Innovation Donna Strickland’s long journey from laser jock to Nobel Prize winner | Innovation Oct 5, 2018 It was Tuesday, Oct. 2. A representative from the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences was on the line from Stockholm calling to inform Strickland, an…
Innovation When will our smart speakers become conversation starters? | Tech Top Oct 5, 2018 Amazon’s new Echo Plus has on-device AI built-in. Credit: Amazon Alexa is dumb. You probably saw Amazon’s recent device refresh, which includes a new…
Innovation Pet Store Puppies Are Spreading Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria | Tech Top Oct 5, 2018 DOGHOUSE Look, we get it. Puppies are adorable. All you want to do is let them lick your face. But the next time you’re tempted to buy a cute…
Innovation Lockheed Martin’s Giant Moon Lander Is an Absolute Unit | Tech Top Oct 5, 2018 XXL LANDER The Apollo Lunar Module weighed less than 11,000 pounds and was just 22 feet tall, even with its legs extended. And that’s after years…
Innovation This Humanoid Robot Can (Slowly) Install Drywall All by Itself | Tech Top Oct 5, 2018 Safety First Construction is dangerous work. Between the powerful equipment, hazardous materials, and often-precarious environments, it’s not all…
Innovation The Global Energy Prize: live from the award ceremony | Innovation Oct 4, 2018 Each year The Global Energy Prize honours outstanding achievement in research and technology designed to address some of the world’s most pressing…
Innovation The First Full-Scale Hyperloop Passenger Capsule Has Arrived | Tech Top Oct 4, 2018 Pod People We’ve seen more sketches and animated demo videos of hyperloops than we can count. But now, one of leaders of the industry has finally…
Innovation Could we be living in a simulation? | Innovation Oct 4, 2018 That sounds like a question you might hear at a midnight screening of “The Matrix,” but lately it’s become the subject of serious academic debate.…
Innovation European lander prepares to reach Ryugu asteroid | Innovation Oct 4, 2018 A European-made lander tasked with extracting samples from an asteroid orbiting the Sun some 300 million km away is expected to make landfall on…
Innovation Chemistry Nobel goes to three scientists who ‘harnessed the power of evolution’ | Innovation Oct 4, 2018 Frances Arnold of the California Institute of Technology was awarded half of the 9-million-kronor ($1.01 million) prize, while the other half will be…