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The Termite and the Architect

Animal homes resist our understanding.

December 13, 2013

A.I. Has Grown Up and Left Home

It matters only that we think, not how we think.

December 12, 2013

The Combustion Engine Refuses to Die

Internal combustion is surviving by adapting.

November 11, 2013

Our Nuclear Waste Is a Goldmine

Technology for generating power from spent uranium hits policy barriers.

November 11, 2013

Facebook Cools Off

Supercomputer centers slash excess electricity as smaller ones try to follow.

November 11, 2013

Lavatory Laboratory

How sanitation is following the cell phone model.

November 1, 2013

Science Gets Down With Miles Davis and Bernini

Analyzing music and sculpture in the digital age.

“Pop, Pop, Pop.” She Heard Her Brain in Action

Brain-computer interfaces are getting very sensitive.

October 7, 2013