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Inside The Army's Sunshine Simulator

Now reporting for light duty

By Susan E. Matthews Posted 05.16.2013 at 9:05 am 4 Comments

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How To Make Bricks Out Of Dirt

Dirt-cheap bricks—just add pressure

By Elbert Chu Posted 05.07.2013 at 5:32 pm 0 Comments

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Not Just the Facts

Before people will understand science, scientists must understand people

By Erin Biba Posted 05.07.2013 at 4:58 pm 0 Comments

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How Do You Move An Entire Bridge?

Mind the 3,400-ton truss!

By Amber Williams Posted 05.07.2013 at 4:41 pm 0 Comments

The Problem

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A Generator That Harnesses Energy From Ocean Currents

A working model of the estimated $5-million device could be ready within a year.

By Flora Lichtman Posted 05.07.2013 at 3:33 pm 0 Comments

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In Ancient Ice, Clues That Scientists Are Underestimating Future Sea Levels

The cold, hard facts

By John Mahoney Posted 05.07.2013 at 2:46 pm 0 Comments

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Five Ways To Stop Asian Carp

How to get rid of a pest that has spread to 23 states

By Amy Kraft Posted 04.29.2013 at 9:00 am 15 Comments

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Megaport

The robot-staffed, windmill-powered Dutch port poised to become the most efficient cargo handler ever.

By Andrew Rosenblum Posted 04.26.2013 at 2:20 pm 4 Comments

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Don’t Be Afraid Of Your DNA

Privacy is a pipe dream. Let’s start saving lives.

By Erin Biba Posted 04.22.2013 at 9:00 am 6 Comments

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A Single-Cell Genome

By Amber Williams Posted 04.17.2013 at 10:00 am 2 Comments

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Dirt, Uncovered

By Amber Williams Posted 04.02.2013 at 10:47 am 6 Comments

It’s not easy to see what’s going on in a handful of dirt, so some labs use gels and other substitutes to grow plants when they study them. Unfortunately, roots and most of the organisms that interact with them don’t grow as well in fakes. That’s why researchers at Scotland’s nonprofit James Hutton Institute have developed a transparent soil that more closely resembles the real deal.

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Brain Matters

By Amber Williams Posted 04.01.2013 at 4:41 pm 0 Comments

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Street Smarts

How intelligent roads—not just cars—will change transportation.

By Justin McLachlan Posted 04.01.2013 at 3:53 pm 0 Comments

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A Robot With Heart

Using cardiac cells as a motor.

By Rashid Bashir, as told to Flora Lichtman Posted 03.27.2013 at 2:34 pm 4 Comments

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Blueprint: Engineers Invent A Healthier Toilet

This is no ordinary john.

By Jason Gerhard as told to Flora Lichtman Posted 03.21.2013 at 11:40 am 26 Comments

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Five amazing, clean technologies that will set us free, in this month's energy-focused issue. Also: how to build a better bomb detector, the robotic toys that are raising your children, a human catapult, the world's smallest arcade, and much more.