Engineering
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Catching the Wind in Rural Malawi
October 13, 2009
With a tinkerer’s imagination and farmer’s grit, William Kamkwamba transformed junk into the beginning of one small town’s green energy revolution.
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A Rocket for the 21st Century
September 29, 2009
Former astronaut Franklin Chang-Diaz explains how his plasma rocket engine could revolutionize space travel and why we need nuclear power in space.
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Getting Solar Off the Ground
July 28, 2009
William Maness on why alternative energy and power grids aren’t good playmates and his plans for beaming solar power from space.
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Living Off the Land
July 20, 2009
The same technology that keeps astronauts alive in outer space could foster more sustainable lifestyles right here on Earth.
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The Dymaxion Tomorrow
May 07, 2009
A city-wide vehicle sharing program, a latrine block that treats sewage on-site, and bicycles that double as ambulances take top honors in the Buckminster Fuller Design Challenge.
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The Living Robot
March 26, 2009
Researchers have developed a robot capable of learning and interacting with the world using a biological brain.
complexity, engineering, networks, neuroscience, robotics, technology
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Is MIT Obsolete?
February 03, 2009
On the future of invention.
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Kepler’s Year
December 30, 2008
An ambitious mission launching in 2009 searches for planets like our own.
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iGEM 2008: Novice Bioengineers Get Their Freak On
December 10, 2008
A recent iGEM judge reflects on spontaneous dance parties and the future of molecular machines.
biotechnology, creativity, engineering, innovation, synthetic biology, technology
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Large and in Charge
September 10, 2008
Particles are accelerated to unprecedented speeds at CERN's Large Hadron Collider with ultimate hopes of uncovering the universe's darkest secrets.
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Cribsheet #16: Synthetic Biology
June 25, 2008
Now on SEEDMAGAZINE.COM
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World
Sad Sacks
As a UK adviser is fired over politically unpalatable advice and an English teacher is suspended over an article about animal sexuality, the fate of facts is on the line.
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Ideas
Sweet Obesity
As obesity rates soar, Americans are consuming more low-calorie artificial sweeteners. But do artificial sweeteners actually help people lose weight?
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Books
Books to Read Now
November releases feature the mysteries of Grigori Perelman, the evolutionary origins of reading, and strategies for containing strains of flu.
