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Technology

The 50 greatest innovations of 2024

By Popular Science Team

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Technology

‘A needle in a haystack:’ How AI is helping uncover abandoned oil wells

By Mack DeGeurin

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Gear

The best solar generators for 2024, tested and reviewed

By Nick Hilden, Stan Horaczek

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Environment

Rare bees kill Meta’s nuclear-powered AI data center plans

By Andrew Paul

A graphic depicting the inner workings of a 2024 Toyota Mirai, showing the vehicle's hydrogen storage system, fuel cell, and electric motor.
Science

Why aren’t we driving hydrogen powered cars yet? There’s a reason EVs won.

By Harri Weber

A tiny home made using the nacelle casing from a wind turbine
Environment

Recycled wind turbines may one day become tiny homes and floating playgrounds

By Andrew Paul

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Technology

A nuclear waste tanker ship is testing a 65-foot-tall wing-sail

By Andrew Paul

'Electro-agriculture' prototype.
Environment

‘Electro-agriculture’ may help plants grow in the dark

By Tom Hawking

A fusion experiment ran so hot that the wall materials facing the plasma retained defects.
Environment

How can we make nuclear fusion a reliable energy source one day?

By Sophie Blondel / The Conversation

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Environment

Google bets big on ‘mini’ nuclear reactors to feed its AI demands

By Mack DeGeurin

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Gear

Get an EF EcoFlow portable power station or solar generator for as low as $159 during Amazon Prime Day

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

Grab a Jackery solar generator for the lowest price this year during Amazon Prime Day

By Stan Horaczek

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Gear

Bluetti solar generators are at their lowest prices of the year during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days sale

By Stan Horaczek

The Three Mile Island Nuclear Plant is seen in the early morning hours March 28, 2011 in Middletown, Pennsylvania.
Environment

Massive AI energy demand is bringing Three Mile Island back from the dead

By Mack DeGeurin

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Technology

‘The world is not prepared:’ How AI energy thirst might tap into geothermal power

By Mack DeGeurin

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DIY

Ditch your old blinds for cellular shades

By Lauren Leffer

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Gear

The 7 best solar power banks to keep devices going on the go in 2024, tested by experts

By Nick Hilden

The best portable chargers for 2024
Gear

The best portable chargers for 2024

By Brittany Vincent, Brandt Ranj

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Environment

Environmentally, offshore wind is… fine

By Ashley Braun / Hakai Magazine

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Environment

Subterranean retreats: How underground hotels harness Earth’s natural insulation

By Alisha McDarris