Space & PhysicsJanuary 27, 2017
50th Anniversary of Apollo 1 Fire: What NASA Learned from the Tragic Accident
January 27 marks the 50th anniversary of the first major, deadly disaster for the U.S. space program
Engineering
EngineeringJanuary 27, 2017
Starvation and Propaganda as Weapons of War, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: January 27, 1917
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BiotechJanuary 26, 2017
New Exosuit Fabric Could Boost Mobility in People with Disabilities
Knitting and weaving artificial muscles could help create soft exoskeletons that people with disabilities could wear under their clothes to help them walk, according to new research
EngineeringJanuary 25, 2017
Plant Biologists Welcome Their Robot Overlords
Old-school areas of plant biology are getting tech upgrades that herald more detailed, faster data collection
BehaviorJanuary 17, 2017
Robots, Apps and Brain Scans: New Tools to Help the Autistic Child
Technology can improve communication and curb social isolation of kids with autism
EngineeringJanuary 13, 2017
Manufacturing Machine Guns by the Thousand, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: January 13, 1917
EngineeringJanuary 6, 2017
The Invention of the Armored Battlefield, 1917
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: January 6, 1917
EngineeringJanuary 5, 2017
Concrete Defects Could Become Strengths
By optimizing the imperfections in concrete, manufacturers could make the material tougher and stronger—allowing builders to use less of it. Christopher Intagliata reports.
ComputingJanuary 5, 2017
Secret Test of Google AI Bot Stops Top Go Players
Updated version of DeepMind’s AlphaGo program was behind a mystery online competitor
EngineeringJanuary 1, 2017
The Motor Vehicle in 1917; The Age of Holes in 1867
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
AutomobilesJanuary 1, 2017
The Motor Vehicle, 1917 [Slide Show]
Greater utility and more luxury
EngineeringDecember 30, 2016
Technical Fix Makes a Fighter Airplane, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: December 30, 1916