Staff Writer

Maria Temming

Technology writer

Maria Temming is the technology writer at Science News. Maria has undergraduate degrees in physics and English from Elon University and a master's degree in science writing from MIT. She has written for Scientific American, Sky & Telescope and NOVA Next. She’s also a former Science News intern.

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Teaser

These new superthin antennas are made from metallic nanomaterials

Superthin antennas could bring household devices and wearable technology online.

3 days ago

Technology
News

High-tech ‘skins’ turn everyday objects into robots

Robotic skins turn inanimate objects into multipurpose machines.

5 days ago

Materials,
Robotics,
Technology
For Daily Use

A sensor inspired by an African thumb piano could root out bogus medicines

An inexpensive, user-friendly device that’s based on an mbira could help identify counterfeit and contaminated medications.

6 days ago

Technology,
Health
News in Brief

This flying robot could reveal secrets of the aerial world of insects

A new winged robot with the exceptional agility of a fruit fly could lend insight into animal flight.

1 week ago

Robotics,
Animals
News

Here’s how graphene could make future electronics superfast

Graphene-based electronics that operate at terahertz frequencies would be much speedier successors to today’s silicon-based devices.

1 week ago

Materials,
Technology
Reviews & Previews

‘Accessory to War’ probes the uneasy alliance between space science and the military

Neil deGrasse Tyson and Avis Lang’s ‘Accessory to War’ grapples with the millennia-old partnership between space science and warfare.

3 weeks ago

Astronomy,
Technology,
History of Science,
Science & Society
News in Brief

New images reveal how an ancient monster galaxy fueled furious star formation

Scientists were able to see the abundance of star-forming gas and dust in a giant galaxy from when the universe was less than 2 billion years old.

3 weeks ago

Astronomy
News in Brief

A new material harnesses light to deice surfaces

A new sun-powered material could someday melt the ice off airplane wings, wind turbines and rooftops.

3 weeks ago

Materials,
Sustainability
News in Brief

The massive Mars dust storm is waning. Now, will Opportunity wake?

With a global dust storm on Mars finally passing, NASA hopes that its Opportunity rover will soon phone home.

3 weeks ago

Planetary Science
News

The strength of gravity has been measured to new precision

Researchers have measured Newton’s gravitational constant, known as Big G, with the greatest precision yet.

3 weeks ago

Physics,
Technology