The Nucleon is an unrealised concept car designed by the Ford Motor Company in 1957.
In 1945, the publication, The Atomic Age, heralded the untapped use of atomic power in everyday objects and predicted a future where fossil fuels would become…
In 1945, the publication, The Atomic Age, heralded the untapped use of atomic power in everyday objects and predicted a future where fossil fuels would become…
Changing Car Culture Can Benefit Our Health and Our Planet
We need to rethink the American love affair with the automobile and redesign cities to reduce car pollution
Anthropologist Daniel Miller has observed that an alien visiting…
February 21, 2024
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Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Memory and Learning
Engaging the fine motor system to produce letters by hand has positive effects on learning and memory
Studies continue to show…
In restaurants around the world, from Shanghai to New York, robots are cooking meals. They make burgers and dosas, pizzas and stir-fries, in much the same way robots have made other things for the past 50 years: by following instructions…
February 21, 2024
4 min read
The Sophisticated Threads behind a Hat That Senses Traffic Lights
A new technique to make electronic fibers could help solve wearable technology’s flexibility problem
Hundreds of…
Apple released its long-awaited Vision Pro mixed-reality headset this month. The company describes the device, which has a starting price of $3,500, as a “spatial computer,” an alternative to a standard laptop or desktop. Apple’s ads have
A bitter cold snap in Chicago forced electric vehicle (EV) drivers to wait in line for hours at charging stations last month; some even found themselves stranded when their battery died while they waited in the queues. The rechargeablelithium-ion…
Hate speech, political propaganda and outright lies are hardly new problems online—even if election years such as this one exacerbate them. The use of bots, or automated social media accounts, has made it much easier to spread deliberately…
February 12, 2024
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Cybercrime Security Gap Leaves People Who Aren’t Proficient in English Poorly Protected
Our research finds that language is often a barrier for people dealing with cybercrime issues and that it’s important to close…
February 8, 2024
4 min read
Tougher AI Policies Could Protect Taylor Swift—And Everyone Else—From Deepfakes
In January Taylor Swift became the latest high-profile target of nonconsensual deepfake images. It’s time for regulations that ban this…