Not long ago, unlocking doors with just a glance belonged to the realm of science fiction. Films like Minority Report and Blade Runner painted a world where biometric authentication was an everyday ...

As the 19th century drew to a close, New York’s population, particularly its many newly arrived immigrants, were in transition. One of the city’s fastest growing immigrant groups was European Jews, ...

Four decades after its debut, the office tower that developers called “the world’s first intelligent building" might not seem very smart by today’s standards, but it pioneered a profound ...