Is DNA the Future of Digital Data Storage?
A team of researchers were able to store 150 kilobytes—a handful of simple emails—on a strand of DNA.
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A Bounty of Planets in a Tiny Patch of Space
This week NASA Kepler mission scientists confirmed a record haul of exoplanets: 1,284.
Stopping a Speeding Bullet…With Foam
Researchers have developed a foam capable of shattering bullets on impact.
How Electronic Ink Was Invented
The screen technology used in e-readers like the Amazon Kindle was conceived by undergraduates at MIT.
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Recalculating the Global Influence of GPS
Has your GPS ever gotten you in trouble? It’s so common in National Parks that rangers in Death Valley call it “death by GPS.”
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Would You Trust a Robot to Perform Your Surgery?
Researchers have now developed a robot that can perform sutures and other delicate operations completely autonomously.
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A Candid Camera for Wildlife
Camera traps lend a technological assist to researchers studying elusive animals in the wild.
Behind the Master Controls of GPS
Author Greg Milner explains how five billion devices use 31 GPS satellites to determine their locations.
Preserving the World’s Monuments, One Digital Scan at a Time
CyArk is traversing the globe in a race to digitally preserve the earth’s greatest heritage sites.