Topic
Tech
Daniel Leonard • August 17, 2022
The invasion of Ukraine has shown that reliance on Russian natural gas is an unstable strategy for Europe. Hydrogen power is one tool that could help
Daniel Leonard • March 4, 2022
Quantum computing will break data encryption as we know it. These mathematicians are racing to find a solution
Delger Erdenesanaa • February 14, 2022
After taxi medallions plummeted in value, New York cabbies left with impossible loans have won debt relief from the city
Deborah Balthazar • January 27, 2022
Educators are taking advantage of Minecraft’s popularity to engage and teach students about modern farming and its impact on the environment
Deborah Balthazar • January 3, 2022
Rotting wood is not all that fungus is good for. When controlled, it has a creative side too
Kharishar Kahfi • November 17, 2021
A bendable memory chip that runs on low power is opening new possibilities
Rahul Rao • October 25, 2021
The broken signal that delayed your train might seem like a simple case of aging infrastructure — but its history is one of convoluted origins, past dreams and lost futures
Casey Crownhart • March 17, 2021
A squid robot is among the latest to take to the seas
Joanna Thompson • February 8, 2021
Artificial intelligence is becoming increasingly common in conservation ecology. Should it be?
Casey Crownhart • February 4, 2021
Enzymatic recycling might offer a new method of recycling water bottles and other plastics, researchers say
Niko McCarty • January 13, 2021
For historians, recoloring an old photograph is meticulous, time-consuming work that computer programs can’t match
Niko McCarty • January 8, 2021
Computer programs can't yet create music that rivals the best musicians', but that isn't stopping some companies from trying
Abe Musselman • December 29, 2020
A newly approved reactor could carve out a new future for nuclear energy. Here’s how it works
Niko McCarty • December 22, 2020
An online workshop shows how easy it is to break into the software that controls these important devices
Curtis Segarra • June 5, 2020
Even across genres, there are a couple key elements that make songs sound appealing