Smartphones Are Eating the World

The spread of mobile computers, in numbers.

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Drilling for Shale Gas

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Rebooting Manufacturing

Smarter, safer robots could expand automation to new areas of ­production work and help many manufacturers regain a competitive edge against those using low-cost labor.

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The Other Side of CES

Every January, up to 150,000 people swarm the ­Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where they mainly see salesmen and models touting slick gadgets under bright lights. Most visitors miss the ­surprises that can be found in a plain corner called the “International Gateway,” where manufacturers from Asia display unglamorous components and offbeat items.

Photographs by Gregg Segal

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Ghosts in the Machines

Bethlehem Steel, once a symbol of American industry, went bankrupt in 2001. These photos help us imagine its glory days.
Photographs by Jeremy Blakeslee

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A Light in the Desert

Some of the world’s largest renewable-energy facilities are setting up in the harsh Mojave Desert.
Photographs by Chad Ress

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Chasing Nature

Small flying robots inspired by birds and bugs may do tasks like search and rescue more efficiently.

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Nuclear Cleanup

Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, the work goes on.

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Chernobyl Interactive Panoramas

An up-close look at the continuing cleanup at Chernobyl.

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