Delicious
Digg
StumbleUpon
Reddit
Magnoliacom
Newsvine
Furl
Facebook
Google
Yahoo
Technorati
IcerocketPopSci Presents: How It Works
Ever get the urge to rip apart sophisticated machinery to figure out what makes it tick? Us too. Below are the nine devices we tore open this year:
Volvo ReCharge Concept
A hybrid with motors in the wheels
Pleo
The toy dinosaur that thinks for itself
GEnx Jet Engine
A lightweight, fuel-sipping engine that will power Boeing's 787 Dreamliner (with full exploded view)
Sayaka Endoscope Capsule
A pill camera that shoots movies of your gut (with video of the Sayaka in action)
Panasonic HDC-SD5
An HD camcorder that steadies shaky hands
Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser
A laser cannon that melts tanks from the air
Ultimate Ears UE 11 Pro
An earbud with a subwoofer inside
Micron 64GB Flash Disk
Flash memory that can take a dropkick
GeoEye-1
A satellite that can photograph home plate from 425 miles up (with interactive infographic)
1 Comment
Popular Science Photo Pool
Featured
SciTech
A Geek's Guide to Colleges
Where to go if you want to clone mules, hunt aliens, or just build a better videogame
Searching For Dark Matter In the World's Deepest Underground Lab
Will scientists find dark matter 4,850 feet below the surface of the earth? If not, maybe at 8,000 feet
Popular on Popsci
Most Viewed
SciTech
- Your Next House Could Come Out of a Printer
- FYI: Why Does My Voice Sound Different When I Hear it On a Recording?
- GeoEye-1 Captures Poised Space Shuttle Endeavour
- Exclusive: Colored Bubbles Have Landed (and Popped and Vanished)
- Berkeley Lab Builds a Desktop Particle Accelerator
- Seismic Invisibility Cloak Could Hide Buildings From Earthquakes
- Funding The Machine That "Might Save The World"
- For the First Time, Scientists Photograph Memories Being Formed
- Carnivorous Electronics Power Themselves With Digested Insects
- What's It Like to Name An Element on the Periodic Table?
Most Commented
SciTech
- Win Jonathan Coulton's New DVD/CD Set!
- Your Next House Could Come Out of a Printer
- Robot Jellyfish Swims Just Like The Real Thing
- How to Lose Traffic and Alienate People: The Revenge!
- What's It Like to Name An Element on the Periodic Table?
- Funding The Machine That "Might Save The World"
- Carnivorous Electronics Power Themselves With Digested Insects
- A Magnetic Machine Plucks Pathogens from Blood
- First Solid-State Quantum Computer Processor Created
- FYI: Why Does My Voice Sound Different When I Hear it On a Recording?
Most Emailed
SciTech
- Carnivorous Electronics Power Themselves With Digested Insects
- New Fireproof Coating Could Help Prevent Housefires
- FYI: Why Does My Voice Sound Different When I Hear it On a Recording?
- Oldest Musical Instrument Found
- Your Next House Could Come Out of a Printer
- A Magnetic Machine Plucks Pathogens from Blood
- Berkeley Lab Builds a Desktop Particle Accelerator
- First Solid-State Quantum Computer Processor Created
- It’s Come To This: Gold Vending Machine Debuts In German Airport
- Seismic Invisibility Cloak Could Hide Buildings From Earthquakes
Subscribe for 2 free issues!
Today on PopSci.com
Copyright © 2009 Popular Science
A Bonnier Corporation Company. All rights reserved. Reproduction in whole or in part without permission is prohibited.
Thank you for your "How It Works" efforts. I am a retired engineer (EE/CS) and still a geek at heart. I love keeping up on the technology front, and this is becoming my favorite source (yes, even over Wired magazine). I have found that many people, including the young, have a thrust for this type of information. I have been bragging about you to my grandkids. To my surprise, programs like the Science Channel's "How It's Made" is one of their favorite shows.