20,000 Robots Under the Sea
Jules Jaffe of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography is developing an army of underwater explorers that researchers hope will produce a fine-grained, real-time map of the movements of the sea.
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SOPA Debate Highlights Congress’s Ignorance
The divide between new technology and what the government understands about it threatens the U.S., says Clay Johnson of Expert Labs.
Detroit’s Tech Town: An Incubator of Creativity
Tech Town, an innovative business incubator in midtown Detroit, showcases the power of creative thinking and cooperation between public and private entities.
Does This Make My Antenna Look Big?
Researchers mix technology with fashion, analyze a pharaoh's skin condition, measure the smarts of Scrabble players, and more in this edition of Miller-McCune's "Cocktail Napkin."
Can Obama Keep His Technology Edge in 2012?
The Obama campaign's adept use of technology in the 2008 election created not a permanent edge but a permanent path for others to follow, suggest two professors.
Bipartisan Group Wants U.S. to Get Serious About Geoengineering
Efforts at geoengineering to cool a warming planet are picking up steam.
Last Charge of the (Incandescent) Light Brigade
The movement to change your incandescent light bulbs for compact fluorescents completed its successful European Union campaign. The United States is next.
Developing Smart Cars, Roads for a Greener Drive
Even without fancy new cars or fuels, technology now motoring off the drawing board will help you take that lead foot off the accelerator and start driving green.
Battling World Hunger Through Innovative Technology
From innovation in architecture and robotics to mobile apps and interactive games, technology is reshaping our understanding of and approach to world hunger.
Foreign Aid Should Deliver Science, Too
A pairing of U.S. foreign aid and the National Science Foundation should deliver vital technological and scientific access to the world at no additional cost to U.S. taxpayers.