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FBI Wants To Spy On Your Online Chats As They Happen
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FBI Wants To Spy On Your Online Chats As They Happen

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Can You Crack The NSA’s Top-Secret Crossword Puzzles?
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Can You Crack The NSA’s Top-Secret Crossword Puzzles?

By Colin Lecher

Please Don’t Panic: A Texas Biodefense Lab Loses A Vial Of Virus
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Please Don’t Panic: A Texas Biodefense Lab Loses A Vial Of Virus

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Location Data Can Uniquely Identify Cellphone Users
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Location Data Can Uniquely Identify Cellphone Users

By Francie Diep

This Is Now The World’s Lightest Material
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This Is Now The World’s Lightest Material

By Francie Diep

Who Are The Casualties Of America’s Drone Strikes? [Infographic]
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Who Are The Casualties Of America’s Drone Strikes? [Infographic]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Fantastic Programmable Goo Solves Difficult Math Problems
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Fantastic Programmable Goo Solves Difficult Math Problems

By Francie Diep

Play A Chord And This Database Will Guess Which Comes Next
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Play A Chord And This Database Will Guess Which Comes Next

By Colin Lecher

Meet The 22-Year-Old Inventor Helping Marketers Read Your Mind
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Meet The 22-Year-Old Inventor Helping Marketers Read Your Mind

By Colin Lecher

Bill Gates Will Pay You $100,000 If You Can Make A Better Condom
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Bill Gates Will Pay You $100,000 If You Can Make A Better Condom

By Dan Nosowitz

Watch This Snake Robot Grip Whatever It Touches
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Watch This Snake Robot Grip Whatever It Touches

By Colin Lecher

How It Works: A Touchscreen That Knows You
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How It Works: A Touchscreen That Knows You

By Nicole Dyer

Why Legal Experts Say It’s Okay To Kill A Civilian Hacker In Cyber Warfare
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Why Legal Experts Say It’s Okay To Kill A Civilian Hacker In Cyber Warfare

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Senate Hearing: Drones Are “Basically Flying Smartphones”
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Senate Hearing: Drones Are “Basically Flying Smartphones”

By Kelsey D. Atherton

This Tiny Car Drives Itself
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This Tiny Car Drives Itself

By Colin Lecher

Blueprint: Engineers Invent A Healthier Toilet
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Blueprint: Engineers Invent A Healthier Toilet

By Jason Gerhard as told to Flora Lichtman

Glasses-Free 3-D Display For Smartphones Shows Objects Floating Above Screen
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Glasses-Free 3-D Display For Smartphones Shows Objects Floating Above Screen

By Francie Diep

Company To Make Anti-Drone Tech Available To The Masses
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Company To Make Anti-Drone Tech Available To The Masses

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Superheated Water Etches Diamond
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Superheated Water Etches Diamond

By Francie Diep

ABC’s Rumored Streaming Video App Seems Pretty Awful
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ABC’s Rumored Streaming Video App Seems Pretty Awful

By Dan Nosowitz

Meet The Robotic Salamander That’ll Walk, Swim, And Crawl Into Your Nightmares
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Meet The Robotic Salamander That’ll Walk, Swim, And Crawl Into Your Nightmares

By Dan Nosowitz

Can Your Hybrid Car’s Electronics Mess Up Your Pacemaker?
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Can Your Hybrid Car’s Electronics Mess Up Your Pacemaker?

By Rebecca Boyle

Machine Keeps Human Liver Alive And Functioning Outside The Body For 24 Hours
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Machine Keeps Human Liver Alive And Functioning Outside The Body For 24 Hours

By Shaunacy Ferro

This Is What The Internet Looks Like
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This Is What The Internet Looks Like

By Shaunacy Ferro

Slow-Motion Video Of A Bridge Exploding Is The Best Way To Start The Week
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Slow-Motion Video Of A Bridge Exploding Is The Best Way To Start The Week

By Martha Harbison

Live From Space With Chris Hadfield, Canada’s First Space Station Commander
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Live From Space With Chris Hadfield, Canada’s First Space Station Commander

By Rebecca Boyle

Using Graphene, Lockheed Martin Wants To Turn Salt Water Into Drinking Water
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Using Graphene, Lockheed Martin Wants To Turn Salt Water Into Drinking Water

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How Winter Woes Inspired A Nanotech Fix For Everything From Cold Necks To Knee Pain
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How Winter Woes Inspired A Nanotech Fix For Everything From Cold Necks To Knee Pain

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Iran Censors The Internet [Infographic]
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How Iran Censors The Internet [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Should Kickstarter Be Collecting Your Money For Hollywood Movie Studios?
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Should Kickstarter Be Collecting Your Money For Hollywood Movie Studios?

By Dan Nosowitz

ALMA, Earth’s Largest Telescope, Is Officially Open For Business
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ALMA, Earth’s Largest Telescope, Is Officially Open For Business

By Rebecca Boyle

15 Incredible Images Of Futuristic Skyscrapers
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15 Incredible Images Of Futuristic Skyscrapers

By Colin Lecher

NSFW: A Survey Of Global Porn Searches [Infographic]
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NSFW: A Survey Of Global Porn Searches [Infographic]

By Dan Nosowitz

The U.S. Army’s Ambitious Fight Against PTSD
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The U.S. Army’s Ambitious Fight Against PTSD

By Matthieu Aikins

Trained Soviet Attack Dolphins With Head-Mounted Guns Are On The Loose
Environment

Trained Soviet Attack Dolphins With Head-Mounted Guns Are On The Loose

By Colin Lecher

What Your Likes On Facebook Betray About You
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What Your Likes On Facebook Betray About You

By Shaunacy Ferro

Watch This Unbelievable Robot Hand Tie A Shoe
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Watch This Unbelievable Robot Hand Tie A Shoe

By Colin Lecher

Build Your Own DIY Space Plane
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Build Your Own DIY Space Plane

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Artificial Intelligence App Will Keep Tweeting As You After You Die
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Artificial Intelligence App Will Keep Tweeting As You After You Die

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Sistine Chapel Is Getting A High-Tech Bug-Proofing With A Faraday Cage
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The Sistine Chapel Is Getting A High-Tech Bug-Proofing With A Faraday Cage

By Colin Lecher

The Sensitive Robot: How Haptic Technology is Closing the Mechanical Gap [Sponsored Post]
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The Sensitive Robot: How Haptic Technology is Closing the Mechanical Gap [Sponsored Post]

By Erik Sofge

How To Build A 2,073-Foot Skyscraper
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How To Build A 2,073-Foot Skyscraper

By Clay Risen

49-Year-Old Research Sub Alvin Gets A $40 Million Makeover
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49-Year-Old Research Sub Alvin Gets A $40 Million Makeover

By Brooke Borel

The U.S. Says It Could Stop A North Korean Missile. How?
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The U.S. Says It Could Stop A North Korean Missile. How?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

New Worldwide Network Lets Robots Ask Each Other Questions When They Get Confused
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New Worldwide Network Lets Robots Ask Each Other Questions When They Get Confused

By Shaunacy Ferro

Website Of The Month: Autodesk 123D Catch
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Website Of The Month: Autodesk 123D Catch

By Miriam Kramer

Meet The Newest, Most Absurd Supercars From Lamborghini And Ferrari
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Meet The Newest, Most Absurd Supercars From Lamborghini And Ferrari

By Dan Nosowitz

The Largest Telescope Dish
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The Largest Telescope Dish

By Emily Elert

“Keep Calm And Rape,” Plus 5 More Awful/Offensive/Hilarious Algorithm-Created Shirts
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“Keep Calm And Rape,” Plus 5 More Awful/Offensive/Hilarious Algorithm-Created Shirts

By Colin Lecher

Seafloor Rig
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Under The Sea

By Damon Tabor

A Drone Flew Within 200 Feet Of A Commercial Jet. How Legal Was It? [Updated]
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A Drone Flew Within 200 Feet Of A Commercial Jet. How Legal Was It? [Updated]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Wireless, Implantable Interface Lets Monkeys Control Computers With Their Brains
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Wireless, Implantable Interface Lets Monkeys Control Computers With Their Brains

By Rebecca Boyle

Man Charged For Shooting Robot
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Man Charged For Shooting Robot

By Francie Diep

First Mass-Produced Hydrogen Cars Roll Out
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First Mass-Produced Hydrogen Cars Roll Out

By Francie Diep

What Submarine Warfare and Cyber Security Can Teach Us About Defeating IEDs
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What Submarine Warfare and Cyber Security Can Teach Us About Defeating IEDs

By Kelsey D. Atherton

World’s Largest Fiber Optic Network Speeds Nuclear Research
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World’s Largest Fiber Optic Network Speeds Nuclear Research

By Francie Diep

DJI Phantom RC Quadrotor UAS Review: A Powerful Personal Drone That Knows Its Place
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DJI Phantom RC Quadrotor UAS Review: A Powerful Personal Drone That Knows Its Place

By Clay Dillow

Watch BigDog, Our Favorite Four-Legged Military Robot, Hurl A Cinder Block
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Watch BigDog, Our Favorite Four-Legged Military Robot, Hurl A Cinder Block

By Shaunacy Ferro

Everything You Need To Know About The Piracy-Battling Copyright Alert System
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Everything You Need To Know About The Piracy-Battling Copyright Alert System

By Dan Nosowitz

Why Your Music Files Sound Like Crap
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Why Your Music Files Sound Like Crap

By Martha Harbison

U.S. Army Starts Planning For An Armored Vehicle That Skydives
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U.S. Army Starts Planning For An Armored Vehicle That Skydives

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Holographic Imaging System Could Let Firefighters See Through Flames To Rescue Victims
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Holographic Imaging System Could Let Firefighters See Through Flames To Rescue Victims

By Emily Elert

For More Twitter Followers, Try More Information, Less Negativity
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For More Twitter Followers, Try More Information, Less Negativity

By Shaunacy Ferro

Watch This Guy Fire 600 Rounds With A Partially 3-D Printed Gun
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Watch This Guy Fire 600 Rounds With A Partially 3-D Printed Gun

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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