Computing

Chemistry

Building a better battery

Researchers develop a way to make batteries that hold more charge and don’t weaken with age.

Computing

Genetic memory

DNA is a chemical blueprint that effectively instructs cells on how to work.

Computing

Your head’s battery

Fluids in the inner ear can actually power an electronic device, such as an implant.

Tech

Science for all

STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — makes careers blossom

Computing

DNA takes notes

Engineers develop a computer memory system based on living cells.

Tech

Cool Jobs: Wide world of robots

The machines can help with everything from surgery to disaster response.

Computing

Electronic skin

Tiny, nearly invisible devices stick to skin, ‘talk’ to computers.

Computing

Watson a game-changer for science

Supercomputer outsmarts humans in historic Jeopardy! competition.

Computing

Troubles with Hubble

Just before a planned repair mission, the space telescope went quiet.

Computing

The Shape of the Internet

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

Computing

Games with a Purpose

Playing some online games may help computers get smarter.

Space

Secrets of an ancient computer

A 2000-year-old astronomical computer could calculate planetary positions and predict eclipses.