Technology

A network of smartphones can improve short-term weather forecasts.
Marcus Woo, Contributor
Observation could improve filtration systems and boost conservation efforts.
Charles Q. Choi, Contributor
Drones may spare groves from mass infestation.
Joel Shurkin, Contributor
As law enforcement increasingly uses body-worn cameras, researchers are studying the roles of camera design and perspective.
Katharine Gammon, Contributor
Will the kitchen of the future include a 3-D printer?
Tracy Staedter, Contributor
3-D camera technology gets behind the wheel of self-driving cars.
Karin Heineman, Executive Producer
Tethered balloons equipped with sophisticated cameras can survey threats and damage from an elevated perspective.
Peter Gwynne, Contributor
Japanese art inspires scientists to create self-folding structures small enough to float through the bloodstream.
Devin Powell, Contributor
This year's Oscar Sci-Tech awards go to new technologies that seamlessly blend virtual worlds with the real one.
Emilie Lorditch, Staff Writer
Scientists have developed the first synthetic cells that can reproduce themselves -- over and over.
Karin Heineman, Executive Producer
A panel of researchers discussed the need for a system to warn the public about health risks from wildfire smoke, similar to the National Weather Service's heat advisory.
Emilie Lorditch, Staff Writer
An experiment half a century ago created an industry that specializes in freezing the dead. Many scientists think the chance of reviving them is slim.
Peter Gwynne, Contributor