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New Chinese Catamaran Spy Ship Learns All About Japanese Water
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New Chinese Catamaran Spy Ship Learns All About Japanese Water

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Visionary Ideas From The South by Southwest Eco Awards
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Visionary Ideas From The South by Southwest Eco Awards

By Tom Foster

Sense Of Touch Recreated For Amputees In Their Prosthetics
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Sense Of Touch Recreated For Amputees In Their Prosthetics

By Francie Diep

Using Lasers To Save Earth’s Cultural Monuments
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Using Lasers To Save Earth’s Cultural Monuments

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Inventors Of Ultra-High-Res Microscopes Snag Nobel Prize In Chemistry
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Inventors Of Ultra-High-Res Microscopes Snag Nobel Prize In Chemistry

By Loren Grush

The Greatest Space Hack Ever
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The Greatest Space Hack Ever

By Neel V. Patel

Why A Blue LED Is Worth A Nobel Prize
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Why A Blue LED Is Worth A Nobel Prize

By Francie Diep

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Rethinking The Turing Test

By Erik Sofge

ZSD-63 Autonomous UGV
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Chinese Autonomous Tanks: Driving Themselves to a Battlefield Near You?

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

The Brilliant Ten: Jonathan Viventi Builds Devices That Decode Thoughts
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The Brilliant Ten: Jonathan Viventi Builds Devices That Decode Thoughts

By Veronique Greenwood and Cassandra Willyard

Scientists Want To Test Lab-Grown Penises In Humans
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Scientists Want To Test Lab-Grown Penises In Humans

By Francie Diep

Autonomous Boat Swarm
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Navy Demonstrates Swarm Of Armed Robot Boats

By Kelsey D. Atherton

From The Archives: How The $10 Million Ansari X Prize Was Won
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From The Archives: How The $10 Million Ansari X Prize Was Won

By Loren Grush

The Week In Drones: Drunk Drivers, Democracy, Volcanic Eruptions, And More
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The Week In Drones: Drunk Drivers, Democracy, Volcanic Eruptions, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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How It Works: Recycled-Air Scuba System

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This Dad Makes Awesome CGI Videos Of His Son
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This Dad Makes Awesome CGI Videos Of His Son

By Douglas Main

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The Rise Of The Supertalls

By Clay Risen

How Warfare Has Evolved Over The Past Century
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How Warfare Has Evolved Over The Past Century

By Alexandra Ossola

Man Shoots Down Drone, Lawyers Scratch Their Heads
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Man Shoots Down Drone, Lawyers Scratch Their Heads

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Feds Bust Maker Of Smartphone “Stalker App”
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Feds Bust Maker Of Smartphone “Stalker App”

By Andrew Rosenblum

J-10B “Vigorous Dragon” Fighter Jets are a Full Set, Soon to be a Regiment
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J-10B “Vigorous Dragon” Fighter Jets are a Full Set, Soon to be a Regiment

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Timeline: The Evolution Of Sneakers
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Timeline: The Evolution Of Sneakers

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Voice Identification Likely Used To Identify ISIS Terrorist
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Voice Identification Likely Used To Identify ISIS Terrorist

By Rafi Letzter

Robot Learns To Grab Objects By Asking The Internet
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Robot Learns To Grab Objects By Asking The Internet

By Francie Diep

Bad Space Weather May Have Caused Fatal Afghan Gun Battle
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Bad Space Weather May Have Caused Fatal Afghan Gun Battle

By Brett Carter and John Retterer

Swarms Of Mouse-Sized Robots Scurry To Maintain The Nation’s Bridges
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Swarms Of Mouse-Sized Robots Scurry To Maintain The Nation’s Bridges

By Andrew Zaleski

The Machines Vs. Mitt Romney: How Artificial Intelligence Is Parsing Political Rhetoric
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The Machines Vs. Mitt Romney: How Artificial Intelligence Is Parsing Political Rhetoric

By Erik Sofge

Snake Robots And A Quadcopter Fuse Together In This Chimera Drone
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Snake Robots And A Quadcopter Fuse Together In This Chimera Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Star Wars and Walking Robots
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Are Weaponized ‘Crab Walker’ Robots The Future Of Chinese Land Wars?

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

New iPad-Like Touchscreen On The 2015 Volvo XC90 Reinvents How We’ll Interact With Our Cars
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New iPad-Like Touchscreen On The 2015 Volvo XC90 Reinvents How We’ll Interact With Our Cars

By Matthew de Paula

The Week In Drones: Robots Piloting Robots, Indiana Drones, And More
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The Week In Drones: Robots Piloting Robots, Indiana Drones, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Prototype Google Self-Driving Car
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Self-Driving Cars: A Marketer’s Dream?

By Rafi Letzter

U.S. Army Wants A Parachuting Tank
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U.S. Army Wants A Parachuting Tank

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Solar Car Powers Your House When It’s Parked
Environment

Solar Car Powers Your House When It’s Parked

By Kristen Hall-Geisler

SY-400 TEL
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SY-400 Guided Rocket Makes TV Debut

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Washington D.C. Is Littered With Phony Cell Towers
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Washington D.C. Is Littered With Phony Cell Towers

By Andrew Rosenblum

Pterodactyl Drones in Chinese Air Force Service
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Pterodactyl Drones in Chinese Air Force Service

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Light Forms Crystal-Like Structure On Computer Chip
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Light Forms Crystal-Like Structure On Computer Chip

By Rafi Letzter

Want A Ride To The ISS? SpaceX And Boeing Will Take You
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Want A Ride To The ISS? SpaceX And Boeing Will Take You

By Loren Grush

NASA Flies Over Lake Erie To Scan For Dangerous Algae Blooms
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NASA Flies Over Lake Erie To Scan For Dangerous Algae Blooms

By Sara Novak

Now Live: The October 2014 Issue of Popular Science
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Now Live: The October 2014 Issue of Popular Science

By Popular Science Team

How It Works: A Flexible, Pneumatic Robot Snake
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How It Works: A Flexible, Pneumatic Robot Snake

By Francie Diep

Liquid Metal Flows Into Different Forms, T-1000-Style [Video]
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Liquid Metal Flows Into Different Forms, T-1000-Style [Video]

By Rafi Letzter

Fast-Running Robot Cheetah Let Off Its Leash
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Fast-Running Robot Cheetah Let Off Its Leash

By Francie Diep

What The First All-Electric Racing Championship Will Be Like
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What The First All-Electric Racing Championship Will Be Like

By Katherine Legge

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

By Loren Grush

Eye Robot: Dyson’s Robo-Vacuum Cleans Floors, Revolutionizes Computer Vision
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Eye Robot: Dyson’s Robo-Vacuum Cleans Floors, Revolutionizes Computer Vision

By Erik Sofge

The Week In Drones: Whale Snot, Tower Inspectors, And More
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The Week In Drones: Whale Snot, Tower Inspectors, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Is A Simulated Brain Conscious?
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Is A Simulated Brain Conscious?

By Rafi Letzter

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

By Haniya Rae

Adaptive, Programmable Headlights Cut Through Rain, Illuminate Without Blinding Other Drivers
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Adaptive, Programmable Headlights Cut Through Rain, Illuminate Without Blinding Other Drivers

By Francie Diep

The New Inflatable Chinese Drone: Battlefield Balloons?
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The New Inflatable Chinese Drone: Battlefield Balloons?

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Meet Germanene, Graphene’s Newest 2-D Competitor
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Meet Germanene, Graphene’s Newest 2-D Competitor

By Francie Diep

Flight MH-17 Investigation Points To An Attack
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Flight MH-17 Investigation Points To An Attack

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New Robotic Hands Let Deep-Sea Divers Grasp And Prod
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New Robotic Hands Let Deep-Sea Divers Grasp And Prod

By David Hambling

The War Of Zeros And Ones
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The War Of Zeros And Ones

By Peter W. Singer

The Week In Drones: Chinese Pterodactyls, Ram Attacks, And More
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The Week In Drones: Chinese Pterodactyls, Ram Attacks, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

“Da Gou”, China’s Own Big Dog Robot
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“Da Gou”, China’s Own Big Dog Robot

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Remembering The Great War: The Outbreak
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Remembering The Great War: The Outbreak

By Sarah Fecht

The Helmet That Could Change Football
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The Helmet That Could Change Football

By David Cassilo

The Rise Of The Tank Before World War II
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The Rise Of The Tank Before World War II

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Biggest “Anti-Terrorist” Exercise in the World Stars Chinese Drones, Russian Troops and a Ukraine-Inspired Wargame
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Biggest “Anti-Terrorist” Exercise in the World Stars Chinese Drones, Russian Troops and a Ukraine-Inspired Wargame

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Google Already Testing Delivery Robots In Australia
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Google Already Testing Delivery Robots In Australia

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Big Pic: Stunning Images From The World’s Sharpest Commercial Satellite
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Big Pic: Stunning Images From The World’s Sharpest Commercial Satellite

By Sarah Fecht

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