On command, Daddy's Girl Rose Etta II burns down--and burns through 800 gallons of propane.
By Taylor Kubota
Posted 02.12.2013 at 2:00 pm
And do other neat tricks. Smart lighting that's as easy as screwing in a bulb.
By Brian Clark Howard
Posted 02.08.2013 at 12:00 pm
The project will be one of the largest radio-tagging experiments of its kind.
By Amber Williams
Posted 02.06.2013 at 10:00 am
When a failure occurs along a line now, everything downstream from that point loses power. But there's a better way.
This month we're running the gamut from fun to functional: highlights include a foosball app, a sled for adults, easy-install tire chains, and the Cadillac of vacuum cleaners.
By Amber Williams, Berne Broudy, and Taylor Kubota
Posted 02.04.2013 at 11:00 am
A simple surveillance rig that e-mails photos of visitors.
Could the secret to breakthrough science be as simple as having fun?
By Daniel Engber
Posted 01.31.2013 at 11:00 am
Cast your own bogus bullion.
Extreme storms such as Hurricane Sandy have pushed the U.S. electrical grid to its breaking point. The technology exists to keep the lights on—we just need to implement it.
Haulin’ freight on the moon.
Why the tiny zebrafish is becoming many researchers’ favorite animal
By Virginia Hughes
Posted 01.21.2013 at 1:00 pm
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Humans regularly lose their lives rushing into disaster zones. Now engineers are racing to build
robots that can take their place.
By Erik Sofge
Posted 01.21.2013 at 11:00 am
Shuffle data at twice the speed for one tenth the cost.
By Jack Donovan
Posted 01.17.2013 at 11:00 am
Long-overdue rail upgrades could prevent the next big train catastrophe. So why are the railroads so reluctant to make them?
By Dan Baum
Posted 01.17.2013 at 10:00 am
A motorized stroller that accelerates to 53 mph.