Technology Review : Video

The Heroic Age

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:37:11 -0700

On the natural philosophy of elementary particles.

How to Stay Young

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 08:22:53 -0800

The easy part is understanding a new technology; what's harder is to think creatively about it.

Digital Master Builders

Thu, 03 Jan 2008 13:16:09 -0800

See how computer modeling has revolutionized building design and construction.

The Geography of Innovation

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 11:17:19 -0800

What can companies and other organizations do to foster valuable, fresh thinking?

Twitter and Ambient Intimacy

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 20:55:00 -0800

How Evan Williams helped create the new social medium of microblogging.

Letter from the Editor: Oppenheimer's Ghost

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:49:54 -0700

The architect of the nuclear bomb believed technology had an irresistible momentum.

Letter from the Editor: Whom Should We Reward?

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 13:20:38 -0700

Innovations in technology and science have many authors, although only a few are recognized.

David Berry on Novel Biofuels

Wed, 15 Aug 2007 06:30:08 -0700

The TR35 Innovator of the Year explains how to create organisms that produce hydrocarbons.

Jeff Han on a Better Interface

Wed, 27 Jun 2007 11:58:57 -0700

The inventor of the multitouch screen that influenced the iPhone displays his work.

Letter from the Editor: A Virtually New Web

Tue, 26 Jun 2007 05:43:18 -0700

The collision of virtual reality and mapping brings excitement to cyberspace.

Bruce Sterling on Design

Fri, 11 May 2007 05:44:26 -0700

The writer and design expert explains why so many technology designs seem hostile.

Letter From the Editor: On Beautiful Machines

Thu, 03 May 2007 07:34:54 -0700

Well-designed technologies are minimally complicated.

Tim Berners-Lee on the Semantic Web

Tue, 27 Mar 2007 11:38:30 -0700

The inventor of the World Wide Web explains how the Semantic Web works and how it will transform how we use and understand data.

Letter from the Editor: On Science Fiction

Mon, 12 Mar 2007 11:22:38 -0700

How it influences the imaginations of technologists.

The Elements of Taste

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:58:40 -0800

A chef in Chicago wants to blow your mind.

Letter from the Editor

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 12:05:41 -0800

Strict and simple conventions favor the useful expression of ideas.

One Laptop per Child

Thu, 30 Nov 2006 21:00:00 -0800

The creators of a cheap, networked, rugged laptop want to change the world.

Letter from the Editor

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:45:39 -0800

On Media

Music-Making for All

Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:13:36 -0700

Composer Tod Machover's work on easy-to-use instruments and software for composing is helping not only musicians but also those with disabilities.

Evolutionary Design

Mon, 25 Sep 2006 21:00:00 -0700

Computers can provide design variations that no human would have imagined.

Letter from the Editor: Innovation

Wed, 20 Sep 2006 08:53:23 -0700

What successful young technologists know.

Global Warming

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:03:12 -0700

Scientists speak out about the threat and how to deal with it.

Letter from the Editor: The Alternative

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:08:30 -0700

We possess the technologies that could forestall global warming. Why can't we use them?

Stem Cell Research

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:12:56 -0700

How it can help us understand disease.

Smarter Prosthetics

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:20:21 -0700

Better artificial limbs may be only the beginning.

Artificial Muscle

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:20:46 -0700

New synthetic materials could be used for robots, medical devices, toys, and more.

High-Throughput Drug Discovery

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:21:07 -0700

A new technique for testing drugs could dramatically reduce cost and increase speed.

Sociometrics

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:21:33 -0700

Could the creation of metrics for our body language lead to greater understanding of human interaction?

Nanogates

Fri, 22 Sep 2006 11:21:55 -0700

A new nanoscale valve could improve manufacturing in the semiconductor, biotechnology, and mobile-phone industries.

Letter from the Editor: Introduction

Fri, 04 Aug 2006 14:07:46 -0700

An introduction to our new video series