60-Second Tech

Scientific American

  • 1 minute 54 seconds
    Contact Lens Binoculars Are in Sight
    Researchers revealed their latest prototype contact lenses that magnify vision almost three times with the wink of an eye. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    19 February 2015, 7:15 pm
  • 1 minute 38 seconds
    Keurig Coffee Drinkers Hack Back
    Users of the K-cup coffee company’s products have counterattacked against its efforts to restrict the brands that their new machines can brew. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    13 February 2015, 8:00 pm
  • 1 minute 37 seconds
    Radar Makes All Houses Glass
    Law enforcement agencies have handheld radar that can “see” through walls via RF signals, raising Fourth Amendment concerns. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    5 February 2015, 4:20 pm
  • 1 minute 29 seconds
    Smart Keyboard Gets a Charge out of You
    Researchers have made a secure, waterproof wireless keyboard that gets charged by the action of your fingertips as you type. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    30 January 2015, 8:41 pm
  • 1 minute 31 seconds
    Rival Space Internets Vie for Sky Pie
    SpaceX’s Elon Musk and fellow tech mogel Greg Wyler both have plans for low Earth orbit satellite networks that could fill in many of the world's current gaps in Internet coverage. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    23 January 2015, 7:19 pm
  • 1 minute 19 seconds
    Gestures and Eye Movements Will Control Cars
    Carmakers are working on ways to let drivers interact with their cars using presumably safer hand gestures and eye movement in addition to voice controls and touch screens. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    16 January 2015, 10:01 am
  • 1 minute 31 seconds
    Facebook Puts Its Money Where Your Mouth Is
    The social media behemoth buys voice-recognition start-up Wit.ai to prepare for the impending Internet of Things. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    12 January 2015, 10:23 am
  • 1 minute 23 seconds
    Teen Inventors Connect DVR to Your Zzzs
    British students made a wrist monitor that senses if you nod off and sends a signal to your DVR to record whatever you were watching. Future such devices could control additional household functions. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    24 December 2014, 12:06 pm
  • 1 minute 22 seconds
    Future Smartphone Could Fall Smartly, Too
    Apple got a patent for a system to adjust your falling device in flight to minimize the damage on landing. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    19 December 2014, 7:28 pm
  • 1 minute 23 seconds
    Recycled Laptop Batteries Bring Light to Power Poor
    IBM scientists in India developed an experimental power supply from reusable lithium ion cells salvaged from three-year-old laptop battery packs. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    11 December 2014, 7:51 pm
  • 1 minute 17 seconds
    NYC School Computers Are MIA
    New York City public schools are missing hundreds and possibly thousands of computers, due to poor record keeping, theft, corruption or some combo. Larry Greenemeier reports

     
    8 December 2014, 7:05 pm
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