Tech

  1. Tech

    Listen and learn

    Sound experts give noisy classrooms a failing grade.

    By Emily Sohn
  2. Tech

    Slip sliming away

    Scientists study how slime helps slugs and snails get around on only one foot.

    By Emily Sohn
  3. Tech

    Slip Sliming Away

    Scientists study how slime helps slugs and snails get around on only one foot.

    By Emily Sohn
  4. Computing

    The Shape of the Internet

    The web of connections that makes up the Internet looks a lot like a medusa jellyfish.

    By Emily Sohn
  5. Tech

    How to Fly Like a Bat

    Everyone knows that bats aren't birds, but it turns out that they don't even fly the same way.

    By Emily Sohn
  6. Tech

    Sugar power for cell phones

    New technology could lead to cell phones that are powered by sweet drinks.

    By Emily Sohn
  7. Tech

    Getting in touch with touch

    By simulating the sense of touch, engineers hope to improve robots, surgery, and even video games.

    By Emily Sohn
  8. Tech

    Sweet, Sticky Science

    Toss out that bucket and kettle: Making maple syrup goes high tech.

    By Emily Sohn
  9. Tech

    Look into My Eyes

    Computers are gaining the power to track precisely where you're looking.

    By Emily Sohn
  10. Computing

    Games with a Purpose

    Playing some online games may help computers get smarter.

    By Emily Sohn
  11. Tech

    A New Touch

    Rewired nerves may eventually lead to artificial limbs with a sense of touch.

    By Emily Sohn
  12. Tech

    Rocking the House

    Researchers shake a full-size house to find out what happens to a wooden building during an earthquake.

    By Sid Perkins