Tech

  1. Tech

    How to make window ‘glass’ from wood

    Scientists have come up with a way to make wood transparent. The new material could be used in everything from windows to packaging.

    By Sid Perkins
  2. Tech

    Tiny microrobots team up and move full-size car

    Researchers have just created robots that mimic the ability of ants to move super-large objects.

    By Alison Pearce Stevens
  3. Tech

    Feeling objects that aren’t there

    A new technology uses high-frequency sound waves to create virtual objects you can feel. Its uses include better video games and safer driving.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Physics

    Scrubbing bubbles: Secret to ouch-free dental cleanings?

    People with sensitive teeth can find routine dental cleanings painful. But bubbles might pave way to no-touch — and pain-free — cleaning for these people.

    By Ilima Loomis
  5. Tech

    Eggshells help hatch a new idea for packaging

    Why just crack an egg? Make the shell into itty bitty bits and use them to build a more biodegradable plastic. New research shows how.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  6. Archaeology

    Diving deep into history

    New technologies help underwater archaeologists learn more about shipwrecks and other artifacts at the bottom of rivers, lakes and oceans.

    By Jennifer Weeks
  7. Tech

    Goo-oozing deicer protects surfaces

    New, slime-oozing coating might someday help reduce ice and snow buildups on road signs and aircraft wings. The inspiration? The goo produced by slugs.

    By Sid Perkins
  8. Tech

    Plastic that mimics insect wings kills bacteria

    A new ‘antibiotic’ plastic uses nanotechnology to mimic the hairs on insect wings. Then ouch! Bacterial cells that land on it end up stabbing themselves to death.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  9. Tech

    Cool Jobs: The power of wind

    Science and engineering careers explore all aspects of wind, from terrible tornadoes to aeronautics and clean energy.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  10. Tech

    Lost in the woods? A drone may find you

    Scientists developed a new method to give drones the skills to follow hiking trails in search of lost hikers.

    By Alison Pearce Stevens
  11. Brain

    When smartphones go to school

    Students who use smartphones and other mobile technology in class may well be driven to distraction. And that can hurt grades, studies show.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
  12. Tech

    Ouchless measles vaccine could save lives

    A new ‘ouchless’ vaccine patch that uses dissolving microneedles could make efforts to vaccinate against measles more practical.

    By Kathiann Kowalski
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