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A person using their phone while wearing a face mask and wearing a red plaid shirt.
DIY

Custom vibrations and other ways to shake up your smartphone messages

By David Nield

I flew in an F-16 with the Air Force and oh boy did it go poorly
Technology

I flew in an F-16 with the Air Force and oh boy did it go poorly

By Rob Verger

The thrill and physics of flying upside down
Technology

The thrill and physics of flying upside down

By Rob Verger

Zero FX
Technology

I rode an electric motorcycle for the first time. Here’s what I learned.

By Rob Verger

Serial 1 ebike
Technology

First ride: Harley’s stylish new electric bicycles

By Rob Verger

Polaris lunar rover replica at the US Space and Rocket Center
Science

Polaris built a lunar rover replica that can drive 60 miles per hour here on Earth

By Stan Horaczek

What’s it’s like to fly an 11,500-pound experimental helicopter (with zero experience)
Technology

What’s it’s like to fly an 11,500-pound experimental helicopter (with zero experience)

By Rob Verger

Red-winged blackbird singing.
Technology

Birders behold: Cornell’s Merlin app is now a one-stop shop for bird identification

By Charlotte Hu

A black Mercedes-Benz in a parking lot.
Technology

How I converted my Mercedes-Benz to run on veggie oil

By Mikey Sklar

Pixel
Technology

R.I.P. Pixels?

By Colin Lecher

A persistence-of-vision circuit.
DIY

How to get professionally printed circuit boards, cheap

By Mikey Sklar

An electronic Post-It note
DIY

Build it: the electronic Post-It note

By Dave Prochnow

soldiers near a vehicle with drones in the background
Technology

Drones could help save soldiers’ lives by delivering blood on demand

By Kelsey D. Atherton

a robotic military vehicle in the snow
Technology

Meet Robbox, the robot that schleps a half-ton of supplies for special forces

By Christina Mackenzie

Audi's in-car traffic light information technology.
Technology

Audi’s new tech can help you beat red lights

By Rob Stumpf

Venmo app open on mobile phone.
Technology

Venmo just made some big privacy changes—here’s what to know

By Charlotte Hu

Girl lying down and smiling widely
Technology

The world uses one emoji more than all others. Here’s why.

By Charlotte Hu

An unlocked iPhone on a white table with its apps showing various notification icons and alerts.
DIY

How to ignore people on social media without blocking or unfollowing them

By David Nield

On the left, a side view of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic torch shows the official logo and the rose-gold color of the flower-shaped torch. On the right, a top view of the torch while lit displays the five petals and central flame of the cherry blossom.
Technology

Inside the surprisingly complex engineering process that creates an Olympic torch

By Erin Fennessy

Russia’s new stealth fighter is a bargain worthy of a Bond villain
Technology

Russia’s new stealth fighter is a bargain worthy of a Bond villain

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Android phone on a table
Environment

You Can Now Sense Earthquakes On Your Smartphone

By Mary Beth Griggs

A Marine lies on top of a robotic vehicle on treads.
Technology

This robotic stretcher could transport wounded Marines off future battlefields

By Kelsey D. Atherton

‘View From a Blue Moon’ Might Be the Greatest Action Sports Film Ever Made
Technology

‘View From a Blue Moon’ Might Be the Greatest Action Sports Film Ever Made

By Matt Giles

Tech in Training: My Custom Running Shoes
Technology

Tech in Training: My Custom Running Shoes

By Mike Haney

Ferrari’s new 296 GTB sports car
Technology

Ferrari’s new plug-in hybrid supercar is an 830-horsepower beast

By Rob Stumpf

A doctor looks at images of a brain as he performs surgery.
Technology

A new AI-powered brain implant allowed a paralyzed man to speak again

By Hannah Seo

Coupes, crossovers, and other car body styles, explained
Technology

Coupes, crossovers, and other car body styles, explained

By Dan Carney

Doing Mach 2.0 In An Open Cockpit
Technology

Doing Mach 2.0 In An Open Cockpit

By Dan Smith

The US Marines are testing flying, remote-controlled grenades
Technology

The US Marines are testing flying, remote-controlled grenades

By Kelsey D. Atherton

popular-science-hot-issue
Science

PopSci’s summer issue just dropped—and it’s hot

By Corinne Iozzio

Extremely Mobile Devices
Technology

Extremely Mobile Devices

By Josh Dean

Innovations in Driving: Shock Absorbers
Technology

Innovations in Driving: Shock Absorbers

By Preston Lerner

National Guard Blows Up Drone With Lunch Box Bomb During Training
Technology

National Guard Blows Up Drone With Lunch Box Bomb During Training

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Bikini Atoll Likely Still Too Radioactive For Resettlement
Technology

Bikini Atoll Likely Still Too Radioactive For Resettlement

By Kelsey D. Atherton

U.S. Military Wants To Blow Up Landmines With Lasers
Technology

U.S. Military Wants To Blow Up Landmines With Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

How A Tiny Group Of Designers Built The Most Efficient Racecar In History
Technology

How A Tiny Group Of Designers Built The Most Efficient Racecar In History

By Preston Lerner

Army Truck Shoots Drones, Mortars With Lasers
Technology

Army Truck Shoots Drones, Mortars With Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Football Pads And Other NFL Technology We Owe To The Military
Technology

Football Pads And Other NFL Technology We Owe To The Military

By Colin Lecher

Innovations in Driving: The Automatic Transmission
Technology

Innovations in Driving: The Automatic Transmission

By Preston Lerner

New Surveillance Blimp Stays Aloft For 30 Days Straight
Technology

New Surveillance Blimp Stays Aloft For 30 Days Straight

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ingenious Tourniquet Invention Saves Lives
Technology

Ingenious Tourniquet Invention Saves Lives

By Rose Pastore

Landspeeders
Science

6 ‘Star Wars’ Technologies That May Not Be So Far, Far Away

By Dan Moren

The Week In Drones: Google Delivery, Reaper Gods, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Google Delivery, Reaper Gods, And More

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Long March Rocket Reusable
Technology

China could become a major space power by 2050

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

China’s new aircraft carrier suggests a powerful navy in the works
Technology

China’s new aircraft carrier suggests a powerful navy in the works

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

China High Altitude Mini Drone
Technology

China is making 1,000-UAV drone swarms now

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

China Adds An Island Tower To Its Aircraft Carrier
Technology

China Adds An Island Tower To Its Aircraft Carrier

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Last week in tech
Technology

Last week in tech: Bye for now, Net Neutrality

By Stan Horaczek

What Biden’s big executive order means for the internet, air travel, and more
Technology

What Biden’s big executive order means for the internet, air travel, and more

By Rob Verger

Barbed wire rolls on a white background
Technology

The thorny history of barbed wire

By Eleanor Cummins

Watch An iPad Land An Airplane [Exclusive]
Technology

Watch An iPad Land An Airplane [Exclusive]

By Eric Adams

Fly the Eco-Friendly Skies
Technology

Fly the Eco-Friendly Skies

By Dennis Gaffney

Volvo’s sleek electric car concept has big Ikea vibes
Technology

Volvo’s sleek electric car concept has big Ikea vibes

By Rob Stumpf

Firefighters battle a fire while climbing on a roof.
Technology

A new microwave scanner can track moving objects through walls, Superman-style

By Rahul Rao

This helpful tank-like robot fights fires, not people
Technology

This helpful tank-like robot fights fires, not people

By Kelsey D. Atherton

The Pentagon’s JEDI contract is dead. Here’s what’s next for cloud computing at the DOD.
Technology

The Pentagon’s JEDI contract is dead. Here’s what’s next for cloud computing at the DOD.

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Report: Tesla’s fatal crash can’t be blamed on software errors
Technology

Report: Tesla’s fatal crash can’t be blamed on software errors

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Few Questions For Peter W. Singer About The Future Of Cybersecurity
Technology

A Few Questions For Peter W. Singer About The Future Of Cybersecurity

By Paul Adams

Pokemon Go
Technology

Last week in tech: Everything you missed while nerding out on Comic-Con

By Stan Horaczek

Skyborg’s latest AI drone test is a preview of the future of air combat
Technology

Skyborg’s latest AI drone test is a preview of the future of air combat

By Rob Verger

Underwater Gliders Gather Data To Help Predict The Next Big Storm
Environment

Underwater Gliders Gather Data To Help Predict The Next Big Storm

By Shaunacy Ferro

The Unexpected Rebirth of the Flying Car
Technology

The Unexpected Rebirth of the Flying Car

By Clay Dillow

robot driver
Technology

Drivers of Progress

By Josh Dean, Seth Fletcher, Seth Porges and Lawrence Ulrich

Not all of us can ride a scooter. Here’s a plan to get everyone where they need to go.
Technology

Not all of us can ride a scooter. Here’s a plan to get everyone where they need to go.

By Sarah Scoles

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