Tom Foster

Welcome To The Maker-Industrial Revolution

How General Electric, Local Motors, and an army of DIY inventors are rebuilding American manufacturing

Visionary Ideas From The South by Southwest Eco Awards

The annual Austin conference has announced the winners of its sustainable-startup competitions, and Popular Science was there.

Pure Genius: How Dean Kamen’s Invention Could Bring Clean Water To Millions

He just needs to get it to them

Removing Salt To Relieve The World’s Thirst

97 percent of water on Earth is salt water. What if we could drink it?

Can artificial meat save the world?

Traditional chicken, beef, and pork production devours resources and creates waste. Meat-free meat might be the solution.

How Gestural Control Could Change Everything

Will These Guys Kill The Computer Interface As We Know It?

How two grade-school friends created Leap Motion, a company that wants to turn mouse-clicks into waves of the hand.

New Science Identifies Brain Damage In Living Football Players

UCLA researchers discover brain damage that previously couldn’t be seen until after players died--a finding that could help save players' lives.

What’s Behind The NFL Suicides?

An up-close look at chronic traumatic encephalopathy

New Football Helmet Could Save the Sport

Athletes in the U.S. suffer 3.8 million sports-related concussions each year. While helmet makers dither with small improvements, Swedish scientists have built something that could protect us all.