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Russia Unveils Amphibious Assault Rifle
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Russia Unveils Amphibious Assault Rifle

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Remote Bomb Detector Uses Sound Waves To Distinguish Between Types Of Explosives
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Remote Bomb Detector Uses Sound Waves To Distinguish Between Types Of Explosives

By Shaunacy Ferro

Iran’s New Drone-Like Guided Missile Is Held Together With Duct Tape [Video]
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Iran’s New Drone-Like Guided Missile Is Held Together With Duct Tape [Video]

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Video: New Super-Waterproof Material Makes Water Drops Bounce Off
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Video: New Super-Waterproof Material Makes Water Drops Bounce Off

By Francie Diep

Glow-In-The-Dark Paths Could Be The Future Of Street Lighting
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Glow-In-The-Dark Paths Could Be The Future Of Street Lighting

By Shaunacy Ferro

Say Hello to UBR-1, One-Armed Agent of the Robot Economy
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Say Hello to UBR-1, One-Armed Agent of the Robot Economy

By Erik Sofge

The 9,000 RPM Revolutionary
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The 9,000 RPM Revolutionary

By Nona Griffin

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Rescue Robot ATLAS Breaks Its Ankle During Public Debut [Video]

By Colin Lecher

Poachers Try To Hack Data From Rare Tiger’s GPS Collar
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Poachers Try To Hack Data From Rare Tiger’s GPS Collar

By Kelsey D. Atherton

3-D Printed Shoes Give Racehorses A Titanium Lift
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3-D Printed Shoes Give Racehorses A Titanium Lift

By Shaunacy Ferro

This Race Car Swaps Fossil Fuels For Hydrogen Power
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This Race Car Swaps Fossil Fuels For Hydrogen Power

By Ezra Dyer

Robots Are Already Figuring Out Your Personality
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Robots Are Already Figuring Out Your Personality

By Colin Lecher

Straw Men Are Building Metal Men To Kill You
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Straw Men Are Building Metal Men To Kill You

By Erik Sofge

How Electric Vehicles Are Hitting The Race Track
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How Electric Vehicles Are Hitting The Race Track

By Ezra Dyer

How Scott Collis Is Harnessing New Data To Improve Climate Models
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How Scott Collis Is Harnessing New Data To Improve Climate Models

By Veronique Greenwood and Valerie Ross

How Justin Cappos Created A New Way To Cloud Compute
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How Justin Cappos Created A New Way To Cloud Compute

By Veronique Greenwood and Valerie Ross

We’ve Hit Peak Car [Infographic]
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We’ve Hit Peak Car [Infographic]

By Jefferson Mok

Indigo fibers
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The Problem with the Fashion Industry’s Indigo

By Emma Barker

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Watch An Army Robot Fire A Machine Gun

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Meet Pedro Reis, The Engineer Who Finds Strength In Flaws
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Meet Pedro Reis, The Engineer Who Finds Strength In Flaws

By Veronique Greenwood and Valerie Ross

Scientists Recreate The Sense Of Touch With Direct-To-Brain Electrical Signals
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Scientists Recreate The Sense Of Touch With Direct-To-Brain Electrical Signals

By Francie Diep

Important Facebook Research: Where To Go To College If You Want To Find A Spouse
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Important Facebook Research: Where To Go To College If You Want To Find A Spouse

By Shaunacy Ferro

How Low Is The Sky? And More Questions A Drone Legal Case Might Resolve
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How Low Is The Sky? And More Questions A Drone Legal Case Might Resolve

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The First Robot Patent: A Teslapunk Nav System for Airships
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The First Robot Patent: A Teslapunk Nav System for Airships

By Erik Sofge

The Coolest Way To Listen To Classical Music
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The Coolest Way To Listen To Classical Music

By Colin Lecher

Help Save The Seahorse By Stabbing At Your iPhone
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Help Save The Seahorse By Stabbing At Your iPhone

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Countdown to Android Brains is Underway
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The Countdown to Android Brains is Underway

By Erik Sofge

Nielsen To Use Twitter To Try To Make Ratings Less Wrong
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Nielsen To Use Twitter To Try To Make Ratings Less Wrong

By Dan Nosowitz

“Hello World”
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“Hello World”

By Daniel Grushkin

Design An Anti-Poaching Drone And Win $25,000
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Design An Anti-Poaching Drone And Win $25,000

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Rise Of Electric Car Charging Stations In The U.S. [Infographic]
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The Rise Of Electric Car Charging Stations In The U.S. [Infographic]

By Katie Peek

What Happens When You Donate Your Body To Science?
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What Happens When You Donate Your Body To Science?

By Brooke Borel

The World’s Most Fuel-Efficient Car Finally Comes To The U.S.
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The World’s Most Fuel-Efficient Car Finally Comes To The U.S.

By Allie Wilkinson

Popular Drug-Trafficking Website The Silk Road Shut Down By Government
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Popular Drug-Trafficking Website The Silk Road Shut Down By Government

By Dan Nosowitz

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This Water Droplet Maze Is Mesmerizing

By Colin Lecher

What Is Ohio State Doing With This Insane Military Vehicle?
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What Is Ohio State Doing With This Insane Military Vehicle?

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Meet Techtiles
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Meet Techtiles

By Emma Barker

How Studying Mummies Could Cure Modern Diseases
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How Studying Mummies Could Cure Modern Diseases

By Roxanne Khamsi

The Different Ways Men And Women Talk On Facebook
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The Different Ways Men And Women Talk On Facebook

By Shaunacy Ferro

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This Rifle Shoots Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Jellyfish Shut Down Massive Nuclear Power Plant
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Jellyfish Shut Down Massive Nuclear Power Plant

By Dan Nosowitz

This Is The Fastest Zero-Emission Motorcycle
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This Is The Fastest Zero-Emission Motorcycle

By Wes Siler

How Having Three Parents Leads To Disease-Free Kids
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How Having Three Parents Leads To Disease-Free Kids

By Virginia Hughes

How Human Do We Want Our Robots To Look?
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How Human Do We Want Our Robots To Look?

By Colin Lecher

Jellyfish Terminator Robots Suck Up 2,000 Pounds Of Jellies Per Hour
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Jellyfish Terminator Robots Suck Up 2,000 Pounds Of Jellies Per Hour

By Francie Diep

Jacques Cousteau’s Grandson Plans To Live Underwater For A Month
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Jacques Cousteau’s Grandson Plans To Live Underwater For A Month

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Powerful Particle Accelerator The Size Of A Speck Of Glitter
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A Powerful Particle Accelerator The Size Of A Speck Of Glitter

By Francie Diep

What Happens If An Astronaut Floats Off In Space?
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What Happens If An Astronaut Floats Off In Space?

By Erik Sofge

DARPA Spends $10 Million To Make BigDog Stronger And Stealthier
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DARPA Spends $10 Million To Make BigDog Stronger And Stealthier

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Q&A: The Researchers Documenting The World’s Reefs
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Q&A: The Researchers Documenting The World’s Reefs

By Amber Williams

FAA Panel Recommends Lifting Ban On Gadget Use During Flights
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FAA Panel Recommends Lifting Ban On Gadget Use During Flights

By Dan Nosowitz

The Nerdiest Places To Explore On Google Street View
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The Nerdiest Places To Explore On Google Street View

By Shaunacy Ferro

What It Was Like To Fly In The Concorde Supersonic Airplane
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What It Was Like To Fly In The Concorde Supersonic Airplane

By Rose Pastore

These Contact Lenses Work Like Telescopes For Your Eyes
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These Contact Lenses Work Like Telescopes For Your Eyes

By Eric Tremblay as told to Flora Lichtman

Trained Police Rats Sniff Out Crime In The Netherlands
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Trained Police Rats Sniff Out Crime In The Netherlands

By Shaunacy Ferro

Obama with a lightsaber
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Scientists Make Photons Act Like Real-Life Light Saber

By Dan Nosowitz

FYI: Can Wireless Electricity Kill People?
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FYI: Can Wireless Electricity Kill People?

By Lizzie Schiffman

Plastic Bags Transformed Into Eco-Friendly Carbon Nanotubes
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Plastic Bags Transformed Into Eco-Friendly Carbon Nanotubes

By Francie Diep

How To Make A Surface Shed Bugs Like Water Droplets
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How To Make A Surface Shed Bugs Like Water Droplets

By Francie Diep

These Magnetic Nanobots Could Carry Drugs Into Your Brain
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These Magnetic Nanobots Could Carry Drugs Into Your Brain

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Science Fair Tips For Middle School Students
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Science Fair Tips For Middle School Students

By Francie Diep

No, Drones Are Not ‘Useless’ In Most Wars
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No, Drones Are Not ‘Useless’ In Most Wars

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Famous Twitter Spambot Horse_ebooks Is Actually A BuzzFeeᴅ Employee
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Famous Twitter Spambot Horse_ebooks Is Actually A BuzzFeeᴅ Employee

By Dan Nosowitz

10 Of The Most Amazing Textiles Of The Future
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10 Of The Most Amazing Textiles Of The Future

By Colin Lecher

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