Emerging Tech
Why Humans Still Can't Go to Mars
It's not just the cost -- there's a big technical problem to solve.
Modernization
Google’s New “Moto X” Superphone Will Spy on You 24/7, and You’ll Like It
The sophisticated new gadget will launch in October.
Emerging Tech
The U.N. Will Not Stand for Killer Robots
Many U.N. advocates would rather trust a human to pull a trigger than leave it to a machine set to autopilot.
Digital Government
Distinguishing Brain From Mind
In coming years, neuroscience will answer questions we don't even yet know to ask. Sometimes, though, focus on the brain is misleading.
Cybersecurity
Hack Strikes Feds in Drupal.org Community
Websites running the widely-used open source content management system are unaffected.
Digital Government
Is Big Pharma Standing in the Way of Curing the New SARS?
The developing disease has been described by the World Health Organization as "a threat to the entire world."
Emerging Tech
Are New Ultra-Cheap 3D Printers Revolutionary or Just Toys?
The parallels between the personal computing revolution and the one in 3D printing are irresistible.
Modernization
All Your Worst Fears About Google Glass Are Coming True
Google's facial recognition API presents a terrifying privacy scenario.
Emerging Tech
Cell Providers Must Bounce Back 911 Texts That Don’t Go Through
Text-to-911 service is coming for major wireless carriers in 2014.
Emerging Tech
What Will the App Developers Make of This?
A look at the government's newly released streaming data feeds.
Digital Government
Video: Big Changes Coming to Your Gmail Inbox
The design overhaul will roll out to inboxes gradually.
Emerging Tech
This Is What It Feels Like to Finally Reach Space
Smiles on the faces of all the astronauts last night as they boarded the International Space Station
Emerging Tech
Our Equal Future: Does Technology Hold the Key to a Flatter World?
Far from making the world more fair, technology serves to reinforce, and perhaps even increase, inequalities.
Emerging Tech
Jurassic Park Is Real...for 400-Year-Old Arctic Mosses
Scientists have successfully regrown vegetation that had been trapped in a glacier.
Emerging Tech
Kenya Is a Model for Green Energy Even Though the Entire Country Is Without Power
Roughly 80 percent of the electricity in Kenya comes from renewable resources.
Emerging Tech
'We're Trying to Portray the Universe as a Real Place With Real Landscapes'
The story of the scientists and artists who have given us our most beautiful pictures of space
Emerging Tech
Solar Energy's Sunny Future
The crashing price of silicon may have killed off Solyndra, but the industry has also grown more competitive with other forms of energy.
Modernization
Your Smartphone, Made of Cement
Scientists just discovered a way to turn masonry into metal. Using lasers.
Emerging Tech