Engineering
GPS Is Easy to Hack, and the U.S. Has No Backup
At risk are airliners, electric grids, stock markets and other systems that rely on GPS to time their operations
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Engineering
Sampling Kilauea’s Infant Crater Lake
Wherein we get our first look at what Kilauea’s new crater lake is made of
Engineering
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2019
World-changing technologies that are poised to rattle the status quo
Space & Physics
Budding Organs, Science on Blast(s) and Human-Robot Synchronicity: Science GIFs to Start Your Week
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Computing
Racial Bias Found in a Major Health Care Risk Algorithm
Black patients lose out on critical care when systems equate health needs with costs
Engineering
Piranha-Proof Fish Gives Inspiration for Body Armor
A gigantic fish from the Amazon has incredibly tough scales—and materials scientists are looking to them for bulletproof inspiration. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Natural Disasters
Cell Phone Service Must Be Restored Quicker after Hurricanes
Officials pressure wireless companies so first responders and residents can communicate and save lives
Quantum Computing
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
Computing
Humans Can Improve Technology without Really Understanding It
Small tweaks, not deep physical insight, can lead to a better mousetrap
Engineering
Drenchable Drones, Prickly Cells and Face-Tracked Chimps: Science GIFs to Start Your Week
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Engineering
3-D Printers Could Help Spread Weapons of Mass Destruction
Experts warn that new technology makes it easier to covertly produce WMDs
Engineering
“Particle” Robots Work Together to Perform Tasks
Clusters of decentralized units could be used in search and rescue operations or drug delivery
Engineering
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.
Computing
Will China Overtake the U.S. in Artificial Intelligence Research?
The nation wants to make its AI industry dominant by 2030
Engineering
An Innovative Robotic Exosuit Boosts both Walking and Running
The soft wearable could prove useful for military applications, emergencies and medical rehabilitation
Engineering
Drifting Genes and Drifting Continents from 1969
Innovation and discovery as chronicled in Scientific American
Electronics
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
Biology
Ballistic Maggots, Synthetic Winks and Why You're Not Goop: The Week's Best Science GIFs
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Technology
Watch Liquid-Based Magnet Droplets Twirl and Morph
Droplets filled with nanoparticles behave just like bar magnets
Engineering
Why Two Moonships Were Better Than One
Engineer John Houbolt pushed for a smaller ship to land on the lunar surface while the command module stayed in orbit around the moon.
