Tech

  1. Chemistry

    The memory of a material

    A popular polymer can remember what shape it was in.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. Tech

    Charged cars that would charge

    Electric vehicles could give power to the grid.

    By Stephen Ornes
  3. Tech

    The science of disappearing

    Invisibility cloaks and other new materials that play with light are in the works.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Tech

    Supersonic Splash

    Coming soon to a pond near you: air moving faster than the speed of sound.

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Tech

    A light delay

    New kind of trap can hold light for 1.5 seconds.

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Tech

    Letting molecules do the work

    Why go to the trouble of carefully building electric circuits when the circuits can build themselves?

    By Douglas Fox
  7. Tech

    Batteries built by viruses

    Scientists use microbes to create tiny power supplies.

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. Tech

    Are cell phones safe?

    About 4 billion people use cell phones, but are they safe?

    By Stephen Ornes
  9. Tech

    New eyes to scan the skies

    Two new telescopes will watch for asteroids, map the galaxy.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Tech

    Silk’s superpowers

    Scientists are studying the strong and stretchy material in spiders, insects and even goats.

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  11. Tech

    Supergoo to the rescue

    The absorbent stuff in diapers may help clean up after a terrorist attack.

    By Stephen Ornes
  12. Tech

    Hubble Lives On

    Scientists are planning the last servicing mission to one of the most important space telescopes of all time.

    By Susan Gaidos