Engineering
Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2019
World-changing technologies that are poised to rattle the status quo
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Computing
Goodbye, Phone Calls. Hello, Loneliness
Can you really “reach out and touch someone” via text?
Electronics
GPS Is Doing More Than You Thought
Here are five scientific applications that take the navigation system beyond the map
Behavior
Social Media Has Not Destroyed a Generation
New findings suggest angst over the technology is misplaced
A High-Tech Solution for Rooting Out Counterfeit Goods
Mobile optical scanners can check the authenticity of an object with unprecedented speed
Technology
Lithium-Ion Battery Creators Win Chemistry Nobel Prize
John B. Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino share the 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry “for the development of lithium-ion batteries” that have led to portable electronic devices that are rechargeable virtually anywhere on the planet...
Chemistry
Nobel in Chemistry for Lightweight Rechargeable Batteries
The 2019 Nobel Prize in Chemistry goes to John Goodenough, M. Stanley Whittingham and Akira Yoshino “for the development of lithium-ion batteries.”
Natural Disasters
Cell Phone Service Must Be Restored Quicker after Hurricanes
Officials pressure wireless companies so first responders and residents can communicate and save lives
Electronics
Heat Loss to Night Sky Powers Off-Grid Lights
A slight temperature difference at night between a surface losing heat and the surrounding air can be harnessed to generate electricity to power lights.
Electronics
Apple’s Amazing New Screen
It will revamp our ideas of what a display can do
Computing
Will China Overtake the U.S. in Artificial Intelligence Research?
The nation wants to make its AI industry dominant by 2030
Computing
Your Employer May Be Spying on You—and Wasting Its Time
New technologies help companies monitor their workers’ every move. But do those data tell them anything useful?
Electronics
Despite What You Might Think, Major Technological Changes Are Coming More Slowly Than They Once Did
Major technological shifts are fewer and farther between than they once were
Electronics
“Anonymous” Data Won’t Protect Your Identity
A new study demonstrates it is surprisingly easy to ID an individual within a supposedly incognito data set
Energy
Backpack Harvests Energy as You Walk
The pack produces a steady trickle of electricity from the swinging motion of your stuff. Christopher Intagliata reports.
Electronics
Virtual Reality Might Be the Next Big Thing for Mental Health
The technology holds vast potential for insights into the workings of human brains
Electronics
Virtual Assistants Are Getting Smarter All the Time. Can We Trust Them with Our Data?
Virtual assistants are getting smarter. Let's think about how that will play out
Electronics
Don’t Panic about Rare Earth Elements
The materials used in iPhones and Tesla cars need not become a long-term casualty of a U.S.-China trade war
Electronic Health Records and Doctor Burnout
They have legitimate value, but we physicians entered the profession to connect with and help patients—not stare at a screen
Climate Change
Environmental Thinker Bill McKibben Sounds Warning on Technology
Known for climate change work, the pioneer says global warming, AI and genetic engineering are self-inflicted threats to humanity
