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The Rise Of The Supertalls The Rise Of The Supertalls

Like Sassy Teenagers, Atoms Talk Back

Like Sassy Teenagers, Atoms Talk Back Like Sassy Teenagers, Atoms Talk Back

Using ‘Doom’ To Design A Room

Using ‘Doom’ To Design A Room Using ‘Doom’ To Design A Room

Lessons From The Panama Canal, 100 Years Ago

Lessons From The Panama Canal, 100 Years Ago Lessons From The Panama Canal, 100 Years Ago

By John Silas Lankford

Plans Unveiled for World’s Tallest, Pinkest Towers

Plans Unveiled for World’s Tallest, Pinkest Towers Plans Unveiled for World’s Tallest, Pinkest Towers

By Alexandra Ossola

A Football That Broadcasts Where It Is On The Field

A Football That Broadcasts Where It Is On The Field A Football That Broadcasts Where It Is On The Field

By Francie Diep

The Aerodynamics Of The World Cup Soccer Ball, In GIFs

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

By Francie Diep

Lynchburg Train Derailment Lit James River On Fire [Video]

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

Pig Heart Transplants For Humans Are On The Way

Pig Heart Transplants For Humans Are On The Way Pig Heart Transplants For Humans Are On The Way

By Francie Diep

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

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

By Francie Diep

A New Material For Night-Vision Contact Lenses

A New Material For Night-Vision Contact Lenses A New Material For Night-Vision Contact Lenses

By Francie Diep

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

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

By Francie Diep

One Scientist’s Battle With Canal Street

One Scientist’s Battle With Canal Street One Scientist’s Battle With Canal Street

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

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

Sports Bras Could Save Horses’ Lives

Sports Bras Could Save Horses’ Lives Sports Bras Could Save Horses’ Lives

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

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

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

Picking the Perfect Fabric

Picking the Perfect Fabric Picking the Perfect Fabric

The Problem with the Fashion Industry’s Indigo The Problem with the Fashion Industry’s Indigo

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

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

By Francie Diep

This Is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop

This Is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop This Is Elon Musk’s Hyperloop

By Colin Lecher

What Elle Magazine Got Wrong In Its Shoddy Takedown Of Genetically Modified Corn What Elle Magazine Got Wrong In Its Shoddy Takedown Of Genetically Modified Corn

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Best-Looking Laboratory-Grown Ear Yet

The Best-Looking Laboratory-Grown Ear Yet The Best-Looking Laboratory-Grown Ear Yet

By Francie Diep

How Do You Move An Entire Bridge?

How Do You Move An Entire Bridge? How Do You Move An Entire Bridge?

By Amber Williams

USDA Aims To Grow White Rice With All The Nutrients Of Brown Rice

USDA Aims To Grow White Rice With All The Nutrients Of Brown Rice USDA Aims To Grow White Rice With All The Nutrients Of Brown Rice

By Francie Diep

Bridge Collapse in Washington State Sends Two Cars Plunging Into The Skagit River

Bridge Collapse in Washington State Sends Two Cars Plunging Into The Skagit River Bridge Collapse in Washington State Sends Two Cars Plunging Into The Skagit River

Wing And A Scare

Wing And A Scare Wing And A Scare

How It Works: The Earthquake Machine

How It Works: The Earthquake Machine How It Works: The Earthquake Machine

By Rebecca Boyle

Meet The NASA Scientist Who’s Reinventing The Wheel

Meet The NASA Scientist Who’s Reinventing The Wheel Meet The NASA Scientist Who’s Reinventing The Wheel

By Brian E. Clark

Slow-Motion Video Of A Bridge Exploding Is The Best Way To Start The Week

Slow-Motion Video Of A Bridge Exploding Is The Best Way To Start The Week Slow-Motion Video Of A Bridge Exploding Is The Best Way To Start The Week

By Martha Harbison

Cornell Researchers Grow A Realistic Bio-Engineered Human Ear

Cornell Researchers Grow A Realistic Bio-Engineered Human Ear Cornell Researchers Grow A Realistic Bio-Engineered Human Ear

By Shaunacy Ferro

Mississippi River May Soon Be Unnavigable, Despite Army Geoengineers’ Best Efforts

Mississippi River May Soon Be Unnavigable, Despite Army Geoengineers’ Best Efforts Mississippi River May Soon Be Unnavigable, Despite Army Geoengineers’ Best Efforts

Students Learn Better With Star Trek-Style Touchscreen Desks

Students Learn Better With Star Trek-Style Touchscreen Desks Students Learn Better With Star Trek-Style Touchscreen Desks

PopSci’s High School Inventors Of 2012

PopSci’s High School Inventors Of 2012 PopSci’s High School Inventors Of 2012

By Katherine Bagley

How Engineers Can Help Prevent Water Wars

How Engineers Can Help Prevent Water Wars How Engineers Can Help Prevent Water Wars

By Luke Mitchell

Electrical Engineer Can Feel Magnetic Fields Through Magnets Implanted in His Fingertips

Electrical Engineer Can Feel Magnetic Fields Through Magnets Implanted in His Fingertips Electrical Engineer Can Feel Magnetic Fields Through Magnets Implanted in His Fingertips

A Model Disaster

A Model Disaster A Model Disaster

By Edward Tenner

Enviropig, the Genetically Engineered Eco-Friendly Pork, Is Off the Table

Enviropig, the Genetically Engineered Eco-Friendly Pork, Is Off the Table Enviropig, the Genetically Engineered Eco-Friendly Pork, Is Off the Table

By Rebecca Boyle

Inside the Brand-New High-Tech Rainbow Warrior Inside the Brand-New High-Tech Rainbow Warrior

By Brooke Borel

Wound-Treating Jelly Regenerates Fresh, Scar-Free Skin

Wound-Treating Jelly Regenerates Fresh, Scar-Free Skin Wound-Treating Jelly Regenerates Fresh, Scar-Free Skin

By Rebecca Boyle

New Theory on World Trade Center Collapse Blames Explosive Chemical Reaction

New Theory on World Trade Center Collapse Blames Explosive Chemical Reaction New Theory on World Trade Center Collapse Blames Explosive Chemical Reaction

Archive Gallery: The Best of Biomimicry

Archive Gallery: The Best of Biomimicry Archive Gallery: The Best of Biomimicry

China Opens the World’s Longest Bridge Over Water, Toppling American Record-Holder

China Opens the World’s Longest Bridge Over Water, Toppling American Record-Holder China Opens the World’s Longest Bridge Over Water, Toppling American Record-Holder

By Rebecca Boyle

As the Army Fights the Mississippi River, Who Is Winning?

As the Army Fights the Mississippi River, Who Is Winning? As the Army Fights the Mississippi River, Who Is Winning?

How It Works: The World’s Fastest Rollercoaster

How It Works: The World’s Fastest Rollercoaster How It Works: The World’s Fastest Rollercoaster

By Brooke Borel

Tissue Engineer Prints Dummy Kidney Model Onstage at TED 2011 [Updated]

Tissue Engineer Prints Dummy Kidney Model Onstage at TED 2011 [Updated] Tissue Engineer Prints Dummy Kidney Model Onstage at TED 2011 [Updated]

By Rebecca Boyle

Twelve Extreme Animal Modifications in the Name of Science

Twelve Extreme Animal Modifications in the Name of Science Twelve Extreme Animal Modifications in the Name of Science

By Dan Nosowitz

After 14 Years of Drilling, the World’s Longest Tunnel Breaks Through the Swiss Alps Today

After 14 Years of Drilling, the World’s Longest Tunnel Breaks Through the Swiss Alps Today After 14 Years of Drilling, the World’s Longest Tunnel Breaks Through the Swiss Alps Today

By Dan Nosowitz