technology

We owe a lot to vaccines and the scientists that develop them. But we’ve only just touched the surface of what vaccines can do.

Would you ever have sex with a robot?

Welcome to the world’s newest motorsport: manned multicopter races that exceed speeds of 100 mph.

Turns out chitin is quite useful when you need a wrench.

Construction is nearly complete for a camera that will take 3,200-megapixel panoramas of the southern night sky.

Virtual reality is more than a trick. It’s a solution to big problems.

Technology is an important tool, but it will take an ecosystem of educators, students, and caregivers to make the most of it.

Leaning too far in either direction is a recipe for stagnation and perhaps even failure.

Businesses have learned how to mend the weak spots in free trial marketing.

“Our data should be ours no matter what platforms and apps we use,” Yang said.

DribbleUp is the perfect solution to recess at home.

Teaching community organizers via WhatsApp yields encouraging results in South Africa, according to MIT Governance Lab research.

Google’s Arts & Culture app just added a suite of prehistoric animals and NASA artifacts that are viewable for free with a smartphone.

Restflix has over 20 personalized channels for optimal sleep.

The system is basically facial recognition technology, but for cars.

Scientists are seeking ways to safely connect computers to the brain.

Researchers are using technology to make visual the complex concepts of racism, as well as its political and social consequences.

A clever new study definitively measures how long it takes for quantum particles to pass through a barrier.

Ready to see the future? Nanotronics CEO Matthew Putman talks innovation and the solutions that are within reach.

Parental anxieties stem from the complex relationship between technology, child development, and the internet’s trove of unseemly content.

The space tourism company Virgin Galactic teams up with Rolls Royce to create a new Mach 3 supersonic aircraft.

Degoo’s secure backups are available at a great price.

The Earth Return Orbiter is part of a long-term mission to search for ancient alien life on Mars.

Researchers find an unusual property of a bacteria that can breathe in metal.

Here’s how the world’s technology conversations are changing.

A new report from The New York Times describes a Pentagon task force’s long-standing project to collect data on unidentified aerial phenomena and a Pentagon consultant who says the U.S. has collected crashed “off-world vehicles.”

Researchers discover how to use light instead of electricity to advance artificial intelligence.

COVID-19 may strengthen the case for universal basic income, or an idea like it.

We’re safeguarding the world’s seeds in the Arctic, why not our most precious data?

Proteus could someday be used to create extremely strong and lightweight armor and locks.