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Bjarke Ingels Group CopenHill

The wildest engineering innovations of 2020

By Sara Chodosh and Andrew Rosenblum

Cobra King Supersport-35 3D printed putter

Cobra 3D-printed its limited-edition putter with stainless steel

By Stan Horaczek

The finished cardboard robotic hand on someone's hand

Turn a boring box into a sweet working robotic hand

By Jonathan Adolph

In this microscopic image, Sphingomonas desiccabilis is growing on basalt.

These rock-eating microbes could help us settle the Moon and Mars

By Paola Rosa-Aquino

Callaway Mavrik golf clubs.

Callaway turned to AI and a supercomputer to fix your bad golf game

By Stan Horaczek

bowling ball interior

The insides of pro bowling balls will make your head spin

By Stan Horaczek

An empty Fenway Stadium

Leagues scramble to replace the roar of the crowd as pro sports return

By Purbita Saha

Motorcycle makers have put a lot of work into killing bad vibrations

By Kevin Cameron/Cycle World

Michigan’s dam failures are just a small part of America’s aging infrastructure problem

Wes L. Cockx illustration

Copper is the ultimate tool for innovation

air-based heat pump

How heat pumps can help fight global warming

It’s not just you: Restaurants have gotten too loud. But there are some fixes.

By Chris Berdik

An external look at the 2020 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray

The Corvette is finally the supercar it deserves to be

Impossible plant based burger packaging

The most important engineering innovations of 2019

By Andrew Rosenblum and Sara Chodosh

McLaren’s new sports car doesn’t need a roof, or even a windshield

First shifts with Aston Martin’s manual transmission Vantage AMR

First shifts with Aston Martin’s manual transmission Vantage AMR

An inside look at the 2020 Corvette Stingray’s innovative chassis design

An inside look at the 2020 Corvette Stingray’s innovative chassis design

The McLaren GT is a 200 mph supercar that’s comfortable to drive

The McLaren GT is a 200 mph supercar that’s comfortable to drive

Lamborghini built a supercapacitor into its Sián hybrid for a faster, smoother ride

Lamborghini built a supercapacitor into its Sián hybrid for a faster, smoother ride

The Bugatti Chiron supercar broke the 300 mph barrier and set a new speed record

The Bugatti Chiron supercar broke the 300 mph barrier and set a new speed record

Bugatti 3D printed titanium brakes to stop its $3 million Chiron supercar

Bugatti 3D printed titanium brakes to stop its $3 million Chiron supercar

Watch this fascinating time lapse of crews replacing an overpass in just a weekend

Watch this fascinating time lapse of crews replacing an overpass in just a weekend

Chevrolet’s first mid-engine Corvette is a $60,000 supercar

Chevrolet’s first mid-engine Corvette is a $60,000 supercar

By Stan Horaczek

Designer plants could help you do your laundry

Designer plants could help you do your laundry

By Ellen Airhart

melted plasticware

Scientists are making progress with better plastic-eating bacteria

By Sarah Scoles

TaylorMade’s new drivers start out too fast for the rules of golf

TaylorMade’s new drivers start out too fast for the rules of golf

By Stan Horaczek

6,000 tires, 700 horsepower, and 230 miles per hour: The Indy 500 by the numbers

6,000 tires, 700 horsepower, and 230 miles per hour: The Indy 500 by the numbers

Inside the 2019 Ferrari Pista, a supercar built for the racetrack

Inside the 2019 Ferrari Pista, a supercar built for the racetrack

Formula 1 racing teams have intense recruitment programs for engineers

Formula 1 racing teams have intense recruitment programs for engineers

By Jordan Golson

The history—and future—of hitting the road

The history—and future—of hitting the road

Our bridges are failing. Here’s how we could fix them.

By Eleanor Cummins

F1 steering wheel

The steering wheel in an F1 race car requires fighter jet components and lots of practice

Hafthor Bjornsson elephant bar

Building a barbell for 1,000 pound deadlifts takes careful engineering and lots of testing

By Stan Horaczek

tomatoes and red peppers on a white table

Scientists could engineer a spicy tomato. Is it worth it?

Dude, where’s my amphibious car?

Dude, where’s my amphibious car?

By Eleanor Cummins

How architects made California’s Getty Museum fireproof

How architects made California’s Getty Museum fireproof

By Eleanor Cummins

Engineering a better toilet could save millions of lives

Engineering a better toilet could save millions of lives

By Eleanor Cummins

McLaren’s $2.4 million Speedtail hypercar can hit 250 miles per hour

McLaren’s $2.4 million Speedtail hypercar can hit 250 miles per hour

By Jordan Golson

Underground living engineering escalator Earth

Humans could survive underground, but it would take a lot more than shovels

By Eleanor Cummins

Ferrari mixed retro racing design and a V12 engine in its limited-edition Monza cars

Ferrari mixed retro racing design and a V12 engine in its limited-edition Monza cars

By Jordan Golson

Rolls Royce built a silent isolation chamber in its Phantom luxury car

Rolls Royce built a silent isolation chamber in its Phantom luxury car

By Jordan Golson

Bugatti made its Divo supercar faster by slowing it down

By Jordan Golson

Hurricane Gilbert hospital ruins Jamiaca

How hospitals prepare for increasingly dangerous hurricane seasons

By Eleanor Cummins

The exhilarating history of roller coaster photography

The exhilarating history of roller coaster photography

By Jeanette D. Moses

Lab-grown pig lungs are great news for the future of organ transplantation

Lab-grown pig lungs are great news for the future of organ transplantation

By Neel V. Patel

The stiletto heel is the embodiment of post-war material science

The stiletto heel is the embodiment of post-war material science

By Eleanor Cummins

Laminated material environmentally responsive textile design

This textile’s twitching tendrils hint at a future of programmable materials

By Eleanor Cummins

circulating termite hill microbiome

Termites are nature’s most amazing skyscraper engineers

By Mary Beth Griggs

Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident

Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident

By Eleanor Cummins

Avoiding GMO food might be tougher than you think

Avoiding GMO food might be tougher than you think

By Sara Chodosh

How Popular Science covered the Empire State Building’s 1931 opening

How Popular Science covered the Empire State Building’s 1931 opening

By Kenneth M. Swezey

Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)

Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)

By Sara Chodosh

The failed Florida overpass was supposed to be a shining example of accelerated bridge construction

The failed Florida overpass was supposed to be a shining example of accelerated bridge construction

By Erin Blakemore

The fast, fancy, and futuristic cars from the 2018 Geneva Motor Show

The fast, fancy, and futuristic cars from the 2018 Geneva Motor Show

By Stan Horaczek

The strange history of the Olympic Torch—and why it has to stay lit

The strange history of the Olympic Torch—and why it has to stay lit

By Sara Chodosh

A look at the engineering and architecture in this year’s Super Bowl stadium

A look at the engineering and architecture in this year’s Super Bowl stadium

By Eleanor Cummins

blue marble Earth image

Should we try to fix global warming with fake volcanic eruptions? TBD.

By Mary Beth Griggs

We’d rather that bridges never wobbled—but here’s why they do

We’d rather that bridges never wobbled—but here’s why they do

By Mary Beth Griggs

Red Bull Rampage Bike

Meet the mountain bikes built to survive a backflip off a cliff

By Stan Horaczek

This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering

This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering

By Mary Beth Griggs

Growing skin in a lab has benefits for humans and turtles alike

Growing skin in a lab has benefits for humans and turtles alike

By Kate Baggaley

drilling into seawall

Ancient Romans were way better at making concrete

By Mary Beth Griggs

New heat-resistant ceramic can be squished like a marshmallow

New heat-resistant ceramic can be squished like a marshmallow

By Mary Beth Griggs

Blind tadpoles learn to see using eyeballs attached to their butts

Blind tadpoles learn to see using eyeballs attached to their butts

By Rachel Feltman