Tech

  1. Tech

    A light delay

    New kind of trap can hold light for 1.5 seconds.

    By Stephen Ornes
  2. 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
  3. Tech

    Batteries built by viruses

    Scientists use microbes to create tiny power supplies.

    By Stephen Ornes
  4. Tech

    Are cell phones safe?

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  5. Tech

    New eyes to scan the skies

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  6. Tech

    Silk’s superpowers

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

    By Rachel Ehrenberg
  7. Tech

    Supergoo to the rescue

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

    By Stephen Ornes
  8. 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
  9. Tech

    Graphene’s superstrength

    Scientists believe that graphene may change the world of electronics.

    By Stephen Ornes
  10. Tech

    Hubble trouble doubled

    The Hubble Space Telescope has faced a series of malfunctions in the last few weeks.

    By Emily Sohn
  11. Tech

    Ready, unplug, drive

    Plug-in hybrid cars, coming within a few years, will help save gasoline.

    By Emily Sohn
  12. Tech

    Music of the Future

    Scientists create new technologies that can make any surface — from a desk to a wall — sing.

    By Stephen Ornes