BiotechNovember 18, 2016
U.S. Military Preps for Gene Drives Run Amok
DARPA researchers are developing responses for accidental or malicious “genetic spills”
Engineering
EngineeringNovember 14, 2016
U.S. Poised to Launch Next-Generation Advanced Weather Satellite
GOES-R will provide a “superhigh-definition” view of Earth’s weather
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Space & PhysicsNovember 13, 2016
NASA Showcases Virtual Reality for Space Exploration
Microsoft's HoloLens headsets are already aiding astronauts on the International Space Station, and next-generation VR could prove vital for journeys to Mars
EngineeringNovember 11, 2016
The Detritus of War, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: November 11, 1916
EngineeringNovember 9, 2016
Teaching Blind Students with 3-D Prints
The technology turns abstract ideas into tactile teaching aids for the visually impaired
EngineeringNovember 4, 2016
Wretched Anti-Submarine Defense, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: November 4, 1916
PolicyNovember 1, 2016
Patent Data Show That Companies Invent in Very Different Ways
Patent data show that companies have very different strategies for invention
EngineeringNovember 1, 2016
Ancient Technology Feeds the Need for Salt in 1916
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
EngineeringOctober 28, 2016
Invention Revealed: The Tank, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: October 28, 1916
ComputingOctober 25, 2016
Why Robots Must Learn to Tell Us “No”
Don’t worry about disobedient machines. Devious human masters and misunderstood commands are the real threat
EngineeringOctober 21, 2016
Tackling the Submarine, 1916
Reported in Scientific American, this Week in World War I: October 21, 1916
EngineeringOctober 15, 2016
80 Years Later, Polar Explorer’s Sunken Ship Floats Again
The sturdy oak ship was originally built for the Norwegian polar explorer Roald Amundsen, the first human to arrive at the South Pole