Researchers in Switzerland invent a new type of pixel
Every single day, we’re constantly looking at pixels. The tiny elements make up the displays on our phone screens...
Category : Technology
Farewell, atom-smashing Large Hadron Collider
by Cathy Klein
It’s difficult to overstate just how much the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) has helped advance our understanding of the...
31 alien-like marine species discovered off the coast of Brazil
by Cathy Klein
After a two week expedition off the coast of Brazil, an international team of researchers discovered 31 new marine...
The American revolutionaries who popularized science in the early United States
by Cathy Klein
Today, we celebrate the United States’ semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. During...
George Washington’s famous ‘golden suit’ was actually purple
by Cathy Klein
With the United States’ 250th birthday coming up on July Fourth, it may seem like George Washington is everywhere,...
The Shaker woman who reinvented the circular saw
by Cathy Klein
In the 2025 musical film The Testament of Ann Lee, a radical 18th-century prophetess who claims to speak with...
From real nails to kangaroo leather: Soccer cleats went on a wild journey
by Cathy Klein
Viewers tuning into the 2026 World Cup may not realize it, but they are staring at a piece of...
Before the moon race, explorers wanted to conquer the ocean
by Cathy Klein
In 1916, 12-year-old Edwin Link, Jr., sat in his father’s workshop in Binghamton, New York, and drew a submarine....
After 53 years, the FAA wants to bring back civilian supersonic flight
by Cathy Klein
For the first time in over half a century, the United States government is clearing the way for a...
Underwater research lab installed in the Florida Keys
by Cathy Klein
A schoolbus-sized habitat anchored 56 feet underwater in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is readying to open its...