The Emerging Artificial Intelligence Era Faces a Growing Threat from Directed Energy Weapons
Autonomous and AI-enabled systems increasingly rely on optical and radio frequency sensors and significant computer power. They face growing vulnerabilities from directed-energy laser and microwave weapons
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
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Scientists Finally Invent Heat-Controlling Circuitry That Keeps Electronics Cool
A new thermal transistor can control heat as precisely as an electrical transistor can control electricity
Technology Is Secretly Stealing Your Time. Here’s How to Get It Back
Technology is supposed to save us time, right? Turns out, it’s stealing some of our most precious time, but it’s not too late to get it back
Buying Used Tech This Holiday Season Can Avert Human Rights Abuses
Here’s how to buy ethical tech and keep conflict minerals in the ground
This Efficiency-Obsessed Psychologist (and Mother of 11) Revolutionized Kitchen Design
Lillian Gilbreth pioneered time and motion efficiency in workplaces and revolutionized kitchen design
Candy Crush Is Complicated—Even from a Mathematical Point of View
Don’t be annoyed if you fail at a certain level of the popular game Candy Crush Saga; computers also have their problems with it
Do Blue-Light Glasses Help with Eyestrain?
An analysis of previous trials suggests blue-light-filtering lenses may not reduce eyestrain or sleep problems
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To Reignite the U.S. Chip Industry, Invite More Chefs into the Kitchen
A “more is merrier” approach to making computer chips would create the vibrant and fast breakthroughs that America needs to succeed
Virtual Reality System Lets You Stop and Smell the Roses
A wireless device worn on the face or lip can produce fragrances such as lavender and green tea in a virtual world
Could Grinding Up Lithium Batteries Help Recycle Them?
Researchers recovered lithium from batteries on a small scale by using mechanical force