Technology & Innovation
Explore Technology & Innovation across the Smithsonian through stories, events, and exhibitions. Use the filters to browse by format, then bookmark events and exhibitions to keep track of what you want to visit or attend.
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A recent study suggests that zebrafish have four sleep substates, just like humans do—and one of them is akin to an afternoon snooze.
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The major veins of Chinese money plant leaves form what’s called a Voronoi diagram. It might be caused by a plant-growth hormone that emanates in waves from developing leaves’ pores.
Veterinary technician Jo Fujito builds dummy devices that help the National Zoo’s animals practice for medical procedures.
How can artificial intelligence help surface untold stories from America’s founding? Revolution Crossroads, from the Smithsonian and Library of Congress, uses advanced AI to reunite long‑separated Revolutionary‑era records.
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For decades, Elizebeth Smith Friedman worked in near-total secrecy, cracking codes that shaped the outcome of two world wars. Recently declassified, the full extent of her story is still coming to light.
Though his own rockets weren’t practical, Robert Goddard inspired others to build better ones.
Camouflage was a way for militaries to protect their most valuable aerial assets.
This is the proof test article of the Viking Mars Lander to be used on Earth to simulate their behavior and to test their responses to radio commands.