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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Take a look at some bite-sized stories about our science programs this year.
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Since 2000, specialists at the National Museum of Natural History have produced the world’s foremost report on active volcanoes
How the smallest Airship drones are performing jobs that conventional drones can’t.
Cambridge, MA (March Date, 2026) — The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has awarded the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) $3.2 million to advance the key mirror technology for the new Lynx X-ray Observatory. Once launched, Lynx will . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
A new project from the Chandra X-ray Observatory reveals stunning connections between the vast universe and the microscopic world that we cannot see with the naked eye.
Made in America brings together more than 70 large-format photographs captured by Christopher Payne over a decade-long photographic journey to learn more about the craft of both industrial and artisanal making in the United States. His images . Shortened snippet. View full page for more details.
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
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Artworks from millennia ago need special storage and care—but did you know that even contemporary artworks must be carefully preserved?
Join Sidedoor to learn the story of how penicillin changed the world.