Robotics

It seems the sci-fi industry has done it again. Predictions made in novels like Johnny Mnemonic and Neuromancer back in the 1980s of neural implants linking our brains to machines have become a...

7 | June 17, 2011 10:32am | By Christie Nicholson

Google's self-driving car is cool, but will it lead to more sprawl? Or is it a worry for another day?

51 | June 9, 2011 9:13am | By Tyler Falk

Welcome to the new, improved and redesigned SmartPlanet. Here's why we changed things, and why we're so gosh darn excited about it.

17 | April 26, 2011 3:18pm | By Andrew Nusca

University of Southern California researchers developed a carbon nanotube synapse circuit. Enter the synthetic brain.

6 | April 25, 2011 6:50pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

With a free computer game, DARPA hopes to employ legions of gamers to help train the submarine-hunting drones of the future.

1 | April 7, 2011 6:00pm | By John Herrman

U.S. CTO Aneesh Chopra announced the winners of the National STEM Video Game Challenge. America, meet the next generation of programmers.

March 30, 2011 10:58am | By Andrew Nusca

A group of innovative kids have developed an intriguing safety device that has gotten them props from President Barack Obama.

8 | March 21, 2011 12:54am | By Tuan C. Nguyen

Apartments sitting above parking garages are on flimsy ground and should be upgraded, according to researchers at the University of California at Berkeley.

3 | March 15, 2011 2:17pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

Is a lithium-water battery a glimmer of hope for the clean tech applications?

4 | March 3, 2011 4:07pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

It works like a regular printer, but this three dimensional printer can print biological materials such as human tissue.

2 | February 21, 2011 10:43pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

New to SmartPlanet? We're delighted you've dropped by. Here's what we're all about.

2 | February 15, 2011 10:07am | By Andrew Nusca

How do you efficiently move police officers around a 140-acre stadium? With clean, green electric stand-up vehicles that go 20 miles per hour.

February 11, 2011 7:04am | By Andrew Nusca

Using research originally developed for the military, engineering experts are creating technology that could give wheelchairs the ability to glide on even the trickiest surfaces.

January 25, 2011 4:00am | By Christina Hernandez

Say hello to a new Thinking Tech contributing editor: Tuan C. Nguyen.

January 13, 2011 12:42pm | By Andrew Nusca

University of Cambridge researchers are building emotionally intelligent computers. Is this the future of man and machine communication?

6 | December 27, 2010 7:15am | By Boonsri Dickinson

The Sub-Ice Rover will provide a literal new perspective on climate change, from beneath a half-mile of Antarctic ice.

3 | December 16, 2010 5:00pm | By John Herrman

Supercomputers are being used to fight malaria, simulate oil spills, understand climate change and test renewable energy technology. AMD CSR chief Tim Mohin discusses how it fits in with his...

December 7, 2010 6:49am | By Andrew Nusca

By maintaining applied manufacturing equipment and systems more proactively, ATS aims to improve corporate sustainability credentials for big manufacturers.

1 | December 7, 2010 4:04am | By Heather Clancy

MIT researchers use a solar photovoltaic panel to power pumps that move seawater through a permeable membrane that removes salt to produce clean drinking water.

9 | December 2, 2010 7:22pm | By Boonsri Dickinson

SmartPlanet's crack team of videographers visited hospitals and universities in California in search of new technologies to help stroke patients. Here's what they found.

3 | November 29, 2010 6:04am | By Andrew Nusca