/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/72/ca/72cae492-033e-4981-91e8-075cda2f5153/oct2017_a09_prologue.jpg)
Fasten your headsets. VR technology is coming at us from all directions
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/50/8f/508f7ce8-99b4-4872-bf52-b02246656715/oct2017_a02_prologue-wr.jpg)
The shocking power of immersing oneself in another world was all the buzz once before—about 150 years ago
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/b3/d0/b3d04091-8ee0-49c3-947f-e271e783c9e5/file-20170915-8081-lg45e5.jpg)
Consumers with high hopes of driverless cars improving safety might be looking past the boring near-term advances that could make a real difference
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/d4/32/d432dd89-a08b-4878-b7eb-318fbacf33e0/file-20170914-21553-19dekpb.jpg)
Like companies, megacities must adapt
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/f6/a5/f6a502db-2d85-4c22-9012-633eb4d40e79/manasi_in_her_farm.jpg)
The gender disparity among internet users in the country's small villages is staggering. A program called Internet Saathi aims to help
:focal(674x313:675x314)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/a0/f4/a0f460de-d1e9-43d4-a286-c852cd551335/screen_shot_2017-09-13_at_121213_pm.png)
Artist Andy Thomas helps people experience nature in a new way
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/8b/c5/8bc57254-7a0c-4f7c-abc9-8af2b0432761/mit-sleep-signals-2-press.jpeg)
Scientists think it could help them better understand progression of chronic diseases like Parkinson's
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/59/2f/592f9bb5-fd4a-4073-b006-12f87f9f9d44/smarter_recycling_-_main.jpg)
It's sometimes difficult to know where to put different types of plastic, but computer vision could remove any confusion
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/d7/19/d719b913-fc2e-4019-b5fa-e088f63174cc/wildkale_box.jpg)
Yes, it's like "Uber for farmer's markets."
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/60/f4/60f42d4e-efd3-4cc0-add0-803bb66b7b3b/exo_schematic.png)
Children with cerebral palsy often walk in a crouched position, which is difficult to maintain over long distances. A robot suit can help.
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/4b/a6/4ba6d88c-cb85-45f8-baa1-90498388e237/k0w64h.jpg)
Machines can cook your dinner, fill your prescriptions, make your shoes and much, much more
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/3c/41/3c41a695-4833-448a-ae6c-6edc64cebaff/graphene.jpg)
Graphene supercapacitors, printed directly on textiles, could power medical devices, wearable computers, even phone-charging shirts
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/15/0a/150a0793-8680-4ca2-b4b5-1f42ec16fd83/milkpod.jpg)
Why use plastic when you can use sugar?
:focal(529x329:530x330)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/ca/89/ca898942-2d24-44d5-980d-4affa051344d/f25wmcqg-1503693216.jpg)
But these helpful machines won't be the humanoid butlers of science fiction
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/24/42/24422e9e-6aa9-41b2-af32-829253b40e1f/alarmhead.jpg)
From alarm clocks that pummel you in the head to ingenious devices to save your crayon nubs, a peek into the patent archives for back to school season
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/c2/91/c2912e3f-213a-4740-8c59-5fe52d3cb776/nc-product-landscape-1.jpg)
An increasing number of women are relying on apps to track their menstrual cycles. Now, there's even an app approved as birth control.
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/5a/4a/5a4a90c8-ac2f-4668-97f4-25868a6cfb93/pu3hr.jpg)
A tiny sensor mounted to eyeglasses can track eye blinks, allowing communication from locked-in patients
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/videos/video/preview_image_sXwQGUxq_32b568c2b97b2a32e6822b8b5000e85b.jpeg)
Composite Films conducted 5,800 hours of research and poured over 27 miles of film to create our series America in Color
/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/6d/e0/6de007a6-ec0d-4566-b13c-7433d9c3ff40/modern-farmer-4-h-lettuces-hero2.jpg)
4-H boasts a far more complicated backstory than those blue ribbons would have you believe
:focal(1028x249:1029x250)/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/31/10/31104f43-dfae-4750-be39-6aa29b4555d8/l1070040.jpg)
The beauty of dry ice cleaning is the efficient and environmentally safe process; but also the procedure was on view from the street
Page 28 of 71
