TechnologyDecember 1, 2013
Smart Phones as Thin as Credit Cards
World Changing Ideas 2013
Ten ways science may jazz up our gadgets, help to solve our most intractable problems and save lives
The SciencesDecember 1, 2013
World Changing Ideas 2013
10 ways science may jazz up our gadgets, help to solve our most intractable problems and save lives
HealthDecember 1, 2013
The End of Bad Meds
TechnologyDecember 1, 2013
Supercomputer-Driven Materials Design [Slide Show]
How scientists are using computing power to design new materials from scratch
The SciencesDecember 1, 2013
Transforming Materials Design with Supercomputing
Editor in Chief Mariette DiChristina introduces the December 2013 issue of Scientific American
TechnologyDecember 1, 2013
How Supercomputers Will Yield a Golden Age of Materials Science
With supercomputers and the equations of quantum mechanics, scientists are designing new materials atom by atom, before ever running an experiment
TechnologyDecember 1, 2013
Snap-Together Planes and Bridges
HealthDecember 1, 2013
Antiseptic Saves Newborn Lives
EnvironmentDecember 1, 2013
A Vault for Carbon Dioxide
TechnologyDecember 1, 2013
Plastic-Wrap iPads
TechnologyDecember 1, 2013
Protecting Your Data on The Cloud
TechnologyDecember 1, 2013
Soft Robots that Deform as They Move
HealthDecember 1, 2013
Genetic Cures for the Gut
December 1, 2012
World Changing Ideas 2012
10 innovations that are radical enough to alter our lives
The SciencesDecember 1, 2012
7 Additional Compelling Breakthroughs
Air bags for cyclists, paper without trees, robot lifeguards, and more