Krislyn Placide

Well, it's mid-December, so it's time to get all misty about the past year. Which means it's time to watch "Gangnam Style" again.

Using a Leap Motion device, Adam Somers turned his computer monitor into a harp.

Today is the anniversary of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. To mark the occasion in 1966, Popular Science published a feature on how the Japanese designed such a successful assault--and how they paid for it later.

A set of trinkets and devices for those who are constantly plugged into the world wide web

Cameras on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have taken pictures of the impact sites.

Thermography scans show that when you lie, your nose heats up.

This nanofabric dissolves in the body, releasing antivirals and blocking sperm.

A forensic chemist at a Massachusetts crime lab was arrested for tampering with drug evidence recently. A bad egg or the product of perverse incentives?

While engineering programmable matter, they also invented a motor that holds its position without power.

Unlike hurricanes or earthquakes, this natural disaster could actually encourage tourism.