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These Students Built A Working Hyperloop (A Very Tiny One)
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These Students Built A Working Hyperloop (A Very Tiny One)

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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SURE CONSTRUCTION: 07 MECHANICAL SYSTEM INSTALLATION

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SURE Construction: 06 Insulating

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Weather resistant barrier
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SURE Construction: 05 Weather Protection

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Insulating + Flood Loading
Environment

SURE Construction: 03 Wall Framing

By SURE HOUSE

Citing Ethical Issues, U.S. Will Not Fund Embryo Editing
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Citing Ethical Issues, U.S. Will Not Fund Embryo Editing

By Sarah Fecht

Hybrid Hot Water for a Hurricane House
Environment

Hybrid Hot Water for a Hurricane House

By SURE HOUSE

SURE Construction: 01 Foundation
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SURE Construction: 01 Foundation

By SURE HOUSE

Building Information Modeling: How the construction industry is getting ‘smart’
Environment

Building Information Modeling: How the construction industry is getting ‘smart’

By SURE HOUSE

Storm Resistant Construction
Environment

Storm Resistant Construction

By SURE HOUSE

Fire Speaker
Technology

Watch Engineers Extinguish Fire With Sound [Video]

By Mary Beth Griggs

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Passive SURE

By SURE HOUSE

From The Archives: Designing Products For Aliens
Technology

From The Archives: Designing Products For Aliens

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Engineers Use Origami To Inspire Creativity
Technology

Engineers Use Origami To Inspire Creativity

By Popular Science Team

Shore Architecture
Environment

Shore Architecture

By SURE HOUSE

Shining Light onto the Field of Photonics
Environment

Shining Light onto the Field of Photonics

By SURE HOUSE

Redesigned E. Coli Resists Viruses And Might Make GMOs Safer
Technology

Redesigned E. Coli Resists Viruses And Might Make GMOs Safer

By Francie Diep

Genetically Modified Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire
Technology

Genetically Modified Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire

By Sarah Fecht

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Environment

Welcome To The SURE House

By SURE HOUSE

SS United States
Environment

Can Our National Flagship Be Saved?

By Eric Adams

USDA Approves A Genetically Modified Potato With Possible Health Benefits
Technology

USDA Approves A Genetically Modified Potato With Possible Health Benefits

By Francie Diep

Coming Soon To A Coast Near You: Vertical Tsunami Shelters
Technology

Coming Soon To A Coast Near You: Vertical Tsunami Shelters

By Mary Beth Griggs

Sense Of Touch Recreated For Amputees In Their Prosthetics
Technology

Sense Of Touch Recreated For Amputees In Their Prosthetics

By Francie Diep

Scientists Want To Test Lab-Grown Penises In Humans
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Scientists Want To Test Lab-Grown Penises In Humans

By Francie Diep

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Technology

The Rise Of The Supertalls

By Clay Risen

Liquid Metal Flows Into Different Forms, T-1000-Style [Video]
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Liquid Metal Flows Into Different Forms, T-1000-Style [Video]

By Rafi Letzter

Like Sassy Teenagers, Atoms Talk Back
Technology

Like Sassy Teenagers, Atoms Talk Back

By Loren Grush

Using ‘Doom’ To Design A Room
Technology

Using ‘Doom’ To Design A Room

By Haniya Rae

Lessons From The Panama Canal, 100 Years Ago
Technology

Lessons From The Panama Canal, 100 Years Ago

By John Silas Lankford

New Material, Darker Than Black, Could Help Space Cameras See Better
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New Material, Darker Than Black, Could Help Space Cameras See Better

By Francie Diep

How The World Cup’s Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton Works [Video]
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How The World Cup’s Brain-Controlled Exoskeleton Works [Video]

By Popular Science Team

Microscopically Structuring Steel Like Bamboo Makes It Stronger Yet More Flexible
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Microscopically Structuring Steel Like Bamboo Makes It Stronger Yet More Flexible

By Francie Diep

Superconductor Traps The Strongest Magnetic Field Yet
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Superconductor Traps The Strongest Magnetic Field Yet

By Francie Diep

Plans Unveiled for World’s Tallest, Pinkest Towers
Technology

Plans Unveiled for World’s Tallest, Pinkest Towers

By Alexandra Ossola

A Football That Broadcasts Where It Is On The Field
Technology

A Football That Broadcasts Where It Is On The Field

By Francie Diep

The Aerodynamics Of The World Cup Soccer Ball, In GIFs
Technology

The Aerodynamics Of The World Cup Soccer Ball, In GIFs

By Francie Diep

The Technology Behind The 2014 World Cup [Infographic]
Technology

The Technology Behind The 2014 World Cup [Infographic]

By Francie Diep

The Engineer Who Proposed Powering The World With A Solar Satellite
Environment

The Engineer Who Proposed Powering The World With A Solar Satellite

By Francie Diep

Invention Awards 2014: A Powerful, Portable, And Affordable Robotic Exoskeleton
Technology

Invention Awards 2014: A Powerful, Portable, And Affordable Robotic Exoskeleton

By Gregory Mone

Invention Awards 2014: 360-Degree Infrared Vision
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Invention Awards 2014: 360-Degree Infrared Vision

By Elbert Chu

Lynchburg Train Derailment Lit James River On Fire [Video]
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Lynchburg Train Derailment Lit James River On Fire [Video]

By Emily Gertz

Invention Awards 2014: Seal Combat Wounds In 15 Seconds
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Invention Awards 2014: Seal Combat Wounds In 15 Seconds

By Rose Pastore

Invention Awards 2014: Charge Gadgets With Your Footsteps
Technology

Invention Awards 2014: Charge Gadgets With Your Footsteps

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Pig Heart Transplants For Humans Are On The Way
Technology

Pig Heart Transplants For Humans Are On The Way

By Francie Diep

Invention Awards 2014: Control An Old, Unruly Radiator With A Smartphone
Technology

Invention Awards 2014: Control An Old, Unruly Radiator With A Smartphone

By Sarah Jacoby

Four Women Doing Fine After Getting Vagina Implants Made From Their Own Cells
Technology

Four Women Doing Fine After Getting Vagina Implants Made From Their Own Cells

By Francie Diep

Stick-On Monitoring Patch Moves And Stretches With Skin
Technology

Stick-On Monitoring Patch Moves And Stretches With Skin

By Ina Yang

In Most Ambitious DNA Building Project Ever, Scientists Make An Artificial Yeast Chromosome
Technology

In Most Ambitious DNA Building Project Ever, Scientists Make An Artificial Yeast Chromosome

By Francie Diep

A New Material For Night-Vision Contact Lenses
Technology

A New Material For Night-Vision Contact Lenses

By Francie Diep

Technology

Tiny Gold Motors You Can Drive Inside Cells

By Francie Diep

Penn State Students Seek Crowdfunding To Land A Hopping Rover On The Moon
Science

Penn State Students Seek Crowdfunding To Land A Hopping Rover On The Moon

By Francie Diep

One Farmer And His Engineered Non-Browning Apples
Technology

One Farmer And His Engineered Non-Browning Apples

By Francie Diep

Foundation Offers $1 Million Prize For A Bioengineered Liver
Technology

Foundation Offers $1 Million Prize For A Bioengineered Liver

By Francie Diep

One Scientist’s Battle With Canal Street
Technology

One Scientist’s Battle With Canal Street

By Emma Barker

Good News: You’re Not As Revolting As You Thought
Technology

Good News: You’re Not As Revolting As You Thought

By Emma Barker

Sports Bras Could Save Horses’ Lives
Technology

Sports Bras Could Save Horses’ Lives

By Emma Barker

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Science

How To Win A Trampoline War, According To Science

By Shaunacy Ferro

Friction Physics Reveals Details Of How People Hauled 100-Plus-Ton Stones To China’s Forbidden City
Technology

Friction Physics Reveals Details Of How People Hauled 100-Plus-Ton Stones To China’s Forbidden City

By Francie Diep

What We Should Talk About When We Talk About Wearable Tech
Technology

What We Should Talk About When We Talk About Wearable Tech

By Emma Barker

Picking the Perfect Fabric
Technology

Picking the Perfect Fabric

By Emma Barker

Remote Bomb Detector Uses Sound Waves To Distinguish Between Types Of Explosives
Technology

Remote Bomb Detector Uses Sound Waves To Distinguish Between Types Of Explosives

By Shaunacy Ferro

Indigo fibers
Technology

The Problem with the Fashion Industry’s Indigo

By Emma Barker

Meet Pedro Reis, The Engineer Who Finds Strength In Flaws
Technology

Meet Pedro Reis, The Engineer Who Finds Strength In Flaws

By Veronique Greenwood and Valerie Ross

Scientists Recreate The Sense Of Touch With Direct-To-Brain Electrical Signals
Technology

Scientists Recreate The Sense Of Touch With Direct-To-Brain Electrical Signals

By Francie Diep

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