The exhilarating history of roller coaster photography By Jeanette D. Moses / Published August 16, 2018
Lab-grown pig lungs are great news for the future of organ transplantation By Neel V. Patel / Published August 3, 2018
The stiletto heel is the embodiment of post-war material science By Eleanor Cummins / Published July 27, 2018
This textile’s twitching tendrils hint at a future of programmable materials By Eleanor Cummins / Published July 20, 2018
Termites are nature’s most amazing skyscraper engineers By Mary Beth Griggs / Published July 20, 2018
Our brains can’t quit our gadgets—that didn’t happen by accident By Eleanor Cummins / Published June 21, 2018
How Popular Science covered the Empire State Building’s 1931 opening By Kenneth M. Swezey / Published May 2, 2018
Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts) By Sara Chodosh / Published April 6, 2018
The failed Florida overpass was supposed to be a shining example of accelerated bridge construction By Erin Blakemore / Published March 20, 2018
The fast, fancy, and futuristic cars from the 2018 Geneva Motor Show By Stan Horaczek / Published March 10, 2018
The strange history of the Olympic Torch—and why it has to stay lit By Sara Chodosh / Published February 9, 2018
Nintendo’s Labo cardboard STEM toys are a recycling bin full of fun By Stan Horaczek / Published February 3, 2018
A look at the engineering and architecture in this year’s Super Bowl stadium By Eleanor Cummins / Published February 1, 2018
How did Heist engineer such magical tights? They bothered to try. By Sara Chodosh / Published January 29, 2018
Your modern kitchen appliances probably won’t catch fire—yes, even Crock-Pots By Stan Horaczek / Published January 26, 2018
Should we try to fix global warming with fake volcanic eruptions? TBD. By Mary Beth Griggs / Published November 15, 2017
We’d rather that bridges never wobbled—but here’s why they do By Mary Beth Griggs / Published November 11, 2017
Meet the mountain bikes built to survive a backflip off a cliff By Stan Horaczek / Published November 2, 2017
This year’s 11 most important innovations in engineering By Mary Beth Griggs / Published October 17, 2017
Growing skin in a lab has benefits for humans and turtles alike By Kate Baggaley / Published August 4, 2017
New heat-resistant ceramic can be squished like a marshmallow By Mary Beth Griggs / Published June 3, 2017
Blind tadpoles learn to see using eyeballs attached to their butts By Rachel Feltman / Published March 31, 2017
Scientists have figured out how to stop our bodies from fighting electronic implants By Rob Verger / Published March 21, 2017
This cheap and easy lab-on-a-chip could save lives By Kendra Pierre-Louis / Published February 8, 2017
Scientists finally figured out how to make tomatoes taste good again By Mary Beth Griggs / Published January 26, 2017
This scientist re-wires frogs to grow extra limbs. Could it work in humans? By Adam Piore / Published December 26, 2016
The 11 Greatest Engineering Innovations Of 2016 By Shannon Palus and Jenn Schwartz / Published October 19, 2016
China Is Building The Longest And Highest Glass Bridge In The World By Grennan Milliken / Published September 29, 2016
Gorgeous ‘Blue Whirl’ Flame Might Help Produce Cleaner Energy By Kate Baggaley / Published August 5, 2016
‘Super Sniffer’ Mice Engineered For Ultra-Powerful Sense of Smell By Kate Baggaley / Published July 8, 2016
Meet The Winners Of Star Trek And NASA’s Student 3D Printing Challenge By Jason Lederman / Published July 5, 2016
Behold What Brooklyn’s New Tallest Skyscraper Will Look Like By Carl Franzen / Published April 20, 2016
Researchers Repair Coral Reef By Sending Ocean Water ‘Back In Time’ By Mary Beth Griggs / Published February 24, 2016
Artist Tattfoo Tan Uses Food Waste to Create Survival Supplies By Lydia Chain / Published February 23, 2016
Desert Beetle Teaches Scientists About How Frost Forms By Lindsey Kratochwill / Published January 22, 2016
Genetically Modified Limes Are Purpler and More Healthful By Alexandra Ossola / Published January 8, 2016
What happens when the space industry collides with a tiny town? By Sarah Scoles / Published October 20, 2015
A Home Built to Minimize Energy Use and Maximize Storm Protection By Empire / Published September 13, 2015
Genetically Modified Plants Could Eliminate Food Poisoning By Steph Yin / Published September 11, 2015
Termites Engineer Solar-Powered Ventilation Into Their Mounds By Mary Beth Griggs / Published September 1, 2015
The #ILookLikeAnEngineer Hashtag Challenges Stereotypes On Twitter By Mary Beth Griggs / Published August 4, 2015