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China J-20 Stealth Fighter 2015 aircraft in flight
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6th J-20 Stealth Fighter Rolls Out, More to Soon Follow

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

FAA And Drone Industry Partners Launch ‘Know Before You Fly’ Campaign
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FAA And Drone Industry Partners Launch ‘Know Before You Fly’ Campaign

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Redesigning Santa’s Sleigh For Aerodynamic Efficiency
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Redesigning Santa’s Sleigh For Aerodynamic Efficiency

By Loren Grush

ZH-05 China Smart Rifle
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The Chinese Army Gets A Smart Grenade Launcher For Christmas

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Department Of Defense Tests A Bullet That Can Steer
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Department Of Defense Tests A Bullet That Can Steer

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Driving The 2016 Toyota Mirai Is Remarkably Unremarkable (And That’s A Good Thing)
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Driving The 2016 Toyota Mirai Is Remarkably Unremarkable (And That’s A Good Thing)

By Matthew de Paula

Was The Sony Hack Actually An Act Of Cyberwar?
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Was The Sony Hack Actually An Act Of Cyberwar?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

World First: Man Controls Two Prosthetic Arms With His Mind
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World First: Man Controls Two Prosthetic Arms With His Mind

By Rafi Letzter

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Welcome To The SURE House

By SURE HOUSE

How 3-D printing made the perfect prosthetic legs for Derby the dog
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How 3-D printing made the perfect prosthetic legs for Derby the dog

By Francie Diep

Microscope Uses Holograms Instead Of Lenses To Diagnose Disease
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Microscope Uses Holograms Instead Of Lenses To Diagnose Disease

By Francie Diep

What’s So Scary About A Nuclear-Armed Drone?
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What’s So Scary About A Nuclear-Armed Drone?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ask Us Anything: Are There Electronic Defenses Against Drones? [Video]
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Ask Us Anything: Are There Electronic Defenses Against Drones? [Video]

By Daniel Engber

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We Know What You’ve Been Googling

By Francie Diep

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Magnetically Levitating Elevators Could Go Up, Down, And Sideways

By Loren Grush

Army Builds Airport Just For Drones
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Army Builds Airport Just For Drones

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Could A New Injectable Gel Save Lives On The Battlefield?
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Could A New Injectable Gel Save Lives On The Battlefield?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Wenchang Space Launch China Hainan
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China Is Building One Of The World’s Largest Space Launch Vehicles

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Laser Weapon System On The USS Ponce
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Watch The Navy Destroy A Drone With Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Robotic Experiment Recreates Evolution In Oil And Water
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Robotic Experiment Recreates Evolution In Oil And Water

By Francie Diep

The Death Of The Password Starts Today (Maybe)
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The Death Of The Password Starts Today (Maybe)

By Dan Moren

prosthetic hand wears artificial skin
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Stretchy Artificial Skin Lets Prosthetic Hand Sense Heat, Humidity, and Pressure

By Sarah Fecht

Offset This! China’s Hypersonic Glider Flies for the Third Time This Year
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Offset This! China’s Hypersonic Glider Flies for the Third Time This Year

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

China’s New Long-Range Weapon Causes Non-Lethal Pain From Afar
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China’s New Long-Range Weapon Causes Non-Lethal Pain From Afar

By Rafi Letzter

Cortana
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Could Desktop Computers Be The Best Home For Virtual Assistants?

By Dan Moren

Cortana
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Army Wants To 3-D Scan Recruits’ Bodies To Build Better Armor

By Erik Sofge

New Algorithm Helps Computers Think More Like Humans
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New Algorithm Helps Computers Think More Like Humans

By Rafi Letzter

NASA Uses Drone To Find Orion Capsule In The Pacific
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NASA Uses Drone To Find Orion Capsule In The Pacific

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Can Birds Be Trained To Bring Down Drones?
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Can Birds Be Trained To Bring Down Drones?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Trains Could Use Lasers To Blast Leaves Off Track
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Trains Could Use Lasers To Blast Leaves Off Track

By Loren Grush

Eye-Tracking Menus Let You Order Pizza Without Thinking About It
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Eye-Tracking Menus Let You Order Pizza Without Thinking About It

By Sarah Fecht

“The S.S. United States: America’s New Superliner”
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“The S.S. United States: America’s New Superliner”

By C. B. Palmer

Google Cardboard Is Virtual Reality On A Budget
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Google Cardboard Is Virtual Reality On A Budget

By Popular Science Team

Watch Laser Light Moving At 100 Billion Frames A Second
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Watch Laser Light Moving At 100 Billion Frames A Second

By Francie Diep

The BEHA Plane
Environment

Bio-Electric-Solar Hybrid Triplane Seeks Backers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Google No Captcha reCAPTCHA
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Google Is Making It Easier For You To Prove Your Humanity

By Dan Moren

Google vs. NORAD: Which Santa Tracker Sleighs The Competition?
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Google vs. NORAD: Which Santa Tracker Sleighs The Competition?

By Dan Moren

While World Fixates On ‘Autopilot,’ GM Bets On A Revolution Within Reach
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While World Fixates On ‘Autopilot,’ GM Bets On A Revolution Within Reach

By Rafi Letzter

Top security innovations of 2014
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Top security innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Airbus E-Fan
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Top aerospace innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top recreation innovations of 2014
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Top recreation innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top home innovations of 2014
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Top home innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top health innovations of 2014
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Top health innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top auto innovations of 2014
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Top auto innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top hardware innovations of 2014
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Top hardware innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Corktown Common
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Top green innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top entertainment innovations in 2014
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Top entertainment innovations in 2014

By Popular Science Team

Philips And Green Sense Farms
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Top engineering innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

Top software innovations of 2014
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Top software innovations of 2014

By Popular Science Team

A thin square of illuminated paper-thin material.
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Paperthin Sheet Gives Light, Needs Purpose

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Underwater Robot Maps Polar Ice In 3-D
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Underwater Robot Maps Polar Ice In 3-D

By Mary Beth Griggs

How To Make Extra-Efficient Solar Panels Using Old Blu-Ray Discs
Environment

How To Make Extra-Efficient Solar Panels Using Old Blu-Ray Discs

By Francie Diep

Star Wars Geonosis Hologram Battle
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China Shows Off Holographic Ground Control System for Drones

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

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Welcome To The New Popular Science

By Dave Mosher

Kettering Aerial Torpedo, An Unmanned Biplane Bomb
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The History Of The Drone In 9 Minutes [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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The 100 Greatest Innovations Of The Year

By Rafi Letzter

Scale A Glass Wall With Gecko-Inspired Adhesive On Your Hands
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Scale A Glass Wall With Gecko-Inspired Adhesive On Your Hands

By Kelsey D. Atherton

BMW's 2015 hybrid i8 car
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BMW’s i8 Is Where Every Supercar Manufacturer Needs to Go

By Eric Adams

How Women’s Bra Sizes Weirdly Correlate To Their Spending Habits
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How Women’s Bra Sizes Weirdly Correlate To Their Spending Habits

By Rafi Letzter

TGI Friday’s In-Restaurant Drone Hovers Mistletoe Over Customers’ Heads
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TGI Friday’s In-Restaurant Drone Hovers Mistletoe Over Customers’ Heads

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How Supercomputing Is Cracking The Mysteries Of Human Origins
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How Supercomputing Is Cracking The Mysteries Of Human Origins

By Andrew Rosenblum

Radiation-Proof Suits, Moon Aspirations, And The First Drive-Thru Banks
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Radiation-Proof Suits, Moon Aspirations, And The First Drive-Thru Banks

By Alissa Zhu

Salt Prices Skyrocket As Temperatures Plummet
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Salt Prices Skyrocket As Temperatures Plummet

By Mary Beth Griggs

Padlock
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Non-Profit Wants To Make Encrypting Web Traffic Easy And Free

By Dan Moren

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