Quantum ComputingOctober 3, 2019
Beyond Quantum Supremacy: The Hunt for Useful Quantum Computers
With decades still to go until the first general-purpose quantum computers, the race is on to make today’s systems useful
Engineering
ComputingSeptember 26, 2019
Humans Can Improve Technology without Really Understanding It
Small tweaks, not deep physical insight, can lead to a better mousetrap
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EngineeringSeptember 16, 2019
Drenchable Drones, Prickly Cells and Face-Tracked Chimps: Science GIFs to Start Your Week
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EngineeringSeptember 10, 2019
3-D Printers Could Help Spread Weapons of Mass Destruction
Experts warn that new technology makes it easier to covertly produce WMDs
EngineeringSeptember 1, 2019
“Particle” Robots Work Together to Perform Tasks
Clusters of decentralized units could be used in search and rescue operations or drug delivery
EngineeringAugust 28, 2019
Graphene Garment Blocks Blood-Sucking Skeeters
A small patch of graphene on human skin seemed to block the mosquitoes’ ability to sense certain molecules that trigger a bite. Christopher Intagliata reports.
ComputingAugust 24, 2019
Will China Overtake the U.S. in Artificial Intelligence Research?
The nation wants to make its AI industry dominant by 2030
EngineeringAugust 16, 2019
An Innovative Robotic Exosuit Boosts both Walking and Running
The soft wearable could prove useful for military applications, emergencies and medical rehabilitation
BiologyAugust 9, 2019
Ballistic Maggots, Synthetic Winks and Why You're Not Goop: The Week's Best Science GIFs
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ElectronicsAugust 1, 2019
Despite What You Might Think, Major Technological Changes Are Coming More Slowly Than They Once Did
Major technological shifts are fewer and farther between than they once were
EngineeringAugust 1, 2019
Drifting Genes and Drifting Continents from 1969
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
TechnologyJuly 23, 2019
Watch Liquid-Based Magnet Droplets Twirl and Morph
Droplets filled with nanoparticles behave just like bar magnets