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Hospitals, Hacks, Malware and Medical Safety

We may be vulnerable, researchers warn after demonstrating a cyberattack on a CT scanner, highlighting the need for better security.

Claire Cleveland, Contributor

Space

A team of engineers spent years giving new life to old NASA tapes.

Catherine Meyers, Editor

Earth

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

Earth

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