Augmented Reality Glasses

Reshaping What's Real

Sustainability & Success

David Costabile Talks Billions and His Commitment to Clean Energy

MUSIC CITY USA EMBRACES TECH

Nashville Faces Hopes and Fears as Big Tech Rushes In.

The Rise of Killer Bots

The Deployment of Weaponized Robots on Our Streets and Foreign Battlefields is Offering a Chilling Glimpse Into the Future of Policing and Warfare.

The Old Dog Teaches the New Dog Some Tricks

Software Engineering is Increasing Electric Motor Efficiency

Smart Mobility

Emerging Transportation Technology for a Brighter Future

FLIPPING COINS

Hackers working for the North Korean regime are laundering stolen crypto through mining services to throw tracers off their trail.

CHATGPT, UNLEASHED

OpenAl is now allowing its bot to interact with the live internet. This will make it more usefuland more problematic.

Sack Sprays

A new breed of self-care companies has a salve for fragile masculinity: lavender and tapioca-scented deodorants and moisturizers for the scrotum.

INSUDE EVERYWHERE ALL THE TIME

The hackers were in thousands of corporate and government networks. They might still be there now. Behind the scenes of the SolarWinds investigation, unraveling one of the most sophisticated supply-chain attacks ever.

Can We Slow Down Aging?

Twinn Health uses MRI scanning and Al to gain personalised insights into a patient's health and detect preventable disease early

THE GREAT COMPRESSION

Before my father passed away, I promised him I would digitally archive his papers. It became a meditation on loss-and lossiness.

THE ENERGY TO SURVIVE

Jamie Beard is hell-bent on making geothermal power happen-big time-in the heart of oil-happy Texas. Yes, it's complicated. So is her life.

SAVE THE METAVERSE!

The internet is already ruined, but there's still a chance for the virtual universe to follow a different path.

SHOOT THE MOON

Andrew McCarthy produces images worthy of the James Webb Telescope from his backyard-with gear that doesn't require a NASA-grade budget.

Brandon Sanderson is Your God

He's the biggest fantasy writer in the world. He's also very Mormon. These things are profoundly related.

For the Love of Dog

The hot new field of canine cognition' brings scientific insight to the burning question dog owners have: is it just puppy love?

Computer Freaks

At the end of World War II, U.S. military officials knew they had a problem: Military communication was a mess

MARGARET ATWOOD, OPTIMIST

The literary legend on her new story collection, ChatGPT, dystopias, and why she's hopeful about the future.

GENERATIVE AI'S DIRTY SECRET

Fortifying search engines with ChatGPT-grade smarts could require a fivefold increase in computing power, with the carbon emissions to match.

JOY RIDE

Warmer weather and longer days make spring the best season for biking. It's also the perfect time to upgrade your steed, whether you're an electric enthusiast or an oldschool pedal pusher.

I SAW THE FACE OF GOD IN A CHIP FACTORY

INSIDE TSMC, THE MYSTERIOUS TAIWANESE COMPANY AT THE CENTER OF THE GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY.

THERE IS NO CURE

New drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic may help people lose weight, but what we really need is a treatment for fatphobia.

HOME KEY

Forget crypto, VR, AI. When it comes to empowering humans, new tech has nothing on the well-tempered clavier.

BACK TO THE ANALOG FUTURE

COMPUTERS HAVE BEEN DIGITAL FOR HALF A CENTURY, WHY WOULD ANYONE WANT TO RESURRECT THE CLUNKERS OF YESTERYEAR?

PLUME AND DOOM

IN THE ARCTIC, THAWING PERMAFROST IS UNLEASHING CLOUDS OF PLANET-HEATING METHANE. SCIENTISTS RELY ON AN ARSENAL OF TECH TO GET A HANDLE ON JUST HOW NASTY THE PROBLEM IS.

Whether We Should Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth

At first blush, it sounds like a line from Jurassic Park, the fictional dream of resurrecting creatures long dead

Build Our Propane-Fired DIY Pizza Oven

We did it-here's how you can, too.

How We'll Die on Mars

Establishing a permanent human presence on the Red Planet will be risky, but researchers are finding solutions that will keep future residents alive Long enough to die peacefully. Here's how it could happen

How Sonar Actually Works

IN THE EARLY DAYS OF WORLD WAR II, ALLIED navies faced a stark challenge: how to detect Germany's growing fleet of U-boats and prevent them from repeating the havoc wrought in World War I