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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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
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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
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A small clinical trial suggests the technology can help physicians perform life-saving surgeries more efficiently and safely
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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
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.
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The new “Goddess” escalator in Wushan County features 21 individual escalators and 8 elevators. The modular design carries riders up 800 feet in elevation
A space historian explains why it has taken over 50 years to return to the Moon.
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Simulated near-weightless conditions reduced human sperm’s navigational abilities