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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.
Aviation

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
Fitness Gear

Tech in Training: My Custom Running Shoes

By Mike Haney

Ferrari’s new 296 GTB sports car
Hybrid Cars

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.
AI

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
Aviation

Doing Mach 2.0 In An Open Cockpit

By Dan Smith

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

The US Marines are testing flying, remote-controlled grenades

By Kelsey D. Atherton

popular-science-hot-issue
Announcements

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

By Corinne Iozzio

Extremely Mobile Devices
Concept Cars

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
Aviation

National Guard Blows Up Drone With Lunch Box Bomb During Training

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Saddle Up for the U.S. Army’s Robotics Rodeo
Army

Saddle Up for the U.S. Army’s Robotics Rodeo

By Jeremy Hsu

Bikini Atoll Likely Still Too Radioactive For Resettlement
Military

Bikini Atoll Likely Still Too Radioactive For Resettlement

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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

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

Inside The Army’s Sunshine Simulator
Army

Inside The Army’s Sunshine Simulator

By Susan E. Matthews

Army Truck Shoots Drones, Mortars With Lasers
Army

Army Truck Shoots Drones, Mortars With Lasers

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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

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
Army

New Surveillance Blimp Stays Aloft For 30 Days Straight

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Ingenious Tourniquet Invention Saves Lives
Health

Ingenious Tourniquet Invention Saves Lives

By Rose Pastore

Landspeeders
Robots

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
Agriculture

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Long March Rocket Reusable
Military

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
Military

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

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

China High Altitude Mini Drone
Military

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
Military

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
Aviation

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]
Aviation

Watch An iPad Land An Airplane [Exclusive]

By Eric Adams

New Plastic Fabric Keeps Its Cool Better Than Cotton
Climate Change

New Plastic Fabric Keeps Its Cool Better Than Cotton

By Mary Beth Griggs

Fly the Eco-Friendly Skies
Aviation

Fly the Eco-Friendly Skies

By Dennis Gaffney

Volvo’s sleek electric car concept has big Ikea vibes
Electric Vehicles

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
Aviation

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.
Military

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

By Kelsey D. Atherton

map of highway in the sky
Aviation

The sky has a highway 100 miles wide

By Sara Chodosh

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

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
Military

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
Air Force

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
DARPA

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

pink smoke
Science

This pyrotechnics expert turned his Minnesota backyard into a DIY fireworks testing ground

By Kevin Gray

Arctic Report: Inside An Icebreaker Ship
Military

Arctic Report: Inside An Icebreaker Ship

By Breanna Draxler

Inside Five Deeps’ record-setting quest to reach the bottom of each ocean
Conservation

Inside Five Deeps’ record-setting quest to reach the bottom of each ocean

By Josh Dean

Mohammad Al Gergawi
Technology

Oil won’t last forever, so Dubai is betting big on science and tech

By Andrew Blum

Rivian’s new electric pickup offers a magic sliding camp kitchen
Electric Vehicles

Rivian’s new electric pickup offers a magic sliding camp kitchen

By Rob Stumpf

China railgun Type 072III 936
Military

Looks like China just installed a railgun on a warship, beating the U.S. Navy to the punch

By Jeffrey Lin and P.W. Singer

Getting hot in here
Energy

New Kind Of Material Stores Heat Till You Squeeze It

By Mary Beth Griggs

2015 BMW i3 REx - Driven, Portland OR, April 2015
Electric Vehicles

In BMW Electric Car, Software ‘Coding’ Unlocks Hidden Features Owners Want

By John Voelcker/ Green Car Reports

Sci-Fi Graphic Novels
DARPA

DARPA Wants To Make Computer Networks Look More Like Sci-Fi Graphic Novels

By Francie Diep

a gun
Health

Gun control laws actually work, according to new research

By Peter Hess

White house standing alone among destroyed houses on a beach.
Engineering

Hurricanes destroy beachside homes, but not this one

By Eleanor Cummins

Hacking Diabetes At Home
Diabetes

Hacking Diabetes At Home

By Alexandra Ossola

Masses Of Vultures In Cities Pose A Threat To Aircraft
Animals

Masses Of Vultures In Cities Pose A Threat To Aircraft

By Grennan Milliken

Taking Care of (Future) Business
Robots

Taking Care of (Future) Business

By Futuropolis

a woman in a gas mask holds a baby doll inside a covered apparatus
Technology

11 terrifying childcare inventions from the early 20th century

By Denise Ngo

This new Russian rifle is designed for combat beneath the waves
Military

This new Russian rifle is designed for combat beneath the waves

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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