Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s new space thriller I.S.S. shows astronauts and cosmonauts fighting for control of the…
Author: Rebecca Heilweil
Want to Win a Chip War? You’re Gonna Need a Lot of Water
The US is spending billions to boost semiconductor manufacturing. For the new plants to crank out…
3 Smart Things: What You Might Not Know About Attention
We do actually become less attentive as we get older, but refocusing someone's attention can have…
How a DIY Tesla Mechanic Resurrects Damaged Electric Cars
Rich Benoit stumps for the right-to-repair movement, pushing uncooperative manufacturers to make it easier for owners…
One Scientist Hopes to Engineer the Climate With Antacid
In the first solar geoengineering experiment in the lower atmosphere, scientists will test a recipe that…
3 Smart Things: The Hidden Lives of Liquids
Did you know human salivary glands pump out about a quart—a Big Gulp!—a day?
More College Esports Players Are Cashing In Big Scholarships
Nearly 200 US colleges are offering around $15 million per year in scholarships, and university teams…
Kango, HopSkipDrive Try to Make Ride-Hail Work for Kids
The outfits vying to be the "Uber for kids" must build viable businesses that assuage all…
3 Smart Things About Our Sixth Sense: Interoception
Beyond sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, we have an inner sense that allows us to…
3D-Printed Organs From Living Cells Could Help Boost Senses
Michael McAlpine, a mechanical engineer at the University of Minnesota, has spent the past six years…