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Lego Full Scale McLaren P1 driving
Technology

LEGO built a full-scale, drivable McLaren P1 model

By Andrew Paul

Concept art of AST Spacemobile Bluewalker 3 above Earth
Science

Five new massive satellites outshine most evening stars

By Andrew Paul

a tv on a dresser
DIY

How to use the Matter smart home standard: The best way to get all your devices talking to one another

By David Nield

Conspiracy theories hat
Technology

How an AI ‘debunkbot’ can change a conspiracy theorist’s mind

By Mack DeGeurin

Contrail clouds from passing jet planes streak the sky over the Utah desert.
Science

Why airplanes leave white streaks in the sky

By Lauren Leffer

A bullet train passes below Mt. Fuji in Japan.
Technology

Japan will test self-driving bullet trains in 2028

By Andrew Paul

NFL screenshot
Technology

Amazon says its football AI can predict blitzes

By Andrew Paul

Hardt Hyperloop used magnetic levitation to lift a pod up and propel it through a test track at 18 miles per hour.
Technology

Hyperloop’s not dead, apparently

By Mack DeGeurin

People taking photos of the new iPhone 16 Pro with their iPhones
Gear

Hands on: Apple introduces new iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches

By Brandt Ranj

Germany’s North and Baltic Seas are littered with munitions from the First and Second World Wars, such as shells—as shown here—once fired from German battleships.
Technology

The big Baltic bomb cleanup

By Paul Hockenos / Hakai Magazine

ford holograms
Technology

Ford files patent for a car with holographic cops and guard dogs

By Mack DeGeurin

Electrostatic hydraulic robot leg
Technology

Oil-filled ‘muscles’ give this robot leg a spring in its step

By Andrew Paul

Starship Titanic promo art displaying the ship's in-game bots
Technology

The improbable voyage of Starship Titanic, the 1998 Douglas Adams video game filled with ‘unhinged’ chatbots

By Andrew Paul

the gemini logo
DIY

How to create custom AI chatbots in Google Gemini

By David Nield

text says "VR in 1994" with photo of backpack device
Technology

Interactor: The ’90s VR backpack gamers hated

By Popular Science Team

the google tasks interface on a cell phone
DIY

Google Tasks is the best Google tool you’re not using

By David Nield

A black and white image shows a silvery sheet of material toward the bottom
Science

NASA releases first photo of 860-square-foot solar sail in orbit

By Andrew Paul

a sedan sitting in front of concrete structures
Technology

Lucid reinvents the electric motor by thinking small. Really small.

By Kristin Shaw

seaplane
Technology

How do you keep pilots and passengers of sea planes safe?

By Barbara Peterson / Hakai Magazine

Spotify mobile icon app on screen smartphone iPhone closeup
Technology

Man with AI song catalog ‘defrauds’ streaming services of $10 million

By Andrew Paul

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