: Mildred Dresselhaus (1930 - 2017)
EngineeringMarch 31, 2017
Fear of the Submarine, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 31, 1917
CultureMarch 30, 2017
Ghost in the Sell: Hollywood’s Mischievous Vision of AI
With the new sci-fi flick Ghost in the Shell hitting theaters this week, Scientific American asks artificial intelligence experts which movies, if any, have gotten AI right
EngineeringMarch 28, 2017
The Point of Pointless Behaviors
How the “intrinsic motivation” we see in children can help us develop better robots
BiotechMarch 24, 2017
Mind-Reading Computers That Can Translate Thoughts into Words
In his latest book, Adam Piore explores how bioengineers are harnessing the latest technologies to unlock untapped abilities in the human body and mind, like translating neural brain patterns of thoughts into written words
EngineeringMarch 24, 2017
Women Workers Fill the Factories, 1917
Reported by Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 24, 1917
EnergyMarch 21, 2017
Researchers Solve Critical Flaw in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
Scientists have created a thin composite film that gives lithium–sulfur cells exceptional durability