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Oldsters' New Fountain of Youth: Video Games

Some specially tailored games seem to help preserve mental fitness.

The Future Is Now for Rechargeable Laptop Batteries

Frustrated with the short life of your laptop's lithium-ion battery? A new technology is being developed to revolutionize rechargeable batteries, using silver- and zinc-based electrodes.

Fighting for the Right to Clone

Stem cell and cloning guru Robert Lanza has battled the Catholic Church, the White House, and violent protesters.

Vernor Vinge

A science fiction giant reveals his reading list.

How to Hitchhike Across the Globe Without Leaving Your Living Room

The 360° World Atlas turns anyone with a computer into a global traveler.

20 Things You Didn't Know About... Sports Technology

From luge suits to computerized tennis ball trackers, sports technology has chartered a path for modern athletes to move faster, go higher, and stay safer.

A Look at the World's First Computer

The Victorian-age machine is finally up and running.

A GPS to Augment Your Entire Reality

In due time, we may all be living in "augmented reality"—a universe of digital information layered over the real world. A GPS system is one step in this direction; your cell phone will soon provide the next leap forward.

The Year the Olympics Went (Really) Hi-Tech

Just try to guess which events these materials are used in—and find out the answers from the article when you get totally stumped: Boron composite, syntactic foam (tiny, hollow spheres that are immune to changes in weather), Texalium (glass fiber with an aluminum coating), Vectran (used for air bags in NASA rovers).

10 Ways Genetically Engineered Microbes Could Help Humanity

Bacteria, yeast, and viruses are being used to fight cancer, produce renewable fuels, and do something even more valuable: make your clothing glow in the dark.

The Newest Olympic Event: Scientific Discovery

Everything you need to know about the science and technology of the games.

The Truth About Traffic

Who's controlling traffic? How? Tom Vanderbilt's new book explores the past, present, and future of the way we drive.

The Science of Sniffing Out Liars

An interrogation expert spills his secrets on next-generation polygraphs, neuroscientific mind-reading, torture as interrogation, and why humans are still the best lie detectors.

When Computers Meld With Our Minds

Futurist Vernor Vinge predicts that human brainpower and computers will merge to form a race of techno-geniuses, all in the not-too-distant future.

Can You Spot the Chinese Nuclear Sub?

High-resolution satellite imagery has exploded, allowing you to monitor villages in Darfur and examine classified nuclear sub propellers from your home computer. But are governments, not to mention private citizens, prepared for the level of access and scrutiny that's becoming the norm?

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