EngineeringDecember 2, 2016
Tools of the Battlefield, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: December 2, 1916
Engineering
The SciencesDecember 2, 2016
Dogs Teach Bomb-Sniffing Machines New Tricks
A dog’s sniff pulls a plume of fresh scents toward them, which fluid dynamicists say is a technique that could make for better bomb detectors. Christopher Intagliata reports.
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BiotechDecember 1, 2016
Ingestible Robots Perform Surgery from Inside the Body
Remote-controlled origami robots can perform medical procedures from the inside out
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
AutomobilesDecember 1, 2016
The Truth about “Self-Driving” Cars
They are coming, but not the way you may have been led to think
EngineeringDecember 1, 2016
Urban Engineering in 1916: Science and Technology for the City
EngineeringDecember 1, 2016
Fabric Made from Battery Material Cools Its Wearers
Nanoporous fabric would cool its wearers, reducing the need for air-conditioning
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
2016 World Changing Ideas
10 big advances with the potential to solve problems and improve life for all of us
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; Urban Noise in 1966
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American