• Science

    Extreme Engineering: A Floating City

    By Posted on 3.3.2009 12 Comments

    Name: Oasis of the Seas Where: Florida Cost: $1.2 billion Estimated Completion: This year The Challenge: Build an 18-story-tall superliner with more outdoor space When the Oasis of the Seas sets sail later this year, it will claim the record for biggest passenger ship, with space for 6,300 passengers, 2,000 more than any other ship. But it will also claim the most rooms with balconies, the biggest onboard swimming pool, and the first at-sea, tree-filled, outdoor park.

    3.12.2009 at 11:41pm - Comment by mutt1

    Oh come on Quintus, you know us Euroweenies are all lazy socialists, we don't build ships like this ;) STX Europe on the otherhand do :)

  • Technology

    SciTech Politics: The New Space Race

    By Posted on 10.29.2008 3 Comments

    Fifty years ago last month, NASA opened its doors. The launch of Sputnik the year before had rattled the United States’ faith in its technological superiority and pushed it to assert itself as the leader in space. In the decades since, that dominance has scarcely been challenged.

    10.30.2008 at 04:07am - Comment by mutt1

    Why is the ESA completly left out of this?, they have a far larger budget for space programmes then China/India/Russia, an actual capability to get meaningful crews to Mars (the evolved ATV), China has not even done manual docking in space, the ATV did it automatically, a pre-requsite for Mars mission's, India has only sent one small probe to the Moon, and suddenly they are in the manned race to space? I know PS has something of tech blindness toward's Europe, but it's getting ridiculous now.

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    The Breakdown: The Accidental Gymnast

    By Posted on 5.20.2008 1 Comments

    This video provides a beautiful illustration of Newton’s Second Law in both its linear and angular form. The discombobulated newscaster experiences a linear acceleration in a backward direction, and a clockwiseangular acceleration that gets him spinning, all as a result of the force of the sled’s impact.

    4.8.2008 at 11:17am - Comment by mutt1

    Also kudos for his professionalism in finishing his piece

  • Entertainment & Gaming

    An Extra Dimension for Sports

    By Posted on 3.27.2008 8 Comments

    This is probably the first and last reporting on rugby youll see from Popular Science, but when you broadcast a sport live in 3-D (while serving alcohol) some coverage is deserved. On Saturday, a select group of executives got to watch the battle between England and Scotland in three dimensions on a movie screen in West London. For the English in attendance, the extra-vivid depiction of a 15–9 loss to the Scots likely required additional pints, but more importantly spoke to a larger trend in making live 3-D broadcasts a reality. The 2007 NBA All-Star game was similarly telecast in an extra dimension for a few privileged viewers last year while U2 even offers their first 3-D concert to cost-conscious fans via video.

    3.12.2008 at 10:33pm - Comment by mutt1

    I do love the partisan comments above, although I being Irish have nothing to cheer about in the 6 nations this year :(



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