Tech

  1. Computing

    Games with a Purpose

    Playing some online games may help computers get smarter.

    By Emily Sohn
  2. Tech

    A New Touch

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

    By Emily Sohn
  3. 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
  4. Tech

    Morphing a Wing to Save Fuel

    Airplanes of the future might change the shape of their wings as they fly.

    By Emily Sohn
  5. Space

    Secrets of an ancient computer

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

    By Emily Sohn
  6. Tech

    Nonstop Robot

    A new, four-legged robot can recover from damage to its own body and keep on walking.

    By Emily Sohn
  7. Tech

    Putting the squeeze on toothpaste

    Studying the structure of toothpaste leads to new products that can make your teeth cleaner.

    By Emily Sohn
  8. Tech

    Space umbrellas to shield Earth

    A swarm of small spacecraft could help protect Earth from the sun's rays.

    By Emily Sohn
  9. Tech

    A New Basketball Gets Slick

    Sweat seems to make a new basketball for professional players more slippery.

    By Emily Sohn
  10. Tech

    Invisibility Ring

    Scientists have invented a ring-shaped device that's invisible to microwaves.

    By Carolyn Gramling
  11. Tech

    Picture the Smell

    To pinpoint smells, an electronic nose turns scents into colorful data.

    By Sarah Webb
  12. Tech

    Atomic Drive

    Chemists have assembled atoms into tiny molecular cars that motor across a gold surface.

    By Emily Sohn