Modernization
Feds Could Save $20 Billion With Better IT Infrastructure Initiatives, Study Finds
Network capabilities remain a major hurdle.
Emerging Tech
Come on Feel the Data (And Smell It)
Digital interaction will engage all of our senses simultaneously, including smell and taste.
Emerging Tech
Agencies Often Don’t Answer Questions They Get Via Social Media, Survey Finds
But the platforms are only growing and government should adapt.
Digital Government
The Trick That Makes Google's Self-Driving Cars Work
Google is engaging in unprecedented, massive, ongoing data collection to transform intractable problems into solvable chores.
Emerging Tech
We're Now Putting Ads on the Moon
A beverage company is soon to put some sports drink on the lunar surface.
Digital Government
What Happens if a Drone Gets Sucked Into a Passenger Jet Engine
Last week’s near-collision between a hobby drone and a passenger aircraft portends what could happen as the sky gets a lot more crowded.
Emerging Tech
Get to Mars by Selling All Your Earthly Possessions
Elon Musk wants a ticket to Mars to cost $500,000. For those left behind, he'll have a cheap electric car for you.
Emerging Tech
What's Going to Happen to the International Space Station?
Russia plans to kick Americans off the station after 2020, four years earlier than the space mission's intended end.
Digital Government
It’s Hard to Ban GPS Stations in Russia That Don’t Exist
Many media outlets seem to be confusing the Global Positioning System with a NOAA system for monitoring earthquake activity.
Digital Government
Computers See Your Face as a Child. Will They Recognize You as an Adult?
As facial recognition systems improve, they will get better at identifying people at different ages, even very young children.
Digital Government
A Breathalyzer That Can Diagnose Cancer
Breathprints can give doctors information that patients won't or can't offer.
Emerging Tech
Why Google is Making a Big Deal Over a Little Solar Device
Gadgets called inverters are key to making usable solar energy, and Google wants them super small and cheap.
Emerging Tech
Science and Math Don't Have to Be Practical to Be Worthwhile
Even hard scientists and engineers sometimes care more about understanding than real-world applications.
Emerging Tech
How Inkjet Printers Are Changing the Art of Counterfeit Money
Nearly 60 percent of the fake $88.7 million recouped last year was created using inkjet or laser printers.
Modernization
Can Cell Phones Stop Crime in the World's Murder Capitals?
The problem-solving power of mobile technology in Central America
Emerging Tech