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Aug. 28, 2015
The SciFri Book Club Talks ‘The Soul of a New Machine’
the soul of a new machine, tracy kidder
Aug. 14, 2015
App Chat: Assistive Technology
assistive technology, deafness, blindness, disability, deaf, blind, hearing impaired, vision impaired
Aug. 07, 2015
Venomous Frogs, a Polar Bear World Record, and Printing Pills
polar bear, frog, fda, 3d printing
Aug. 07, 2015
The SciFri Book Club Reads ‘The Soul of a New Machine’
book club, the soul of a new machine, tracy kidder, scifri book club
Aug. 07, 2015
Keeping Cool (Without Making Global Warming Worse)
ac, air conditioning, global warming
Jul. 31, 2015
Polio-free Nigeria, Ant Cooperation, and Tweet Takedowns
polio, vaccination, plague, ant, crazy longhorn ants, crazy ants, ants, crazy longhorn ant, crazy ant, twitter, plagiarism
Jul. 31, 2015
Walking While Texting Akin to Walking While Drunk
texting, walking, wexting, smart phone, text
Jul. 31, 2015
Wearable Technology Goes Way Back
google glass, fitbits, apple watch, fitbit, wearable technology, wearable tech, wearables
Jul. 24, 2015
Tips and Hacks for Navigating Recreational Drones
drones, steve cohen, remote-control helicopter
Jul. 10, 2015
The Ultimate Geek Road Trip
geek atlas, road trip, geed road trip, randal olson, big bang, john graham-cumming
Jun. 26, 2015
Autonomous Trucks, Overgrown Goldfish, and an Edible Scientific Feud
autonomous truck, goldfish
Jun. 05, 2015
Koala Chlamydia, Pluto's Moons, and Bad Science Search Results
google search, google instant answer, dinosaurs, what happened to the dinosaurs, creation museum
May. 29, 2015
The Limits of Artificial Intelligence
jeff clune, robot, injury, a.i., artificial intelligence, Ashok Goel
May. 22, 2015
Retracted Research, 3.3 Million-Year-Old Stone Tool, and Panda Guts
panda, retraction, stone tool, yeast, opiate drugs, news roundup, rachel feltman
May. 22, 2015
App Chat: Apps to ‘Smarten Up’ Your Car
cars, jalopnik, damon lavrinc, smart car, app chat, apps
May. 15, 2015
How to Clone a Mammoth
clone, mammoth, paleontology, beth shapiro, extinction, de-extinction
May. 15, 2015
A Tiny, Living Identification Badge: Your Microbiome
Eric Franzosa, pnas, dna, dna fingerprinting, biome, bacteria
Apr. 24, 2015
YouTuber Wants to Make You ‘Smarter Every Day’
destin sandlin, youtube, smarter every day, diy
Apr. 24, 2015
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage
The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage, ada lovelace, charles babbage, sydney padua
Apr. 17, 2015
New Climate Polls, A Comet Mystery, and Puppy Love
washington post, dogs and humans, human-dog bonding, oxytocin, yale climate center, anthony leiserowitz, climate change
Apr. 17, 2015
3D-Printed Coffee Cups Help Liquids Defy Gravity
don pettit, nasa, astronaut, mark weislogel, portland state university, coffee, drinking coffee in space, space station
Apr. 10, 2015
Undersea Cables String Together the Global Internet
cables, undersea network, internet, nicole starosielski
Apr. 10, 2015
The Future of Artificial Intelligence
robots, a.i., artificial intelligence, elon musk, bill gates, steve wozniack,
Mar. 13, 2015
'ResearchKit' Taps iPhone Users for Clinical Trials
smartphone, apps, sensors, the verge, john wilbanks, arielle duhaime-ross, data, health data, apple, iphone, researchkit
Mar. 13, 2015
Rise of the Bot Author
artificial intelligence, journalism, robot, algorithm, mark riedl, tony veale, computer
Mar. 06, 2015
Balancing Surveillance: Privacy and Security in the Digital Age
data and goliath, cybersecurity, nsa, facebook, google, surveillance, computer surveillance
Feb. 27, 2015
Apps That Judge What's on Your Plate
app chat, apps, food apps, eating apps, food coach
Feb. 06, 2015
Honey, I Shrunk the Lab: Testing for STDs on a Smartphone
samuel sia, biomedical engineering, hiv, syphilis
Feb. 06, 2015
Can the FCC Proposal Protect the Open Internet?
fcc, internet, open internet, kevin werbach
Jan. 30, 2015
The True Story Behind ‘Spare Parts’
spare parts, robots, underwater robots, ROVs, immigration policy, teenagers, undocumented residents, illegal immigrants,
Jan. 30, 2015
Small Drones Raise Big Legal Questions
cnn, drones, white house, drone, south lawn, drone on south lawn, ryan calo
Jan. 30, 2015
Modernizing Money: ‘Chip-and-PIN’ Credit Cards and Mobile Payments
chip-and-PIN, mobile payments, credit cards, robin sidel, nanette byrnes
Jan. 23, 2015
Put Down Your Phone, Give Your Brain a Break
new tech city, candy crush, manous zomorodi, alex goldmark, podcast, boredom, smartphone, tablet
Jan. 16, 2015
The Long Quest to Make Machines Talk
brad story, voder, siri, cortana, google now, alan black, rupal patel
Jan. 09, 2015
CES 2015: Smart Mirrors, Autonomous Cars, and Safer Home Security
consumer electronics show, re/code, lauren goode, mercedes, self-driving cars, autonomous vehicle, autonomous car, driverless cars
Jan. 02, 2015
An App a Day Keeps the Doctor Away?
the patient will see you now, eric topol, medicine, medical apps
Jan. 02, 2015
Families Geek Out! Try These DIY Experiments at Home
bill nye the science guy, home science experiments, dad's book of awesome science experiments, diy, hacks
Dec. 19, 2014
Science Goes to the Movies: ‘The Imitation Game’
janna levin, simon sing, alan turing, the imitation game, benedict cumberbatch, german
Nov. 21, 2014
Would You Trust a Robot to Schedule Your Life?
Manoush Zomorodi, Alex Goldmark, amy, new tech city, machine, personal assistant, robot
Nov. 14, 2014
Lacking Funding, Some Scientists Turn to the Crowd
crowdfunding, kickstarter, cindy wu, ethan perlstein
Nov. 07, 2014
U.S. High-Speed Internet Lags Behind on Price, Cost
internet, internet speed, high speed internet, slow internet, download, upload
Oct. 24, 2014
Meet ‘The Innovators’ Who Made the Digital Revolution
walter isaacson, innovators, innovation, tech, digital revolution, computer science, engineering
Oct. 17, 2014
The 'First' Battle of Gas Versus Electric
studebaker, gas, electric, vehicles, electric car, gas guzzler
Oct. 03, 2014
Community Labs Practice Do-It-Yourself Biology
diy, do it yourself, laboratories, community lab, genspace, biocurious, bugss, biology, hacker
Sep. 19, 2014
‘Dr.Fill’ Vies for Crossword Solving Supremacy
dr.fill, dr. phil, matt ginsberg, will shortz, crosswords, crossword, crossword constructing, crossword solving
Aug. 29, 2014
Making Hollywood’s Digital Doubles
avatar, digital actor, digital acting, stephen lang, paul Debevec
Aug. 15, 2014
App Chat: Being Social Without Leaving a Trace
ellis hamburger, app chat, snapchat, Secret, Whisper, Yik Yak,
Aug. 15, 2014
Bridging the Rift: Oculus' Answer to Virtual Reality
oculus rift, virtual reality, vr, tron, the matrix, headsets
Aug. 08, 2014
Algorithm Turns Everyday Objects Into Microphones
abe davis, sound, sound waves, vibration, high-speed video, visual microphone
Jul. 18, 2014
Fashioning the Future
fashion, future, Adafruit Industries, Becky Stern, Juan Hinestroza, wearable tech
Jul. 18, 2014
Smarty Pants: Testing the Quality of Textiles
Sean Cormier, fit, fashion institute of technology, textiles, clothing, fashion, wearables, garments
Jul. 11, 2014
The ABCs of 3D
makerbot, bre pettis, 3d printing, maker community, 3d, printing, dyi, prostheses
Jul. 04, 2014
Ben Franklin: Sonic Explorer
glass armonica, benjamin franklin, sonic experiments, renaissance man
Jul. 04, 2014
How New Rules and Smart Tech Are Reinventing the Grid
smart grid, Kate Burson, Cheryl Martin, energy
Jun. 20, 2014
Reinventing How City Dwellers Get Around
portland, oregon, ryno, drive oregon, transportation, transit, tram, trolley, light rail, cars, hydroelectric, energy, power, innovation, jeff allen, chris hoffmann
Jun. 20, 2014
What Happens After the Robot Apocalypse?
robogenesis, robopocalypse, robot, fiction, science fiction, daniel wilson, book
Jun. 13, 2014
The Science of the ‘Brazuca’
brazuca, jabulani, world cup, soccer, soccer ball, physics, simon choppin, sports
Jun. 06, 2014
It's a Material World
steel, metal, everyday objects, stuff, mark miodownik, materials
May. 30, 2014
How Can Airline Tracking Improve?
malaysia airlines flight 370, malaysia airlines, tracking planes, airplanes, robert mann
May. 23, 2014
Customizing Your Cryptocurrency With Altcoins
alt coins, morgen peck, zerocash, litcoin, solarcoin
May. 16, 2014
Is Graphene the New 'Wonder' Material?
graphene, biomedicine, technology, jonathan coleman, a.t. charlie johnson, james hone
May. 09, 2014
Science Goes to the Movies: 'Transcendence'
transcendence, johnny depp, ai, a.i., artificial intelligence, christof koch, stuart russell
May. 02, 2014
Forty Years of Mindbending Success with the Rubik’s Cube
Erno Rubik, rubik's cube, 40th anniversary of the rubik's cube, liberty science center
May. 02, 2014
App Chat: Apps to Mind Your Money
finance apps, balancing checkbook, money, money management, money apps
Apr. 25, 2014
The Science Club Talks Art Machines
science club, machine art, tinkering, craft, diy, machine, tinkering studio, exploratorium, maker, karen wilkinson, mike petrich
Apr. 25, 2014
Is Aereo the Latest TV Technology Disruptor?
aereo, tv, television, cecilia kang, remote, broadcast, antenna, atennae, piracy, copyright, copyright law
Apr. 11, 2014
Reawakening Limbs After Years of Paralysis
brain, paralyzed, paralysis, susan harkema, roderic pettigrew, spine, paraplegic, electrical stimulation, implant
Mar. 28, 2014
Join the Science Club: Build an Art Machine
science club, art machine, machine art, diy, project, maker, machine, art, project
Mar. 28, 2014
Robot Builders with Bugs for Brains
biomimicry, termites, robots, scott turner, justin werfel, robotics
Mar. 28, 2014
Racing Towards Hydrogen Fuel Cell Cars
toyota, fuel cell car, jack brouwer, national fuel cell research center, hydrogen technology, hydrogen fuel cell, hydrogen fuel cell car, hydrogen car
Mar. 21, 2014
Digital Gets Physical
MIT, tangible media group, jamsheets, inform, interactive, display, digital, computer
Mar. 14, 2014
Three Years After the Fukushima Nuclear Meltdown
ieee spectrum, fukushima, daichii, fukushima daichii nuclear power plant, tsunami, eliza strickland, meltdown
Mar. 14, 2014
As the Web Turns 25, Where Is It Going Next?
www, world wide web, internet project at the pew research center, lee rainie, sir tim berners-lee
Mar. 07, 2014
Delving Into the Security of an Internet of Things
internet of things, bruce schneier, networked appliances, online, privacy, security, security flaw, security breach
Feb. 28, 2014
Making Sense Out of Bitcoin
bitcoin, morgan peck, developer, currency, virtual currency, banks, financial industry
Feb. 21, 2014
Artificial Muscles Flex Using Fishing Line and Thread
sewing thread, fishing line, muscles, super muscles, science, Ray Baughman, nanotech institute, university of texas, dallas, science
Feb. 21, 2014
Building an Open 'Internet of Things'
Neil Gershenfeld, scott jenson, google, internet of things, smart box, smart boxes, mit, internet, smart appliances
Feb. 21, 2014
App Chat: Social Media Gets Newsy
paper, flipboard, circa, twitter, the verge, app, apps, news apps, social media, curation, news curation, newspaper
Feb. 21, 2014
The Science Behind the World’s Strangest Sounds
trevor cox, sound, acoustics, strange sounds, weird sounds
Feb. 21, 2014
Can Technology Build a Better Athlete?
Mark McClusky, wired, bobsled, tech doping, technology, olympics
Feb. 14, 2014
Solving Life’s Everyday Problems, With Data
big data, alex sandy pentland, mit, digital breadcrumbs, hilary mason, max shron, bus routes, bus, smarphones, web browsers, cheeseburger, online dating
Feb. 14, 2014
For Some Olympians, Winning Medals Is All About Flow
timothy wei, skeleton, skeleton race, fluid dynamics
Feb. 07, 2014
Can Gaming Make Us More Social?
gaming, user interface, avatar, video games, interaction, immersive
Feb. 07, 2014
Crafting the 'Fastest Ice on Earth'
ice, speed skating, utah, salt lake city, olympic oval
Jan. 24, 2014
Is Coding the Language of the Digital Age?
coding literacy, coding, programming, women, minorities
Jan. 24, 2014
A ‘Personal’ Computer Turns 30
macintosh, steve jobs, steven levy, andy herzfeld, apple, coputer, apple macintosh anniversary
Jan. 17, 2014
Science Goes to the Movies: ‘Her’
her, ai, a.i., artificial intelligence, her, joaquin phoenix, scarlett johansson
Jan. 10, 2014
An Antarctic Expedition, Frozen in Time
ross sea party, shackleton, lost at sea, ice, lost men
Jan. 10, 2014
2014 Consumer Electronics Show Round-Up
ces, consumer electronics show, smartwatches, the verge, tvs, chris zeigler, fuel-cell car
Jan. 03, 2014
App Chat: Cutting Clutter From Your Inbox
the verge, mail managing, inbox, mail, you've got mail, too much mail, organizing
Jan. 03, 2014
Extracting Data From Photos of Our Eyes
photographs, data, eyes, eyeballs, corneal reflections, plos one, rob jenkins
Dec. 20, 2013
Unpacking DARPA’s and Google’s Robotics Interests
mit technology review, google, defense department, engineers, robots, robotics, lifelike robots, darpa robotics challenge
Dec. 13, 2013
In a New Play, Trusty Sidekick Is a Supercomputer
the curious case of the watson intelligence, play, madeleine george
Dec. 13, 2013
Reggie Watts Builds a Synthesizer, Bit by Bit
reggie watts, synthesizer, diy, little bits, synth kit, comedian, comedy
Dec. 06, 2013
The Simpsons’ Secret? It’s Written by Math Geeks
the simpsons, math, simon singh, homer simpson, fermat's last theorem
Dec. 06, 2013
Would More Technology Mean Safer Trains?
positive train control, christopher barkan, metro north
Nov. 22, 2013
Using Modern Ballistics to Crack ‘Cold Case JFK’
jfk, ballistics, assasination, 50 year anniversary, single bullet theory, grassy knoll
Nov. 15, 2013
‘Hatching Twitter’: A Tale of Booze and Backstabbing
twitter, nick bilton, social network, backstabbing
Nov. 15, 2013
Early Balloonists Took Science ‘Up, Up and Away’
falling upwards, richard holmes, balloon flight
Nov. 15, 2013
Should Sending Cash Be As Easy As Sending E-mail?
app chat, mobile payments, square cash, quickpay, venmo, paypal
Nov. 08, 2013
Biosecurity for the Age of Redesigned Life
biosecurity, genetic engineering, synthetic biology, craig venter, fbi, bioterrorism
Nov. 01, 2013
Hurricane Sandy Recovery, One Year Later
hurricane sandy, coastline, new york, oyster-tecture
Nov. 01, 2013
To Learn How Your Camera Works, Try Building One
bigshot camera, diy, do it yourself, shree nayar, columbia, anatomy
Oct. 04, 2013
Cracking Open Encryption Standards
Matthew Green, Phillip Zimmerman, Martin Hellman, encryption, NSA, safety, code, internet hacking, privacy, internet privacy
Oct. 04, 2013
DIY Halloween Hacks
Windell Oskay, Evil Mad Scientist, halloween, halloween hacks, DIY, pumpkins, specimen jars, candy, trick-or-treat, spooky, ghosts, goblins, homemade, crafts, do it yourself
Sep. 27, 2013
Les Paul: Inventor and Innovator
les paul, gibson guitar, les paul gibson, les paul foundation, sue baker
Sep. 20, 2013
These Smartphone Apps Track Every Step of Your Day
Ellis Hamburger, the verge, quantified self, apps, human, moves
Sep. 20, 2013
Science Fairs 2.0
science fairs, science, hands-on learning, students, science experiments, challenge, mary lou jepsen, peter rillero, michele glidden
Sep. 13, 2013
US Cities Quench Growing Thirst with Saltwater
deslination, water, thirst, quench, Mike Hightower, Sandia National Labs, Amy Zander, Clarkson University
Sep. 13, 2013
Food Failures: When Home Canning Goes Wrong
canning, food, diy, food failures, preserves
Sep. 06, 2013
NASA Craft to Sniff Moondust, Test Laser Broadband
moon, broadband, lunar atmosphere and dust environment explorer, ladee, richard elphic, gas, moon dust
Sep. 06, 2013
This Doc's Prescription? Use This App, Twice Daily
The Creative Destruction of Medicine, Eric Topol, Scripps Translational Science Institute, smartphone, apps, medical apps, smartphone apps, health, smart phone
Aug. 23, 2013
A Telescope Fails, but the Hunt for Exoplanets Continues
exoplanets, extrasolar planets, alien planets, distant planets, kepler space telescope, nasa, earthlike planets, goldilocks zone, William Borucki, NASA, Joshua Winn, MIT
Aug. 23, 2013
A Robot Lab to Survey the Sea Floor
robots, hydrothermal vents, dna analysis, pcr, polymerase chain reaction, undersea, William Ussler, mbari, monterey bay aquarium research institute
Aug. 16, 2013
Hyperloop: Hype or Future Transportation?
hyperloop, high speed trains, transportation, elon musk, tube, maglev, magnetic levitation, tim de chant
Aug. 16, 2013
Strengthening the Grid, Ten Years Later
blackout, black out, power failure, electrical failure, power outage, bill sweet, ieee spectrum
Aug. 09, 2013
Flexible Insect Protein Inspires Super Rubber
Kristi Kiick, rubber, biomimic, biomimicry, Resilin
Aug. 02, 2013
Smartening Your TV With Google Chromecast
google chromecast, web, television, tv, video, youtube, netflix, video streaming, larry magid
Aug. 02, 2013
Hacking Under the Hood and Into Your Car
hackers, hacking, cars, automobiles, black hat conference, drive by wire, Charlie Miller, Chris Valasek
Aug. 02, 2013
For Asteroid Ideas, NASA Looks to the Crowd
space, nasa, asteroid grand challenge, rfi, lori garver, asteroid tracking, asteroid defense
Jul. 26, 2013
Uncovering the Mystery of J.K. Rowling’s Latest Novel
forensic stylometry, textual analysis, literary, book, detective work, harry potter, cuckoo's calling, j. k. rowling, patrick juola, duquesne university, mystery, forensics, forensic stylometry
Jul. 19, 2013
Capturing the Sounds of Biodiversity
jungle, rainforest sounds, bird calls, monitoring biodiversity, ipod, remote monitoring, University of Puerto Rico, mitch aide
Jul. 19, 2013
DIY Summer Hacks, From the Pool to the Grill
Mike Szczys, eric wilhelm, instructables, hackaday, diy, summer projects, do it yourself, bbq
Jul. 12, 2013
Protecting Your Online Privacy
privacy, eavesdropping, hacking, monitoring, nsa, communications, web, government, NSA, online privacy, internet privacy, hacking, Jon Xavier
Jul. 12, 2013
UK Team Plans ET Search
seti, alien intelligence, ufos, alien life, extraterrestrial intelligence, radio signals, astronomy, Alan Penney, uk seti
Jul. 12, 2013
Desktop Diaries: Jill Tarter
seti, alien intelligence, ufos, alien life, extraterrestrial intelligence, radio signals, astronomy, jill tartar
Jul. 12, 2013
Tracking Shifting Sands Along the Nation's Coast
coastal management, erosion, sand, seashore, beach erosion, dunes, sandbar, geology, cheryl hake
Jul. 12, 2013
Trying to Energize the Push for a Smart Grid
smart grid, electric grid, generators, solar panels, electric infrastructure, sandy, power companies, utilities, Massoud Amin
Jul. 05, 2013
With Rising Temperatures, Infrastructure Falters
temperature, heat wave, hot, burning, infrastructure, pavement, transportation, Vicki Arroyo, Georgetown Climate Center
Jul. 05, 2013
Benjamin Franklin’s Intellectual Revolution
ben franklin, benjamin franklin, glass armonica, american revolution, independence day, 4th of july, jonathan lyons, The Society for Useful Knowledge
Jun. 21, 2013
Beaming Internet to the Boondocks, Via Balloon
Mike Cassidy, project loon, google, balloons, helium balloons, internet, 3G, new zealand
Jun. 21, 2013
A Calculating Win for China's New Supercomputer
Tianhe-2, Milky Way 2, supercomputer, china
Jun. 14, 2013
Looking Back, and Up, at a Seattle Icon
space needle, world's fair, world's fair 1962, Knute Berger, Space Needle: The Spirit of Seattle, seattle
Jun. 14, 2013
Rolling Out Bamboo Bicycles
valid cycles, bike, bicycle, bamboo, bamboo bicycle, woodinville, washington
Jun. 07, 2013
Strengthening Buildings in Tornado Alley
tornado, storms, engineering, wind, structural engineering, disaster recovery, David Prevatt, university of florida, tornado alley
Jun. 07, 2013
Whole Genome Scans Could Reveal Too Much
genome testing, genomic testing, genetic testing, dna, genetic data
May. 31, 2013
With Chemical Tweaks, Cement Becomes a Semiconductor
chemistry, physics, cement, semiconductor, metal, materials science, transparent aluminum
May. 24, 2013
Tackling New Tech in the Golden Years
aging, senior citizens, technology, computers, mobile devices, online, robots
May. 10, 2013
Hello...Is There Anybody Out There?
seti, alien life, astrobiology, search for extraterrestrial intelligence, jill tarter, contact
May. 10, 2013
Microexpressions: More Than Meets the Eye
david matsumoto, san francisco state university, micro expressions
May. 10, 2013
The Myth of Multitasking
multitasking, digital life, distractions, twitter, facebook, alerts, texts, texting, habits, clifford nass
May. 03, 2013
To Combat Rising Seas, Why Not Raise Up the Town?
storm, planning, hurricane sandy, superstorm sandy, engineering, pilings, piers, sea wall, randy behm, u.s. army corps of engineers, dwayne jones, galveston historical foundation, great storm
Apr. 19, 2013
James Webb Space Telescope Wings It
james webb space telescope, astronomy, stars, space flight, spaceflight, hubble space telescope, Bob Hellekson, ATK, Stacy Palen
Apr. 05, 2013
President Obama Calls for a ‘BRAIN Initiative’
brain, neurology, brain activity map, human genome project
Apr. 05, 2013
Building Synthetic Tissues from Water Droplets?
water droplets, cooperating networks, shape, electrical signals, mechanical work, microfluidics, nanotechnology
Mar. 22, 2013
Grand Central: An Engine of Scientific Innovation
trains, grand central terminal, grant central station, transportation, history, engineering
Mar. 22, 2013
Scientists Search for Gulf War Illness Answers
gulf war illness, gulf war syndrome, chronic multisymptom illness, chemical exposure, military, war
Mar. 15, 2013
Physicists Tie Water Into Knots
William Irvine, Dustin Kleckner, University of Chicago, fluid knot, smoke ring
Mar. 15, 2013
‘Bones’ Inspires a New Generation of Crime Fighters
bones, forensic science, Kathy Reichs, anthropology, forensic anthropology, skeleton, corpse, mystery fiction, detective fiction, Brendan Reichs, Tempe Brennan, Code: A Virals Novel, Tory Brennan
Mar. 01, 2013
Robert Langer, Father of Invention
engineer, engineering, invention, inventing, inventor, bioengineering, medical biotechnology, nanotechnology, health
Feb. 22, 2013
Is China’s Military Behind Cyberattacks on U.S.?
hack, computers, internet, cyberwar, cybercrime, military, hackers, comment crew
Feb. 15, 2013
Katherine Bouton Opens Up About Going Deaf in ‘Shouting Won’t Help’
hearing deafness deaf hard of hearing lipreading lip-reading sign language ASL
Feb. 08, 2013
Automakers Drive Towards Hydrogen Cars
Carmakers, fuel cell cars, technology, automobiles, cars, hydrogen car, renewable energy, alternative energy
Feb. 08, 2013
Tracking Privacy and Ownership in an Online World
privacy, social media, location services, personal data, dna, genetics, medical information, ownership
Jan. 25, 2013
Shoring Up the Nation's Crumbling Coastlines
sand, storms, beaches, civil engineering, hurricane sandy, rebuilding, climate change
Jan. 25, 2013
Shakespeare's Sonnets, Encoded in DNA
information, data storage, dna, encoding, digital storage, genetics
Jan. 25, 2013
Turning Girl Scout Cookies Into Graphene
graphene, chemistry, nanotechnology, nanomaterials, carbon, buckyballs, carbon nanotubes
Jan. 18, 2013
Inventors Design Lamp Powered Entirely by Gravity
light, lamp, led lamp, gravity, developing world, developing country, invention, engineering
Jan. 11, 2013
How E-Waste Is Becoming a Big, Global Problem
electronic waste, e-waste, recycling, disposal, garbage, trash
Dec. 28, 2012
'Consider the Fork' Chronicles Evolution of Eating
food, eating, evolution, utensil. knife, fork, spoon, kitchen tools
Dec. 21, 2012
Shooting Stars: Capturing the Night on Camera
astronomy, photography, photographer, time lapse, time-lapse, timelapse, stars, night sky
Dec. 14, 2012
Is It Possible to Create a Mind?
mind, brain, knowledge, intelligence, artificial intelligence, ray kurzweil, singularity, nanotechnology, computers
Dec. 14, 2012
‘Instant’ Looks at Polaroid’s Land
polaroid, camera, photography, invention, instant photography, instagram, art
Nov. 30, 2012
SciFri Book Club Has 'The Right Stuff'
the right stuff, tom wolfe, test pilots, space flight, chuck yeager, sound barrier, astronauts, mercury, nasa
Nov. 16, 2012
Looking Back on 2012 Election Technology
election, voting, voting machines, electronic voting, voting technology, voter registration
Nov. 02, 2012
How Secure Are Electronic Voting Machines?
voting machines, election, electronic voting, paper ballot, absentee voting, voting technology
Oct. 19, 2012
New Program Spurs Solar Development on Public Land
solar projects, solar construction, renewable energy, government land, federal land, solar energy zones, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar
Oct. 19, 2012
How One Guy Raised $1.3 Million for a Tesla Museum
nikola tesla, thomas edison, the oatmeal, crowdfunding, wardenclyffe, crowdsourced donations, tesla museum, goddamn tesla museum
Oct. 12, 2012
The Secret to Making Ultrastrong 'Gorilla Glass'
gorilla glass, corning, borosillicate glass, soda ash glass, alkali-aluminosilicate sheet glass, ion exchange, iphone, ipad, ipod
Oct. 12, 2012
Fifty Years Ago, a Bright Idea
led, light emitting diode, semiconductor laser, transistor, invention, nick holonyak, lighting, compact disc player
Oct. 05, 2012
Why Online Maps Sometimes Lose Their Way
maps, mapping, navigation, iphone, ipad, ios, google maps, apple maps, mapquest
Sep. 28, 2012
Analyzing the Evidence on DNA
dna evidence, forensics, forensic science, crime, criminal case, jury, courtroom, conviction, genetic evidence, biological evidence
Sep. 21, 2012
Printing Solar Panels in the Backyard
solar, diy, do it yourself, solar power, solar energy, kickstarter, pocket solar factory
Sep. 21, 2012
What the Doctor Ordered: Building New Body Parts
regeneration, bioengineering, body parts, regrow, injury, tissue, bionic man, regenerative medicine
Sep. 14, 2012
Wind Power Plentiful, Study Says
wind energy, terawatts, power, electricity, wind turbines, renewable energy, tax credits
Sep. 14, 2012
Mars Rover May Be Contaminated with Earth Microbes
mars rover, curiosity rover, martian, life, contaminated drill, bacteria, astrobiology, water, search for life on mars, nasa, jpl
Sep. 07, 2012
Oregon Power Project Needs the Motion of the Ocean
wave power, renewable energy, ocean generator, Oregon Wave Energy Trust
Aug. 31, 2012
Time to Overhaul America's Aging Bridges?
bridge, roadways, highways, infrastructure, building, construction, metal, civil engineering, engineering
Aug. 31, 2012
Surveying the Mobile Landscape, Post Patent Battle
apple, samsung, patents, iphone, ipad, intellectual property, galaxy tab, mobile devices, cell phones
Aug. 24, 2012
'Carbon Nation' Tackles Climate Change, By Ignoring It
energy, environment, global warming, climate change, energy efficiency, energy conservation
Aug. 17, 2012
Aging City Pipes in Need of a Plumber’s Touch
water supply, water pipes, infrastructure, urban engineering, civil engineering, water treatment, waste water, sewage
Aug. 17, 2012
Solar Toilet Disinfects Waste, Makes Hydrogen Fuel
toilet, sewage, human waste, feces, wastewater, health, gates foundation, developing world, public health
Aug. 10, 2012
Catching Up with Tom Swift a Century Later
books, science fiction, tom swift, child inventor, boy inventor, history
Aug. 10, 2012
Martian Lab Made in Manhattan
mars, martian, robotics, curiosity rover, mars science laboratory
Aug. 03, 2012
Planning for ‘Curiosity’ on Mars
mars, red planet, curiosity, pathfinder, spirit, opportunity, mars science laboratory, planetary science, geology, seven minutes of terror
Aug. 03, 2012
Tech Giants Gear Up for Patent Battle
patents, patent system, trademarks, trade dress, intellectual property, look and feel, IP, mobile devices, phones, tablets, ipad, ipod, iphone
Aug. 03, 2012
Making Movies That Zoom into Foreign Worlds
cinemicroscopy, microscope, microorganisms, microbiology
Jul. 27, 2012
Building Organs, On One Microchip at a Time
biomedical research, organ on a chip, lab on a chip, animal testing
Jul. 27, 2012
"Resilience" Looks at How Things Bounce Back
change, systems, rebound, systems analysis, systems design, recovery
Jul. 20, 2012
Technology Could Give Athletes an Edge at Olympic Park
olympics, olympic games, london 2012, sports, athletics, athletes, technology
Jul. 13, 2012
Silk Stretches Drugs’ Shelf Life to New Lengths
medicine, vaccines, drugs, silk, biomedical engineering, vaccine preservation
Jul. 13, 2012
The Nuts and Bolts of High-Speed Rail
high-speed rail, transportation, California, engineering, civil engineering, railroad, trains, high-speed trains
Jun. 29, 2012
Alan Turing at 100
alan turing, computers, computing, mathematics, numbers, code, math, cryptography
Jun. 29, 2012
Meet the Energy-Saving Gadgets of the Future
invention, energy, student inventors, STEM, science education, Microsoft Imagine Cup, Siemens We Can Change The World Challenge
Jun. 22, 2012
Can 3D Printers Reshape the World?
maker, fabricator, fabrication, manufacturing, templates, DIY, 3d printing, technology
Jun. 22, 2012
Tall Buildings a Cut above the Rest
engineering, building, skyscrapers, civil engineering, architecture, engineering
Jun. 15, 2012
Neanderthals: The Oldest Cave Painters?
cave art, archeology, anthropology, neanderthals, neandertals, spain, altamira cave, Altamira, El Castillo, Tito Bustillo, Uranium-series dating
Jun. 08, 2012
How 'Flame' Malware Hijacks a Computer
virus, trojan, cyberwar, cyber warfare, malware, computers, computer code, hackers
Jun. 01, 2012
The Many Lifestyles of Muck-Dwelling Microbes
microbe, bacteria, microorganisms, magnetic bacteria, biocomputer, deep sea, marine life
May. 18, 2012
Stroke Victims Think, Robotic Arm Acts
nerve damage, paralyzed, quadriplegic, neural control, assistive technologies, handicapped
May. 11, 2012
Disguising Secret Messages, In a Game of Spy vs. Spy
code, cryptography, security, privacy, al quaeda, terrorism, tsa
May. 11, 2012
'The Garbage-Men' Rock a Trashy Sound
garbage, recycling, materials, musical instruments, music, diy
May. 04, 2012
Is Thorium a Magic Bullet for Our Energy Problems?
energy, thorium, nuclear power, alternative energy
Apr. 27, 2012
The Idea Factory: How Bell Labs Created the Future
invention, bell labs, innovation, culture of innovation
Apr. 27, 2012
Designing the Pied Piper of Fish
robotics, robot fish, mechanical engineering, fish, marine biology
Apr. 20, 2012
Designing a Bridge for Earthquake Country
engineer, bridges, earthquake, engineering, civil engineering, bay bridge
Apr. 13, 2012
Engineering for Success by Building on Failure
engineering, bridges, invention, failure, Titanic, Challenger, Columbia, design, civil engineering
Mar. 30, 2012
Half A Century Later, A Return To Challenger Deep
dive, cameron, submarine, submersible, mariana trench, challenger deep
Feb. 24, 2012
Reaching For The Limits of Tiny Transistors
computer transistor engineering technology
Feb. 17, 2012
Desert Military Bases Could Be Boon To Solar
solar industry, solar panels, renewable energy, military, armed forces
Feb. 17, 2012
Approved Reactors Could Power Up Nuclear Industry
nuclear energy, nuclear power, electricity
Feb. 17, 2012
Concrete’s Role As A Building Block In History
concrete, materials, building, engineering, civil engineering
Feb. 10, 2012
Why Vinyl Sounds Better Than CD, Or Not
music, sound, audio, engineering, data, compression, vinyl
Feb. 03, 2012
Drone Technology Reaches New Heights
military, surveilance, armed forces, robots, flight, robotic aircraft
Feb. 03, 2012
Listening In On The Brain To Decode Speech
speech, language, brain, mind, scan, mind reading
Jan. 27, 2012
A Mobile Wallet: Cash, Credit, Or... Cell Phone?
payment, mobile apps, cell phones, nfc, money
Jan. 27, 2012
Can Science Be Done Without Secrecy?
research, data, scientific process, scientific publishing, publication, peer review
Jan. 20, 2012
Synthetic Windpipe Transplant Boost For Tissue Engineering
tissue engineering, biotechnology, artificial organs
Jan. 20, 2012
How Large Ships Use Navigation Systems
navigation, transportation, technology, shipping, maritime
Jan. 13, 2012
Making A Computer From Bubbles
bubble, computer, fluidics, computation, digital logic, fluidics
Jan. 06, 2012
Debate Persists Over Publishing Bird Flu Studies
flu, influenza, academic freedom, biosecurity, bioterror, national security
Dec. 23, 2011
Building Bridges From Plastic Shampoo Bottles
bridge, engineering, concrete, plastic, recycling
Dec. 16, 2011
Exploring The Science Of Flying, From Your Window Seat
flight, aeronatics, engineering, airplane, helicopter, cell phone, fly, flying, flight
Dec. 02, 2011
Hitting The ‘Off’ Switch On Antibiotic Resistance
darpa, antibiotics, medicine, nanotechnology, future
Dec. 02, 2011
Deconstructing A Skyscraper
architecture, building, construction, engineering, civil engineering, building, skyscraper, sky scra
Dec. 02, 2011
The Beauty and Brains Behind ‘Hedy’s Folly’
invention, history, communication, hedy lamarr, patent, communications, radio, codes
Nov. 25, 2011
Science Diction: The Origin Of ‘Stethoscope’
markel diction stethoscope doctor medicine history
Nov. 18, 2011
Solar Sector At War Over Cheap Chinese Panels
solar industry, solar panels, renewable energy
Nov. 18, 2011
Balloon Scientists Prepare For Thanksgiving Day Parade
flora, film, thanksgiving, baloons, parade, engineering
Nov. 11, 2011
‘Steve Jobs’: Profiling An Ingenious Perfectionist
steve jobs, apple, obituary, walter isaacson, ipod, iphone
Oct. 28, 2011
Scientific Case Still Open On 2001 Anthrax Attacks
911, 9-11, 9/11, september 11, anthrax, terrorism, forensics, crime
Oct. 21, 2011
Science Diction: The Origins of the Bunsen Burner
chemistry history bunsen burner meker burner flame
Oct. 14, 2011
Using DNA To Shape Nanostructures
engineering nanomaterials nanotecnology nanoscale crystal structure
Oct. 07, 2011
A Virtual Arm That Talks With The Brain
brain neurology prosthesis prosthetic robotic arm neural control
Sep. 16, 2011
How Google Grew Into An Online Goliath
levy, googleplex, google, search, business, technology
Sep. 09, 2011
Examining Ancient Fossils for Clues to Human Origins
hominid, homo, fossil, berger, anthropology, paleoanthropology
Sep. 09, 2011
‘Move An Asteroid’ Competition May Help Protect Planet
space, neo, asteroid, planetary protection
Aug. 26, 2011
A Look Back At 9/11 In ‘I Heard The Sirens Scream’
911, 9-11, 9/11, september 11, anthrax, terrorism
Aug. 19, 2011
Technology Aids Free Speech--And Its Suppression
communication, freedom of speech, censorship
Aug. 19, 2011
Google Enters The Smartphone Business, Maybe
communications, electronics, phones, google
Aug. 12, 2011
Technology's Odd Couple Teams Up For Science
first kamen will.i.am engineering students robotics
Jul. 29, 2011
Looking to Nature For Material Inspiration
biomaterials, solar cells, batteries, nanostructures
Jul. 15, 2011
In Battle Of The Bulbs, It’s Watts Vs. Lumens
bulb, lightbulb, electricity, cfl, led lighting, efficiency
Jul. 15, 2011
Playing Cut And Paste With DNA Of Living Bacteria
genes genetics genetic engineering dna biotechnology
Jul. 15, 2011
Can Google Plus Compete With Facebook And Twitter?
google, social media, social networking, facebook, twitter, myspace
Jul. 08, 2011
Switching The Energy Economy Of San Antonio
energy electricity smart grid infrastructure texas
Jun. 24, 2011
Student Inventors Dream Up A Better Wheelchair
student,,invent, invention, engineering
Jun. 24, 2011
Author Of ‘Robopocalypse’ On The Future Of Robotics
fiction robot terminator sarah connor
Jun. 24, 2011
Creating Reservoirs Under Roads And Parking Lots
pavement asphalt sidewalk concnrete engineering runoff water
Jun. 24, 2011
Science Diction--The Origin Of The Word ‘Radio’
markel science diction words language radio transmission
Jun. 17, 2011
James Gleick On The History Of Information
information data history philosophy understanding
Jun. 10, 2011
Video Pick: Growing Hearts and Bones
film video flora cells tissue heart bones medical
May. 13, 2011
Studying Schizophrenia, By Giving It To Computers
brain mental illness schizophrenia computing
May. 06, 2011
Synth Music Pioneer Thomas Dolby Back With New EP
dolby, music, performance, art, blinded
Apr. 22, 2011
Listening To Wild Soundscapes
sound, listen, ambient, ecology, recording, nature sounds
Apr. 22, 2011
Science Diction: The Origin Of The Word 'Robot'
science diction, words, history, robot
Apr. 15, 2011
Note-Taking Made Easy For Legally Blind Students
invention, contest, imagine cup, microsoft, education
Mar. 25, 2011
Hunting For Traces Of America's First Inhabitants
anthropology, archaeology, human origins, life, tools, ancestors
Mar. 18, 2011
Update On Japan's Malfunctioning Nuclear Reactors
japan, earthquake, tsunami, nuclear, radioactive
Mar. 04, 2011
Early Space Shuttle Flights Riskier Than Estimated
shuttle, nasa, space, astronaut, risk, disaster
Mar. 04, 2011
How To Keep Data In The Cloud From Evaporating
data, storage, computer, backup, online, cloud
Feb. 25, 2011
Cell Phone Radiation Affects Brain, Study Says
brain, rf, radiation, cell phone, cellular phone
Feb. 18, 2011
Rumbling Underground, An Engineering Feat
subway, engineering, construction, transportation
Feb. 04, 2011
Plumbing The Depths Of Aquarium Science
fish, fishtank, acquarium, acquaria, acquariums, coral, tropical fish
Jan. 28, 2011
Privacy At Stake As Sites Track Online Preferences
privacy, web, shortening, link tracking
Jan. 28, 2011
Twitter, Facebook As Political Tools In Arab World
social media, communication, politics, activism, organizing
Jan. 28, 2011
Blood Spotting Made Easier
csi, forensics, crime, light source, detection, police, investigation, crime lab
Jan. 28, 2011
Digital Sampling and Remix Culture: Creativity or Criminality?
sampling, music, beats, copyright, remix, digital culture, dj
Jan. 21, 2011
Assessing The Health Of The Gulf, Post-Spill
oil, gulf, oilspill, katrina, levees, oysters, shrimp
Dec. 10, 2010
Talk to The Computer: Prize-Winning Student Science Looks at Emotion in ...
speech, computers, communication, voice
Nov. 26, 2010
Science Friday, 1993: The Future of the Internet
internet, computer, technology, archives
Oct. 22, 2010
Ira Asks: How Do They Make Eyeglasses?
eyeglasses, vision, sight, eye, lens, optometrist, optician
Sep. 24, 2010
Video Pick of the Week: Composite Sketch
art, forensics, composite sketch, crime scene, witness, police
Aug. 13, 2010
Study Suggests Earlier Meat Eating In Hominids
anthropology human evolution tools food
Jun. 18, 2010
Building Up The Immune System -- In Plastic
immune system, immunity, plastic, toxin, health
May. 07, 2010
Neanderthal Genome
dna, genome, ancestry, proteome, neanderthals, neandertal, genetics, evolution
Mar. 26, 2010
A New Human Relative, From a DNA Sample?
anthropology, palontology, bone, genetics, dna
Jan. 29, 2010
Tracking Near-Earth Objects
neo, asteroid, comet, meteor, collision, rock, space, deep impact, bruce willis
Aug. 07, 2009
Southern California Utilities Go Solar
solar, energy, power, electric, alternative energy
Aug. 07, 2009
Engineering Earth's Climate Could Be Dangerous
geoengineering, climate change, global warming
Jul. 03, 2009
Some Projects to Try on Your Summer Vacation (Or Perhaps Not)
diy, experiemnts, chemistry, physics, risk, dangerous
Jul. 03, 2009
The Disappearing Mississippi Delta
river, climate, sea level, water, sediment, louisiana, katrina, levee
Jul. 03, 2009
A Conversation with Ocean Explorer Bob Ballard
ballard, ocean, titanic, undersea, water
Apr. 24, 2009
New Approaches to Targeted Cancer Therapy
cancer, gene therapy, tumor, p53, nanoparticles
Mar. 06, 2009
Citizen Science: Tracking Climate Change
climate change, global warming, national phenology network
Jan. 23, 2009
First Human Clinical Trial of Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy Approved
stem cells, biotechnology, human embryonic stem cells, medicine
Nov. 07, 2008
Synthetic Biology Competition
igem, biological engineering, molecular machines, synthetic biology
Sep. 26, 2008
Google Unveils 'Android' on Phone
mobile phone, cell phone, google phone, iphone, apple, htc dream
Aug. 29, 2008
Large Hadron Collider Set to Start Up
LHC, cern, high energy physics, large hadron collider
Aug. 29, 2008
Higher-Res Eye In The Sky
spy satellite, space imaging, mapping, geographic information systems
Aug. 22, 2008
Inventing the Movies: Edison to the iPod
movie, film, hollywood, invention, technology
Aug. 15, 2008
Towards a Super Lens -- Or Invisibility?
diffraction, refraction, optics, metamaterial
Jul. 25, 2008
Deep-Sea Carbon Sequestration
basalt, carbon sequestration, global warming, carbon dioxide
Jul. 11, 2008
The Possibility of Earthquake Prediction
quake, earthqukae, seismic, seismology, parkfield
Jun. 20, 2008
'Frequency Hopping' Stage Play
play, theater, theatre, lamarr, invention, patents, radio
Apr. 04, 2008
Cities Cutting Energy Use
energy, city planning, urban design, global warming, climate change
Apr. 04, 2008
Oldest Recorded Song is Heard
sound, phonautograph, edison, phonograph, inventor, invention
Feb. 29, 2008
Anticipating Synthetic Biology
genetics, biobricks, synthetic biology, bioengineering, biotechnology
Feb. 29, 2008
Animal Testing and Research Ethics
research ethics, animal testing, peta, animal rights
Feb. 08, 2008
Nanoscale Radio Shows Carbon Electronics Potential
radio, carbon nanotube, transitor, electronics
Jan. 18, 2008
'Fields of Fuel' Film Looks at Biodiesel
biofuels, biodiesel, renewable energy, oil, film, movie, sundance
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