EngineeringMarch 20, 2017
Forget Flying Cars: Passenger Drones May Be Hovering Soon at a Location Near You
Self-piloting quadcopters make more sense than an airplane–automobile hybrid—but safety and logistics problems remain
Engineering
EngineeringMarch 17, 2017
Command, Control, Communication, Electricity, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 17, 1917
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
EngineeringMarch 10, 2017
Medallions and the Dark Arts of Propaganda, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 10, 1917
Space & PhysicsMarch 4, 2017
Could SpaceX Get People to the Moon in 2018?
The private launch company must overcome several hurdles to meet its aggressive schedule for an ambitious lunar mission
EngineeringMarch 3, 2017
Naval Warfare: Theory and Ships, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: March 3, 1917
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
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
3-D Printing Modification Yields Adorable Micro-Tools
A new method of 3-D printing draws inspiration from the semiconductor industry
EngineeringMarch 1, 2017
Artificial Intelligence Is Not a Threat—Yet
Artificial intelligence as existential threat
EngineeringMarch 1, 2017
The Search for a New Test of Artificial Intelligence
Researchers need new ways to distinguish artificial intelligence from the natural kind
AerospaceMarch 1, 2017
Aviation in 1917: The State of the Industry and Science [Slide Show]