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Why Are Architects Deploying Drones?
Aviation

Why Are Architects Deploying Drones?

By Colin Lecher

Scientists Use A Virus To Reconstruct The Heart’s Own Pacemaker
Health

Scientists Use A Virus To Reconstruct The Heart’s Own Pacemaker

By Rebecca Boyle

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

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
Engineering

Google Hires Ray Kurzweil To Head Its Engineering Lab

By Clay Dillow

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

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

By Paul Adams

What The Research Says About “Rampage Violence”
Military

What The Research Says About “Rampage Violence”

By Dan Nosowitz

A Geographic Guide To American Mass Shootings
Military

A Geographic Guide To American Mass Shootings

By Dan Nosowitz

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

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

By

Annotated Machine: How Robots Could Recycle Dead Satellites In Orbit
DARPA

Annotated Machine: How Robots Could Recycle Dead Satellites In Orbit

By Katharine Gammon, Illustration Kevin Hand

Thank You, Apple Maps. Now Go Away Forever
Technology

Thank You, Apple Maps. Now Go Away Forever

By Dan Nosowitz

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

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

By Clay Dillow

Digital Tool Ages Your Face To Scare You Into Saving Money
Health

Digital Tool Ages Your Face To Scare You Into Saving Money

By Colin Lecher

A Hauntingly Beautiful Skateboarding Video Shot With A Hexacopter Drone
Technology

A Hauntingly Beautiful Skateboarding Video Shot With A Hexacopter Drone

By Clay Dillow

These Terrifying Handcuffs Can Shock And Drug Prisoners
Security

These Terrifying Handcuffs Can Shock And Drug Prisoners

By Colin Lecher

Tiny, Convenient Terahertz Microchips Can See Inside Objects
Technology

Tiny, Convenient Terahertz Microchips Can See Inside Objects

By Rebecca Boyle

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

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

By Colin Lecher

BigPic: Two And A Half Years Of Computer Use In One Incredible Image
Technology

BigPic: Two And A Half Years Of Computer Use In One Incredible Image

By Colin Lecher

A Humanoid Robot With Lifelike Bones And Muscles
Robots

A Humanoid Robot With Lifelike Bones And Muscles

By Colin Lecher

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

How The Internet Has Spread Around The World [Infographic]

By Emily Elert

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

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

By Rebecca Boyle

Watch A 10-Story Building Go Up In Two Days
Technology

Watch A 10-Story Building Go Up In Two Days

By Colin Lecher

Shapeshifting Metamaterial Could Revolutionize How We Treat Wounds
Health

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
Technology

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
Audio

AirHarp, The Instrument You Play Without Touching Anything

By Krislyn Placide

The Secret Weapons Behind The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor
Military

The Secret Weapons Behind The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor

By Krislyn Placide

Round Two: What Are The Most Important Inventions Of The Last 25 Years?
Technology

Round Two: What Are The Most Important Inventions Of The Last 25 Years?

By

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

Startup CyPhy Shows Off New Drone That Can Slip Through Windows

By Clay Dillow

Video: A Black Hawk Helicopter Goes Autonomous
Technology

Video: A Black Hawk Helicopter Goes Autonomous

By Clay Dillow

Blueprint: A Mini Sub That Could Steer Through The Body
Engineering

Blueprint: A Mini Sub That Could Steer Through The Body

By Daniel Pivonka as told to Flora Lichtman

Ford C-Max Energi: A Car That Could Take Auto Electrification Mainstream
Technology

Ford C-Max Energi: A Car That Could Take Auto Electrification Mainstream

By Lawrence Ulrich

With A New Core Material, Skis Can Handle Both Powder And Ice
Gear

With A New Core Material, Skis Can Handle Both Powder And Ice

By Berne Broudy

How Scientists Turn The Ocean Into A Controlled Laboratory
Conservation

How Scientists Turn The Ocean Into A Controlled Laboratory

By Sarah Fecht

Vote: What Are The Most Important Inventions Of The Last 25 Years?
Technology

Vote: What Are The Most Important Inventions Of The Last 25 Years?

By

Oceangoing Robot Comes Ashore In Australia, Completing A 9,000-Mile Autonomous Pacific Crossing
Robots

Oceangoing Robot Comes Ashore In Australia, Completing A 9,000-Mile Autonomous Pacific Crossing

By Clay Dillow

Watch: 3-D Printed Assault Rifle Breaks After Just 6 Shots
Military

Watch: 3-D Printed Assault Rifle Breaks After Just 6 Shots

By Rebecca Boyle

How To Rob A Bank [Infographic]
Technology

How To Rob A Bank [Infographic]

By Colin Lecher

Spider Astronaut Dies On Display At Smithsonian
Technology

Spider Astronaut Dies On Display At Smithsonian

By Colin Lecher

Better Than A Condom? Discreet Nanofabric Protects Against Pregnancy and HIV
Health

Better Than A Condom? Discreet Nanofabric Protects Against Pregnancy and HIV

By Krislyn Placide

Is It Good For Our Work Lives To Be Constantly Connected? [Infographic]
Technology

Is It Good For Our Work Lives To Be Constantly Connected? [Infographic]

By Dan Nosowitz

MIT Researchers Create The Swiss Army Knife Of The Robotics World
Technology

MIT Researchers Create The Swiss Army Knife Of The Robotics World

By Krislyn Placide

BigPic: The Northern Lights Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before
Technology

BigPic: The Northern Lights Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before

By Krislyn Placide

Military Uniforms Of The Future Will Automatically Turn Into Chemical Suits In The Presence Of Threats
Military

Military Uniforms Of The Future Will Automatically Turn Into Chemical Suits In The Presence Of Threats

By Clay Dillow

Meet Spaun, The Most Complex Simulated Brain Ever
Science

Meet Spaun, The Most Complex Simulated Brain Ever

By Rebecca Boyle

To Fight Winter Blahs, Sweden Offers Light Therapy At The Bus Stop
Health

To Fight Winter Blahs, Sweden Offers Light Therapy At The Bus Stop

By Rebecca Boyle

‘Intelligent’ Rifle Lets You Pre-Tag Your Target, Then Fire When Ready
Military

‘Intelligent’ Rifle Lets You Pre-Tag Your Target, Then Fire When Ready

By Clay Dillow

Staples Will Offer On-Demand 3-D Printing In Stores
Technology

Staples Will Offer On-Demand 3-D Printing In Stores

By Colin Lecher

Korean Government Will Intervene On Gadget Addiction, Starting With 3-Year-Olds
Health

Korean Government Will Intervene On Gadget Addiction, Starting With 3-Year-Olds

By Colin Lecher

Students Learn Better With Star Trek-Style Touchscreen Desks
Engineering

Students Learn Better With Star Trek-Style Touchscreen Desks

By Clay Dillow

The Highway Patrol Cop Of The Future Is A Robotic Unicycle
Robots

The Highway Patrol Cop Of The Future Is A Robotic Unicycle

By Clay Dillow

BigPic: Sun Gone Wild
Technology

BigPic: Sun Gone Wild

By Clay Dillow

With Electrodes Implanted In The Retina, Blind Patient Can Read
Health

With Electrodes Implanted In The Retina, Blind Patient Can Read

By Rebecca Boyle

The 7 Greatest Engineering Innovations Of 2012
Announcements

The 7 Greatest Engineering Innovations Of 2012

By Popular Science Team

Watch This Awesome Robot Play Catch Better Than Your Dad
Technology

Watch This Awesome Robot Play Catch Better Than Your Dad

By Krislyn Placide

Optical Camouflage Renders The Backseat Of A Car Transparent
Technology

Optical Camouflage Renders The Backseat Of A Car Transparent

By Clay Dillow

DHS Is Experimenting With A Huge Inflatable Plug To Stop Future Flooding Of Transit Tunnels
Technology

DHS Is Experimenting With A Huge Inflatable Plug To Stop Future Flooding Of Transit Tunnels

By Clay Dillow

Could A Sonic Weapon Make Your Head Explode?
Military

Could A Sonic Weapon Make Your Head Explode?

By Seth S. Horowitz

An Annotated Guide To Mining The Seafloor
Robots

An Annotated Guide To Mining The Seafloor

By Elbert Chu

The X-47B
Technology

Human Rights Watch Wants An International Ban On Autonomous Killer Robots

By Clay Dillow

Simulated Brain Ramps Up To Include 100 Trillion Synapses
Technology

Simulated Brain Ramps Up To Include 100 Trillion Synapses

By Rebecca Boyle

How Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ Knocks Almost Every Incoming Missile Out Of The Sky
Technology

How Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ Knocks Almost Every Incoming Missile Out Of The Sky

By Clay Dillow

The Deep-Space Suit
Private Space Flight

The Deep-Space Suit

By Eric Sofge

This Week In The Future, November 12-16
Science

This Week In The Future, November 12-16

By Baarbarian

From Google, A Breathtaking Interactive Journey Through The Stars
Technology

From Google, A Breathtaking Interactive Journey Through The Stars

By Colin Lecher

Video: The Latest From iRobot’s Research Lab
Robots

Video: The Latest From iRobot’s Research Lab

By Clay Dillow

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