Newark students experience outer space via pop-up planetarium
Fifth graders at Newark's KIPP New Jersey Team Academy traveled to outer space Wednesday thanks to the Newark Museum.
A Skylab, or portable inflatable dome, was erected in the ...
Science & Technology
NJ’s own ‘Hidden Figure’ delivers powerful speech on the importance of mentoring
They call Marion Lee Johnson a "Hidden Figure." That’s because the mathematician worked at Boeing for NASA calculating trajectories for the Saturn V rocket that sent Neil Armstrong to the moon in ...
Assemblyman Zwicker pushes to preserve net neutrality in New Jersey
Zwicker says New Jersey isn't going to wait and see if Congress votes to overturn the FCC's ruling to end net neutrality.
Giving old technology a new life in the modern world
Students at the New Jersey Institute of Technology are giving the ham radio, a century-old technology, a new voice in this social media world.
Murphy signs executive order to jump-start offshore wind industry
Murphy set a goal of 3,500 megawatts of wind-generated energy by 2030.
A new tech incubator opens its doors
A new space opens in Princeton to foster science and engineering startups.
Rutgers scientists discover ‘legos of life’
A team of Rutgers researchers found four core chemical structures that make up the proteins of all organisms.
High school students sweep Congressional App Challenge for second year
Students at High Technology High School recently won the Congressional App Challenge, which was set up as a way to encourage STEM education.
Newark pledges to keep its fiber optic network net neutral
The city of Newark believes that supporting net neutrality will ultimately be a competitive advantage to attracting companies and people to buildings in the city.
Commuters grumble at having to pay for Wi-Fi at NJ Transit stations
It’s free at places like Starbucks and Dunkin' Donuts, even on board Amtrak. But, not at NJ Transit stations where the Wi-Fi will cost more than a cup of coffee.
What would the repeal of net neutrality mean?
The Federal Communications Commission will vote to repeal net neutrality, an Obama-era internet regulation, on Thursday.
Largest planetarium in Western Hemisphere opens in NJ
Liberty Science Center’s former Imax theater has been transformed into a brand new planetarium.
Senior citizens keep minds sharp using tablet technology
The program offers free tablets and tech lessons for senior citizens.
Edison students present ideas to NASA experts in Florida
A team of Edison students from John Adams and Woodrow Wilson middle schools, known as Team EON, won $10,000 from Lockheed Martin in the national Video Challenge Contest.
Students ...
How a germ zapping robot is helping reduce hospital infections
The Xenex robot, temporarily named Jimi, uses pulsed xenon to kill superbugs, germs, and bacteria in five minutes or less.
