iCandy: Bridges, Beams, and Bots in Bands
France’s vertical lift bridge, Nicaraguans bridging the laptop divide, and a true heavy metal band
France’s vertical lift bridge, Nicaraguans bridging the laptop divide, and a true heavy metal band
Food to fuel, tissue regeneration, and Japanese wind power
A bendable display, a rocket-powered bicycle, and a gun that fires only for its owner
A robotic newspaper-storage locker, an electronic fork, and shoes that track your dance moves
A panoramic vision system, an eye tracker, and a 3-D model of a fetus
A smart prosthesis, a robotic brain surgeon, and an exoskeleton
A new book showcases photos from rovers and space probes
A German plasma chamber, a solar house, a flight simulator, and a $326 000 cellphone
A beachfront media room, a mind-controlled toy plane, and iPad as a playroom accessory
Gadgets that reach where we can’t go, help the imperiled, and spot problems both physical and cognitive
Failure analysts show off the strange stuff they find in their microscopes
Touch and see what isn’t really there
Gadgets allow communication, location, and identification
Tech for choosing wine, regrowing hair, or becoming a superhero
A giant circuit breaker, a virtual pop star, and a wind turbine at a ballpark
Scanning delicate works of art and delivering cupcakes are just two tasks that robots handle well
Gadgets alert us to weapons, the weather, and our workouts
A zero-energy house, a fuel-sipping plane, and a solar-powered ski lift
Smartphones are dialed into medicine, motion pictures, and motoring
Electronics that restore vocal ability, mobility, and salubrity
Robots run, swim, act, and fight like us
Entrepreneurship and sustainable ideas are driving the success of six locally run solar businesses in rural Haiti
Greater gadgets for vending, viewing, and vacationing
Power and control, untethered
Lighting: from the personal to the municipal
There's been a proliferation of robot children in recent years. Tell us which you think are the coolest, cutest, and creepiest
The surprising stuff you find when chips fail
A newly revised book celebrates MIT's illustrious tradition of hacks and pranks
Automatons do chores, play tunes, and talk among themselves
A space telescope's mirror array, a liquid scanner at airports, and a body-mounted video camera are among the tools for examining what's around us