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Megapixels: A Wind Turbine That Can Power 6,000 Households
The world's largest wind turbine has rotator blades the size of an Airbus.
Feb 12, 2013
BigPic: An Aircraft-Fire Simulator Goes Up In Smoke
On command, Daddy's Girl Rose Etta II burns down--and burns through 800 gallons of propane.
Jan 10, 2013
This Cold War Robot Was Built To Do The Tasks Too Dangerous For People
The creator of this humanoid from a 1953 issue of Popular Science hoped robots could one day handle radioactive material and mix explosives.
Dec 6, 2012
Megapixels: A 1-Billion-Ton Plasma Explosion On The Sun’s Surface
This coronal mass ejection brought auroras to the Northern Hemisphere. See it explode!
Nov 29, 2012
Turn Your Favorite Mitts Into Gadget-Compatible Manipulators
Four steps to texting without freezing.
Sep 29, 2012
Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Arctic Adventures
Stories of reindeer, walruses, and Mars simulations
Sep 21, 2012
Archive Gallery: 9 Phone Innovations That Made The iPhone 5 Possible
We might not have Siri if it weren’t for 1972’s Hot Lite.
