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Heating Water To 600 Degrees Celsius In One Trillionth Of A Second
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Heating Water To 600 Degrees Celsius In One Trillionth Of A Second

By Francie Diep

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

By Emma Barker

The Humanoids Are Here: The Walking, Climbing, Driving Robots of the DRC
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The Humanoids Are Here: The Walking, Climbing, Driving Robots of the DRC

By Erik Sofge

Cassini Spots Mosaic Of Extraterrestrial Seas
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Cassini Spots Mosaic Of Extraterrestrial Seas

By Simon Redfern, University of Cambridge

How Facebook’s New Machine Brain Will Learn All About You From Your Photos
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How Facebook’s New Machine Brain Will Learn All About You From Your Photos

By Andrew Rosenblum

Pneumatic Tube System Delivers Burgers At 87MPH
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Pneumatic Tube System Delivers Burgers At 87MPH

By Francie Diep

How Will Space Commuters Navigate A Thicket Of Air Traffic?
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How Will Space Commuters Navigate A Thicket Of Air Traffic?

By Andrew Rosenblum

Cloned Horse Wins Argentine Polo Open
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Cloned Horse Wins Argentine Polo Open

By Francie Diep

An Extremely Brief History of Military Submarines
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An Extremely Brief History of Military Submarines

By Sam LaGrone

A Brief History Of Octopi Taking Over The World
Environment

A Brief History Of Octopi Taking Over The World

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Can Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles Compete With Electric Cars?
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Can Hydrogen Fuel-Cell Vehicles Compete With Electric Cars?

By John Voelcker/ Green Car Reports

Big Pic: Submerged Navy Submarine Launches Drone
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Big Pic: Submerged Navy Submarine Launches Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Military Secret Rooms Not As Soundproof As Intended
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Military Secret Rooms Not As Soundproof As Intended

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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70 Percent Of America’s Silent Films Are Gone

By Colin Lecher

Why Amazon’s Plan For Delivery Drones Isn’t Quite Realistic
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Why Amazon’s Plan For Delivery Drones Isn’t Quite Realistic

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Warning: Drones That Appear on News Magazines Are Further Than They Appear
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Warning: Drones That Appear on News Magazines Are Further Than They Appear

By Erik Sofge

Life With Tesla Model S: Even After Update, Vampire Draw Remains
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Life With Tesla Model S: Even After Update, Vampire Draw Remains

By David Noland/ Green Car Reports

Close Up On Gun Turrets
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How A Battleship Works [Vintage Infographic]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work
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5 Old-Timey Medical Treatments That Actually Work

By Mac Irvine

FYI: What’s The Most Durable Way To Store Information?
Science

FYI: What’s The Most Durable Way To Store Information?

By Daniel Engber

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

By Emma Barker

How To Ship A 17-Ton Magnet
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How To Ship A 17-Ton Magnet

By Amber Williams

How Far Can You Damage A QR Code Before It’s Unreadable?
Environment

How Far Can You Damage A QR Code Before It’s Unreadable?

By Francie Diep

Enter Popular Science’s 8th Annual Invention Awards
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Enter Popular Science’s 8th Annual Invention Awards

By Dave Mosher

Sympathy For The Metal: Almost Human Is The Pro-Robot Propaganda We Need
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Sympathy For The Metal: Almost Human Is The Pro-Robot Propaganda We Need

By Erik Sofge

What Does A Navy Do?
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What Does A Navy Do?

By Sam LaGrone

Why You Still Can’t Sell Me A Car
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Why You Still Can’t Sell Me A Car

By Dave Mosher

Blue Oil On Bowling Lanes Shows How You Roll
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Blue Oil On Bowling Lanes Shows How You Roll

By Colin Lecher

Vancouver Banned Doorknobs. Good.
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Vancouver Banned Doorknobs. Good.

By Colin Lecher

How Scientists Preserve Lincoln’s Original Gettysburg Address Manuscripts
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How Scientists Preserve Lincoln’s Original Gettysburg Address Manuscripts

By Mac Irvine

Iran Unveils New Reaper-Sized Drone
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Iran Unveils New Reaper-Sized Drone

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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

By Emma Barker

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Listen To A Crazy Piano Invented By Leonardo Da Vinci

By Colin Lecher

Can artificial meat save the world?
Environment

Can artificial meat save the world?

By Tom Foster

Cognitive Computing For All: IBM Releases a Legion of Watsons
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Cognitive Computing For All: IBM Releases a Legion of Watsons

By Erik Sofge

Fashion Camera Brings Primate Brains To The Internet
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Fashion Camera Brings Primate Brains To The Internet

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Interactive Infographic: What Would A Hyperloop Nation Look Like?
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Interactive Infographic: What Would A Hyperloop Nation Look Like?

By Katie Peek and Michael Kelly

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How To Win A Trampoline War, According To Science

By Shaunacy Ferro

Why Underwater Robots Should Swim Like Stingrays
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Why Underwater Robots Should Swim Like Stingrays

By Shaunacy Ferro

The World’s Largest Tunnel-Boring Machine
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The World’s Largest Tunnel-Boring Machine

By Erin Brodwin

This Is The FAA’s Plan For Drone-Friendly Skies
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This Is The FAA’s Plan For Drone-Friendly Skies

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Just Liking A Cause Doesn’t Help: Internet Slacktivism Harms Charities
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Just Liking A Cause Doesn’t Help: Internet Slacktivism Harms Charities

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Technology Will Make Everyone A Great Photographer
Gear

How Technology Will Make Everyone A Great Photographer

By Corinne Iozzio

The Modular Robots Are Coming, One Toy At A Time
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The Modular Robots Are Coming, One Toy At A Time

By Erik Sofge

Blueprint: A Battery-Powered Robot Arm
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Blueprint: A Battery-Powered Robot Arm

By Nick McGill, as told to Flora Lichtman

A Rare New Bacterium Thrives In Spacecraft Cleanrooms
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A Rare New Bacterium Thrives In Spacecraft Cleanrooms

By Shaunacy Ferro

Robot Pretends To Almost (Not Really) Eviscerate Human With Knife, For Science
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Robot Pretends To Almost (Not Really) Eviscerate Human With Knife, For Science

By Erik Sofge

Why the GMO Debate Misses the Point: Part 2
Health

Why the GMO Debate Misses the Point: Part 2

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Health

The 9 Coolest Student Biology Projects At The 2013 iGEM Competition

By Nona Griffin

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

By Francie Diep

Lockheed Martin Is Developing A Hypersonic Spy Plane
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Lockheed Martin Is Developing A Hypersonic Spy Plane

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Fake Robot Frog Is Key For Field Research
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This Fake Robot Frog Is Key For Field Research

By Lindsey Kratochwill

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

By Emma Barker

A Night With The World’s Greatest Robot Bartenders
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A Night With The World’s Greatest Robot Bartenders

By Camper English

This Portable Blowtorch Uses Only Water As Fuel
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This Portable Blowtorch Uses Only Water As Fuel

By Shaunacy Ferro

Inside The Machine That Chills Your Beer In One Minute
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Inside The Machine That Chills Your Beer In One Minute

By Andrew Steele_, King’s College London_

CAPTCHA is Dead, But the AI Winter Lives On
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CAPTCHA is Dead, But the AI Winter Lives On

By Erik Sofge

Can Facebook Tell When Your Relationship Is Doomed?
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Can Facebook Tell When Your Relationship Is Doomed?

By Shaunacy Ferro

Will Self-Driving Cars Mean The End Of Highway Fatalities?
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Will Self-Driving Cars Mean The End Of Highway Fatalities?

By Richard Read/The Car Connection

Why the GMO Debate Misses the Point
Health

Why the GMO Debate Misses the Point

By

Archaeologists Pull 5 Of Blackbeard’s Cannons From The Sea
Science

Archaeologists Pull 5 Of Blackbeard’s Cannons From The Sea

By Kelsey D. Atherton

I Am Robot Boss
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I Am Robot Boss

By Jacob Ward

Software Learns To Crack CAPTCHAs
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Software Learns To Crack CAPTCHAs

By Francie Diep

An Autonomous, Self-Steering Robo-Cane, And Other Co-Robots to Come
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An Autonomous, Self-Steering Robo-Cane, And Other Co-Robots to Come

By Erik Sofge