Technology & Innovation

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Black-and-white photograph of three male athletes standing on an Olympic medal podium during a medal ceremony. The two athletes on the higher podium positions raise a gloved fist while looking downward, while the athlete on the third podium position stands facing forward. Officials and a camera are visible in the foreground.
In February 2026, the Center hosted a virtual conversation with Harry Edwards, the founder of the sociology of sport as an academic discipline.
An artificially colored human B cell, a round strange-looking orb
The patient was bedridden and needed daily blood transfusions, and she had tried nine different therapies that didn’t bring lasting effects. So, researchers modified some of her immune cells so they would attack her faulty cells
tobacco plants in a field at sunset
The substances have been used by Indigenous peoples for thousands of years, but they’ve recently become popular as possible therapeutics for mental health conditions
a digital heart
A small clinical trial suggests the technology can help physicians perform life-saving surgeries more efficiently and safely
Apple I replica
The tech world changed forever when two college dropouts founded Apple on April 1, 1976. Fifty years later, a museum dedicated to the company’s history and evolution has opened in the city of Utrecht
A view of the Moon against the blackness of space.
It wasn’t until Apollo 8 that human eyes first observed the far side of the Moon. NASA astronauts now have another opportunity to observe the geology of the lunar far side during the Artemis II mission.
escalator
The new “Goddess” escalator in Wushan County features 21 individual escalators and 8 elevators. The modular design carries riders up 800 feet in elevation
SLS rocket on the mobile launcher. In focus in the photo is a large banner that says LET'S GO and is signed by hundreds of people.
A space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon.