EngineeringMarch 3, 2017
Naval Warfare: Theory and Ships, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 3, 1917
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EngineeringMarch 2, 2017
Time to Fold, Humans: Poker-Playing AI Beats Pros at Texas Hold’em
The feat represents a leap forward in developing artificial intelligence that can learn with incomplete information
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Space & PhysicsMarch 2, 2017
NASA’s Mission to Europa Enters Design Phase
Although it won't launch until the 2020s, the spacecraft's key components are being designed right now
AutomobilesMarch 2, 2017
Driverless Big Rigs Nearly Road Ready—That's a Big 10–4
Experts argue that self-driving trucks are even more important than autonomous passenger cars, and they’re easier to program
EngineeringMarch 1, 2017
The Search for a New Test of Artificial Intelligence
Researchers need new ways to distinguish artificial intelligence from the natural kind
EngineeringMarch 1, 2017
Artificial Intelligence Is Not a Threat—Yet
Artificial intelligence as existential threat
BehaviorMarch 1, 2017
Cities Become More Creative and Efficient as They Grow
New science reveals why cities become more creative and efficient as they grow
EngineeringMarch 1, 2017
3-D Printing Modification Yields Adorable Micro-Tools
A new method of 3-D printing draws inspiration from the semiconductor industry
EngineeringMarch 1, 2017
A Century Ago: Designing and Selling the Flying Car
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
AerospaceMarch 1, 2017
Aviation in 1917: The State of the Industry and Science [Slide Show]
EngineeringFebruary 24, 2017
Cringeworthy Ideas for Trench Warfare, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: February 24, 1917
ElectronicsFebruary 22, 2017
Human Activity Will Heat Alaskan Skies—Deliberately and Picturesquely
This week powerful radio waves will disturb the ionosphere to probe satellite disruptions and create strange glows