Frontiers
In-Space Manufacturing and Assembly: A Different Kind of Future
In-space manufacturing and assembly technology could help reduce the high costs and complexity associated with traditional...
Engineering
The Automation Revolution Is Here
Automation is changing industries including automobiles, manufacturing and even food service.
Environmental Tech
Africa Aims to Harness the Fourth Industrial Revolution
If Africa acts fast and collectively, the Fourth Industrial Revolution could benefit billions on the continent.
Science
Innovative Technology in the ’70s: This Time, It’s Personal
The biggest innovative technology in the '70s? It's an easy answer: the personal computer.
Engineering
Microchips and Moon Landings: Technology From the 1960s
Technology from the 1960s includes one of the world's greatest scientific discoveries: the microchip.
Engineering
How 4D Printing Will Transform the Future
4D printing could one day lead to everything from morphing airplane wings to living organs for...
Science
A 3D-Printed Organ Transplant Gives Hope to Patients
A 3D-printed organ transplant could shorten transplant lists and remove the need to try out new...
Tech
The Future of Manufacturing
Manufacturing is supposed to be "over." But a tech revolution in manufacturing is picking up speed....
Environmental Tech
Finding Uses For Plastic in Affordable Housing and Building
Architects and city planners think building affordable housing out of recyclable plastics may be one of...
Science
AI-Based Drug Repurposing Could Offer New Lifesaving Medicine
A.I.-based drug repurposing improves drug discovery.
Tech
3-D Printed Objects Usher in a New Industrial Revolution
3-D printed objects are becoming more commonplace and have been hailed as the next great disruptor...
Space
For the Manufacturing Industry, a Golden Age of Skilled Work
Factory work is being transformed as the manufacturing industry enters a new era of flexible and...
Engineering
Graphene Applications and the Endless Possibilities
Graphene could change how we make consumer electronics, industrial coatings, energy storage and more. Learn more...
Engineering
Technology in the ’80s: The Cellular Solution
Technology in the '80s largely followed the fashion — hideous and over-the-top. But the decade also...