Meet NASA's new class of astronauts
Adults TechnologyMore than 18,300 candidates applied to be astronauts in NASA's latest class-smashing the record of 8,000 applicants in 1978-and only 12 got the job. Here's who made the cut.
Jumping Water Droplets Could Be the Future of Cooling Computers
Adults TechnologyEngineers have created a new water-based cooling system that could put an end to electronics crashing and overheating.
This Is Not What Space Looks Like
Adults TechnologyAmazing images of the far reaches of the universe are everywhere, but are they accurate? What does space really look like?
NASA Is Going to the Sun! But How...and Why?
Adults TechnologyIn 2018, NASA will launch a solar probe that will travel closer to the sun than any spacecraft before. But why? What are they looking for?
The Insane Plan to Tow an Iceberg to the Middle East
Adults TechnologyA United Arab Emirates company wants to tow an iceberg from Antarctica to the desert for drinking water, but is their plan feasible?
Why don't perpetual motion machines ever work? - Netta Schramm
Adults TechnologyPerpetual motion machines - devices that can do work indefinitely without any external energy source - have captured many inventors' imaginations because they could totally transform our relationship with energy. There's just one problem: they don't work. Why not? Netta Schramm describes the pitfalls of perpetual motion machines.
Moore's Law Is Ending... So, What's Next?
Adults TechnologyScientists are engineering a new, more efficient generation of computer chips by modeling them after the human brain.
Storing the Sun's Energy in Liquid Could Change Solar Forever
Adults TechnologyResearchers have just found two new ways to make solar power more efficient. Could this solve our energy crisis?
We Found Another State of Matter: The Supersolid!
Adults TechnologyScientists have created, yet another state of matter called a supersolid! But what is it, and what does it do?
Japan's robot volleyball team
Adults TechnologyOne thing stands between Japan and the Volleyball World Cup: a team of robot jocks.
A Robot Just Performed the First-Ever Surgery Inside the Human Eye
Adults TechnologyA surgeon uses controls to guide the robot.
Climate Lab - Climate Lab - Why your old phones collect in a junk drawer of sadness
Adults TechnologySmartphones shouldn't be so disposable. Could fixing the way we make our phones help solve climate change?
Thin underwater cables hold the internet. See a map of them all.
Adults TechnologyYour internet isn't just underwater. It's also covered in Vaseline.
What are the challenges of nuclear power? - M. V. Ramana and Sajan Saini
Adults TechnologyOur ability to mine great amounts of energy from uranium nuclei has led some to bill nuclear power as a plentiful, utopian source of electricity. But rather than dominate the global electricity market, nuclear power has declined from a high of 18% in 1996 to 11% today. What happened to the great promise of this technology? M.V. Ramana and Sajan Saini detail the challenges of nuclear power.
Using GPS to Get Around Is Making Us Dumber
Adults TechnologyGPS services have made getting from point A to point B a lot easier, but what effects does this have on our brains?
Meet the Man Who Strapped Himself to a Rocket, For Science
Adults TechnologyOne man's quest to test the human limits of gravity on the human body.
Hackers Can Now Break Into Your Phone Using Music
Adults TechnologyNew research shows sound waves can manipulate the accelerometer in your phone; what implications does this have for data security?
Graphene Could Solve the World's Water Crisis
Adults TechnologyTurning saltwater into clean drinking water is an expensive, energy-intensive process, but could the wonder material graphene make it more accessible?
Why Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium Matters: Future MEGAPROJECTS
Adults TechnologyAtlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium is the most expensive stadium ever built. The $1.6 billion price tag was driven by a spectacular retractable roof design, an LED video board that is by far the world's largest, and the pursuit of LEED platinum certification.
100 Years of Home Innovation ? Mode.com
Adults TechnologyIncluding toasters, radios, and microwave ovens, there have been a number of life-changing household breakthroughs through the years. Follow along to see the smartest appliances and laborsaving devices that have emerged in the last century.
Charge Your Cell Phone In 5 Seconds
Adults TechnologySupercapacitors: They'll enable you to charge your cell phone in 5 seconds, or an electric car in about a minute. They're cheap, biodegradable, never wear out and as Trace'll tell you, could be powering your life sooner than you'd think.