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Whoa What: All US iPhone Users Can Now Make Free Phone Calls Via Facebook
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Whoa What: All US iPhone Users Can Now Make Free Phone Calls Via Facebook

By Dan Nosowitz

The 9 Best Cars From The 2013 Detroit Auto Show
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The 9 Best Cars From The 2013 Detroit Auto Show

By Seth Fletcher and Chelsea Sexton

Anti-Surveillance Hoodie And Scarf Prevent Drones From Tracking You
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Anti-Surveillance Hoodie And Scarf Prevent Drones From Tracking You

By Clay Dillow

Physicist Funds A Real Laser Weapon With Proceeds From Novel About Laser Weapons
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Physicist Funds A Real Laser Weapon With Proceeds From Novel About Laser Weapons

By Clay Dillow

Video: Japanese Eco-Friendly Building Demolition Method Harvests Energy As It Destroys
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Video: Japanese Eco-Friendly Building Demolition Method Harvests Energy As It Destroys

By Shaunacy Ferro

DARPA Wants “Upward Falling” Robots That Can Hide On The Seafloor For Years, Launch On Demand
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DARPA Wants “Upward Falling” Robots That Can Hide On The Seafloor For Years, Launch On Demand

By Clay Dillow

Mississippi River May Soon Be Unnavigable, Despite Army Geoengineers’ Best Efforts
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Mississippi River May Soon Be Unnavigable, Despite Army Geoengineers’ Best Efforts

By Clay Dillow

FYI: Could You Survive A Flight Strapped To The Wing Of A Plane?
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FYI: Could You Survive A Flight Strapped To The Wing Of A Plane?

By Colin Lecher

2013 Prediction: Crowdfunding Pays Off
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2013 Prediction: Crowdfunding Pays Off

By Cliff Ransom

CES 2013: Wrap This Goop Around Your Fingers Then Smash Them With A Hammer
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CES 2013: Wrap This Goop Around Your Fingers Then Smash Them With A Hammer

By Dan Nosowitz

Meet Diego-San, The Humanoid Robot Toddler
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Meet Diego-San, The Humanoid Robot Toddler

By Clay Dillow

February 2013: Robots To The Rescue
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February 2013: Robots To The Rescue

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New $120 Million Department Of Energy Center Will Tackle Rare Earths Shortage
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New $120 Million Department Of Energy Center Will Tackle Rare Earths Shortage

By Clay Dillow

The ‘Intelligent’ Rifle, Now With iPad App, Wi-Fi, Infallible Accuracy
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The ‘Intelligent’ Rifle, Now With iPad App, Wi-Fi, Infallible Accuracy

By Clay Dillow

The Self-Assembling, Self-Healing Material Of The Future Is… Blood
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The Self-Assembling, Self-Healing Material Of The Future Is… Blood

By Emily Elert

CES 2013: Audi Demonstrates Its Self-Driving Car
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CES 2013: Audi Demonstrates Its Self-Driving Car

By Mark Hachman

Program An Arduino In A Few Simple Steps
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Program An Arduino In A Few Simple Steps

By The Big Book Of Hacks

CES 2013: Hands On With The Razer Edge Gaming Tablet
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CES 2013: Hands On With The Razer Edge Gaming Tablet

By Dan Nosowitz

CES 2013: Hands On With Sony’s Waterproof Xperia Z Smartphone
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CES 2013: Hands On With Sony’s Waterproof Xperia Z Smartphone

By Dan Nosowitz

CES 2013: Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robots Add App Control, Speed, Sensors
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CES 2013: Lego Mindstorms EV3 Robots Add App Control, Speed, Sensors

By Corinne Iozzio

Researchers Create The First Earth-Based Laser Built From A Cloud Of Gas
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Researchers Create The First Earth-Based Laser Built From A Cloud Of Gas

By Clay Dillow

Humanoid Robots Play Motorhead’s Ace of Spades
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Humanoid Robots Play Motorhead’s Ace of Spades

By Martha Harbison

Google Has A Weird And Hilarious Voice-Synthesis Bug
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Google Has A Weird And Hilarious Voice-Synthesis Bug

By Colin Lecher

On DARPA’s 2013 Wish List: Extreme Diving, Portable Brain Reading, And Gravity Vision
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On DARPA’s 2013 Wish List: Extreme Diving, Portable Brain Reading, And Gravity Vision

By Clay Dillow

New Ground-Based Indoor Positioning Tech Is Accurate Down To Just A Few Inches
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New Ground-Based Indoor Positioning Tech Is Accurate Down To Just A Few Inches

By Clay Dillow

This Robot Vomits So You Won’t Have To
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This Robot Vomits So You Won’t Have To

By Colin Lecher

Neil Armstrong Planned ‘Small Step For Man’ Line Months Before The Moon Landing
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Neil Armstrong Planned ‘Small Step For Man’ Line Months Before The Moon Landing

By Colin Lecher

The Most Mind-Blowing 3-D Printed Objects Of 2012
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The Most Mind-Blowing 3-D Printed Objects Of 2012

By Clay Dillow

Human Penis Size, Illuminati, And The Other Most Popular Wikipedia Pages Of 2012
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Human Penis Size, Illuminati, And The Other Most Popular Wikipedia Pages Of 2012

By Dan Nosowitz

10 Of The Greatest Entertainment Innovations Of 2012
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10 Of The Greatest Entertainment Innovations Of 2012

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What Kind Of Violence Kills Americans? [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

15 Science and Technology News Bytes From 2013
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15 Science and Technology News Bytes From 2013

By Miriam Kramer, Taylor Kubota, and Colleen Park

10 Of The Greatest Health-Tech Innovations Of 2012
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10 Of The Greatest Health-Tech Innovations Of 2012

By Popular Science Team

The Year On Mars: The Red Planet’s Greatest Moments Of 2012
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The Year On Mars: The Red Planet’s Greatest Moments Of 2012

By Rebecca Boyle

Robot Boy To Be ‘Born’ In 9 Months, And Programmed To Do All His Chores
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Robot Boy To Be ‘Born’ In 9 Months, And Programmed To Do All His Chores

By Colin Lecher

Q+A: Cody Wilson Of The Wiki Weapon Project On The 3-D Printed Future of Firearms
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Q+A: Cody Wilson Of The Wiki Weapon Project On The 3-D Printed Future of Firearms

By Clay Dillow

Open Source Outer Space: How A Couple Of Guys Are Building A Homemade Rocket Ship for the Masses
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Open Source Outer Space: How A Couple Of Guys Are Building A Homemade Rocket Ship for the Masses

By Xavier Aaronson / Motherboard

The Objet1000 Can 3-D Print An Entire Bicycle Frame
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The Objet1000 Can 3-D Print An Entire Bicycle Frame

By Clay Dillow

Inside China’s Secret Arsenal
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Inside China’s Secret Arsenal

By Peter W. Singer

BigDog Robot Learns To Obey Voice Commands, Follow, Roll Over
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BigDog Robot Learns To Obey Voice Commands, Follow, Roll Over

By Paul Adams

We Want These “Ultrastretchable” Charging Cables Now, Please
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We Want These “Ultrastretchable” Charging Cables Now, Please

By Dan Nosowitz

Nearby Star Tau Ceti Could Have A Habitable Planet
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Nearby Star Tau Ceti Could Have A Habitable Planet

By Clay Dillow

The Eagle-Snatching-Baby Video Is Insane, But It’s Also Fake
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The Eagle-Snatching-Baby Video Is Insane, But It’s Also Fake

By Derek Mead–Motherboard

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Would Arming Teachers And Students Really Have Prevented A Tragedy?

By Colin Lecher

Peter Thiel’s Latest Pet Project: Tornado-Powered Energy
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Peter Thiel’s Latest Pet Project: Tornado-Powered Energy

By Rebecca Boyle

Ping Pong Ball-Sized Robots Can Swarm Together To Form A Smart Liquid
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Ping Pong Ball-Sized Robots Can Swarm Together To Form A Smart Liquid

By Rebecca Boyle

Paralyzed Woman Can Eat A Chocolate Bar, With Graceful Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm
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Paralyzed Woman Can Eat A Chocolate Bar, With Graceful Mind-Controlled Prosthetic Arm

By Clay Dillow

Google Hires Ray Kurzweil To Head Its Engineering Lab
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Google Hires Ray Kurzweil To Head Its Engineering Lab

By Clay Dillow

To Pinpoint Audio Evidence, UK Police Record 7 Years Of Background Noise
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To Pinpoint Audio Evidence, UK Police Record 7 Years Of Background Noise

By Paul Adams

A Geographic Guide To American Mass Shootings
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A Geographic Guide To American Mass Shootings

By Dan Nosowitz

Final Round: What Is The Most Important Invention Of The Last 25 Years?
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Final Round: What Is The Most Important Invention Of The Last 25 Years?

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Why North Korea’s Latest Rocket Launch Does Not Spell Imminent Doom
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Why North Korea’s Latest Rocket Launch Does Not Spell Imminent Doom

By Clay Dillow

A Hauntingly Beautiful Skateboarding Video Shot With A Hexacopter Drone
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A Hauntingly Beautiful Skateboarding Video Shot With A Hexacopter Drone

By Clay Dillow

These Terrifying Handcuffs Can Shock And Drug Prisoners
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These Terrifying Handcuffs Can Shock And Drug Prisoners

By Colin Lecher

Tiny, Convenient Terahertz Microchips Can See Inside Objects
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Tiny, Convenient Terahertz Microchips Can See Inside Objects

By Rebecca Boyle

Magic Foam Can Be Shot Into The Body To Stop Major Bleeding
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Magic Foam Can Be Shot Into The Body To Stop Major Bleeding

By Colin Lecher

A Humanoid Robot With Lifelike Bones And Muscles
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A Humanoid Robot With Lifelike Bones And Muscles

By Colin Lecher

How The Internet Has Spread Around The World [Infographic]
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How The Internet Has Spread Around The World [Infographic]

By Emily Elert

Japanese Team Aims For World Record In Human-Powered Styrofoam Plane
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Japanese Team Aims For World Record In Human-Powered Styrofoam Plane

By Rebecca Boyle

Shapeshifting Metamaterial Could Revolutionize How We Treat Wounds
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Shapeshifting Metamaterial Could Revolutionize How We Treat Wounds

By Clay Dillow

Why The Only Secure Password Is One You Don’t Even Know That You Know
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Why The Only Secure Password Is One You Don’t Even Know That You Know

By Justin McLachlan

AirHarp, The Instrument You Play Without Touching Anything
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AirHarp, The Instrument You Play Without Touching Anything

By Krislyn Placide

The Secret Weapons Behind The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor
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The Secret Weapons Behind The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor

By Krislyn Placide

Startup CyPhy Shows Off New Drone That Can Slip Through Windows
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Startup CyPhy Shows Off New Drone That Can Slip Through Windows

By Clay Dillow

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