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February 2013
Nick Kaloterakis
Letter From The Editor
Emergency Forms
By Jacob Ward
Features
How To Build A Hero
Humans regularly lose their lives rushing into disaster zones. Now engineers are racing to build robots that can take their place. By Erik Sofge
Staying Power
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. By Kalee Thompson
The Dazzling, Sometimes Absurd, Always Playful Genius of Erik Demaine
Could the secret to breakthrough science be as simple as having fun? By Daniel Engber
Derailed
Long-overdue upgrades to America's rail system could prevent the next big train catastrophe. So why are the railroads so reluctant to make them? By Dan Baum
What's New
- Physical Education
- The Goods: February 2013's Hottest Gadgets
- Hot-Wired
- Network Effects
- Simple Snow Remover
- The Long Shot
- You Are Here
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- Will This Fish Transform Medicine?
- Fire Flight
- Ant Tracker
- The Leech Detective, And Zoology's Most Wanted
- Moon Walker
- Data Diet
How 2.0
- You Built What?!: The World's Fastest Baby Carriage
- Bogus Bullion
- Doorbell Spy Cam
- Bright Ideas
- Rewire Your File-Transfer Routine
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February 2013: How To Build A Hero
Engineers are racing to build robots that can take the place of rescuers. That story, plus a city that storms can't break and how having fun could lead to breakthrough science.
Also! A leech detective, the solution to America's train-crash problems, the world's fastest baby carriage, and more.
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