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 universe formed 13.8 billion years ago, so this far-traveled burst of radio waves can help scientists learn more about the early cosmos. However, researchers still aren’t sure what produces these strange flashes.
Outside experts warn that more research is needed before “circadian depression” can be classified as a subtype.
The Nikon Small World Competition has announced its photography winners for its 52nd annual contest. This comes weeks after its video winner was dethroned for use of generative A.I.
Operation Mincemeat is a hit Broadway musical, and it’s based on a remarkable true mission that saved hundreds of lives and helped win World War II. This musical has everything you could want in a screwball comedy: spies, dead bodies, and more.
Meet Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr. John Mather and discover how curiosity, perseverance, and failure shaped a career that changed our understanding of the universe.
The public Q&A session for the book Routes to a Nation sparked several interesting discussions and provided a useful cross-section of the book.
The riverfront opera house is Shanghai’s latest cultural statement. It features three performance halls and is designed to be accessible to everyone, not just ticket-holders.
Recently, the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) hosted 70 NASA Hubble Fellows from across the U.S. for the program’s Annual Symposium in Cambridge, MA.

