ComputingDecember 14, 2016
Tech Giants Open Virtual Worlds to Bevy of AI Programs
Artificial-intelligence algorithms can learn a lot from playing immersive 3D video games
Engineering
EngineeringDecember 9, 2016
Artillery on the Somme, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: December 9, 1916
New Issue: Science’s Impossible Questions. Read Now
ElectronicsDecember 9, 2016
SA's 2016 Gadget Guide: 10 Technologies Solid on Science [Slide Show]
Some hints on keeping holiday gifts real in a “post-truth” world
EngineeringDecember 6, 2016
Stopping Splashes with Smarter Surfaces
Understanding the physics of how a liquid splashes when it hits a surface is allowing researchers to design new surfaces that limit splashing
EngineeringDecember 2, 2016
Tools of the Battlefield, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: December 2, 1916
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.
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
Fabric Made from Battery Material Cools Its Wearers
Nanoporous fabric would cool its wearers, reducing the need for air-conditioning
BiotechDecember 1, 2016
Ingestible Robots Perform Surgery from Inside the Body
Remote-controlled origami robots can perform medical procedures from the inside out
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
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