EngineeringDecember 1, 2016
2016 World Changing Ideas
10 big advances with the potential to solve problems and improve life for all of us
Engineering
EngineeringDecember 1, 2016
Machine-Learning Software Scans Satellite Images to Find Hidden Poverty
Machine-learning software analyzes satellite images to find remote areas that need help
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EngineeringDecember 1, 2016
Lightning Strikes Are a Big Problem for Wind Turbines
See the high-voltage lab in Denmark exploring how to safeguard turbines from electrical surges
EngineeringDecember 1, 2016
Urban Engineering in 1916: Science and Technology for the City
BiotechDecember 1, 2016
Cells That Compute Come Closer to Reality
Synthetic biologists are close to putting living cells to work diagnosing human diseases and repairing environmental damage
EngineeringDecember 1, 2016
Future Technology
EngineeringDecember 1, 2016
Urban Engineering in 1916; Urban Noise in 1966
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
BiotechDecember 1, 2016
Ingestible Robots Perform Surgery from Inside the Body
Remote-controlled origami robots can perform medical procedures from the inside out
EnergyNovember 30, 2016
Wind Energy Experts See Lower Costs, Bigger Turbines on the Horizon
Despite the fact that wind energy is already one of the cheapest electricity resources available, experts in the wind industry anticipate larger turbines will drive costs down 24 percent by 2030
EnergyNovember 28, 2016
Cold Fusion Lives: Experiments Create Energy When None Should Exist
The field, now called low-energy nuclear reactions, may have legit results—or be stubborn junk science
EngineeringNovember 25, 2016
Ill-Fated Battleship, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: November 25, 1916
The SciencesNovember 22, 2016
First Middle Eastern X-Ray Factory Readies for Action
The SESAME project is set to revolutionize science in the region but is strapped for cash