Archive for the ‘Technology’ Category

Dig the latest top tech tricks - Thursday, June 5th, 2008

What you can’t see can still interest you. Archeologists use radar, magnetic, electrical gizmos to see through the ground, find places to dig.

Earthquake safety: It begins at home - Thursday, May 22nd, 2008

Hundreds of millions live and work in houses and schools that will collapse when the earth starts quaking. The lesson from California, where big quakes cause small death tolls, is this: Smart engineering can save lives.

Mechanical mouth makes debut - Thursday, May 15th, 2008

To measure the molecules that give food taste, you need a standardized eating machine. One has finally arrived, courtesy of food technologists in France (of all places!). Meet the mechanical masticator!

Big ideas from the smallest world - Thursday, January 31st, 2008

New snowflake generator reveals nature’s design principles; anti-reflective coating is nearly perfect, and so is mother-of-pearl inside an abalone. Dive into the nitty gritty of the itty bitty!

Pilot perfection: Errors plunge! - Thursday, January 3rd, 2008

Pilot errors have dropped 40 percent over 20 years, but on-the-ground accidents have increased. Why have pilot errors declined? What work remains to increase airline safety?

New plug-in hybrid claims 640 miles per tank - Thursday, November 29th, 2007

Plug-in hybrids mean more than just extra spending cash for drivers, though. They could offer a new path through the maze of the electric grid, and help to boost the use of alternative energy.

Selling the poor, helping the poor: No contradiction? - Thursday, November 15th, 2007

By marketing to billions of lower-income people, business can do well by doing good: Affordable green goods for “the base of the pyramid” could improve lives and cut environmental damage. Could this work?

California burnin’: Are we building in harm’s way? - Thursday, November 1st, 2007

California’s fires are a tragedy, but are human actions making them worse? What is the role of global warming and zoning? Can we build safer houses in safer locations?

Tree frog’s foot yields re-stickable glue! - Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Most adhesives can’t be reused. But a radical new design, based on the foot of frogs, lizards and insects, shows how engineers can learn from nature to make smarter materials.

Super-schnozz: Instant detector spots rotten food - Thursday, August 16th, 2007

Using a chemical reaction that changes color when specific chemicals are present, a new “dipstick” may detect spoilage better than the human nose.

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