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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

The Secret Weapons Behind The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor
Military

The Secret Weapons Behind The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor

By Krislyn Placide

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

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

‘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

Could A Sonic Weapon Make Your Head Explode?
Military

Could A Sonic Weapon Make Your Head Explode?

By Seth S. Horowitz

How Abraham Lincoln Developed Modern War Technology
Military

How Abraham Lincoln Developed Modern War Technology

By Krislyn Placide

How The Evil Tech In James Bond Films Evolved Alongside Real-World Fears
Military

How The Evil Tech In James Bond Films Evolved Alongside Real-World Fears

By Dave Mosher

Infographic: Horses And Bayonets? Guns And Butter?
Military

Infographic: Horses And Bayonets? Guns And Butter?

By Martha Harbison, Emily Elert, Clay Dillow

FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun?
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FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun?

By Clay Dillow

The U.S. Conducted Atomic Weapons Tests On Beer
Health

The U.S. Conducted Atomic Weapons Tests On Beer

By Colin Lecher

Military

Video: The Trucker Who Reverse-Engineered An Atomic Bomb In His Spare Time

By Brian Merchant

Navy Experimental Rail Gun to Fire GPS-Guided Projectiles
Military

Navy Experimental Rail Gun to Fire GPS-Guided Projectiles

By Clay Dillow

A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3-D Printer
Military

A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3-D Printer

By John Robb

Army Demonstrates a Weapon That Shoots Laser-Guided Lightning Bolts
Military

Army Demonstrates a Weapon That Shoots Laser-Guided Lightning Bolts

By Clay Dillow

A Pollen Coating Could Help Identify Who Fired a Bullet
Military

A Pollen Coating Could Help Identify Who Fired a Bullet

By Colin Lecher

Rough Sketch: Self-Guided Bullet
Military

Rough Sketch: Self-Guided Bullet

By Larry Shipers, as told to Flora Lichtman

Could Iran’s Ultra-Tough Concrete Withstand Bunker-Busting Bombs?
Engineering

Could Iran’s Ultra-Tough Concrete Withstand Bunker-Busting Bombs?

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: Flamethrowing Navy Railgun Blasts Terrifying Projectiles Through Superheated Air
Military

Video: Flamethrowing Navy Railgun Blasts Terrifying Projectiles Through Superheated Air

By Rebecca Boyle

Video: A New ‘Smart Bullet’ Deploys Fins and Guides Itself to a Laser-Designated Target
Military

Video: A New ‘Smart Bullet’ Deploys Fins and Guides Itself to a Laser-Designated Target

By Clay Dillow

Inside the DIY Weapons Workshop of the Libyan Rebels
Military

Inside the DIY Weapons Workshop of the Libyan Rebels

By Sarah A. Topol

Video: Minesweeping Tank-Bot Shreds Land Mines, Rolling Through Explosions With Ease
Military

Video: Minesweeping Tank-Bot Shreds Land Mines, Rolling Through Explosions With Ease

By Rebecca Boyle

Tinkerer Emulates Iron Man With Real-Life, Palm-Mounted Laser Weapon
DIY

Tinkerer Emulates Iron Man With Real-Life, Palm-Mounted Laser Weapon

By Andrew Rosenblum

The Pentagon Has a Classified List of Cyber Weapons Approved for Cyber Warfare
Military

The Pentagon Has a Classified List of Cyber Weapons Approved for Cyber Warfare

By Clay Dillow

2011 Invention Awards: A Crime-Fighting Armored Glove
DIY

2011 Invention Awards: A Crime-Fighting Armored Glove

By Brooke Borel

Self-Correcting Laser Rifle Sight Gives the Most Accurate Shot Yet
Military

Self-Correcting Laser Rifle Sight Gives the Most Accurate Shot Yet

By Rebecca Boyle

Army Deploys First GPS-Guided Mortars
Military

Army Deploys First GPS-Guided Mortars

By Clay Dillow

On Its Way to Ultradestructive Megawatt Power, Navy’s Death Ray Laser Breaks Another Record
Military

On Its Way to Ultradestructive Megawatt Power, Navy’s Death Ray Laser Breaks Another Record

By Rebecca Boyle

New Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance
Army

New Device Uses Electromagnetic Pulses to Detonate IEDs From a Safe Distance

By Rebecca Boyle

The Navy’s Megawatt Laser Weapon Takes a Big Leap Forward with Powerful New Electron Injector
Military

The Navy’s Megawatt Laser Weapon Takes a Big Leap Forward with Powerful New Electron Injector

By Clay Dillow

New Shipboard Laser Weapon Takes Aim at Would-Be Pirates
Military

New Shipboard Laser Weapon Takes Aim at Would-Be Pirates

By Rebecca Boyle

NASA Engineers Propose Combining a Rail Gun and a Scramjet to Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit
Military

NASA Engineers Propose Combining a Rail Gun and a Scramjet to Fire Spacecraft Into Orbit

By Rena Marie Pacella

Video: Navy Railgun Sets New Record, Launching A Metal Bullet To Mach 7 Speeds
Military

Video: Navy Railgun Sets New Record, Launching A Metal Bullet To Mach 7 Speeds

By Rebecca Boyle

New Gamma-Ray Nuke Detector Could Sniff Out Dirty Bombs Without Opening Cargo Containers
Military

New Gamma-Ray Nuke Detector Could Sniff Out Dirty Bombs Without Opening Cargo Containers

By Clay Dillow

Mystery Missile Launches Off Southern California Coast, Military Says ‘Not Us’
Military

Mystery Missile Launches Off Southern California Coast, Military Says ‘Not Us’

By Clay Dillow

After $19 Billion Spent Over Six Years, Pentagon Realizes the Best Bomb Detector Is a Dog
Army

After $19 Billion Spent Over Six Years, Pentagon Realizes the Best Bomb Detector Is a Dog

By Dan Nosowitz

The XM-25 Smart Computerized Grenade Launcher is Headed to Afghanistan
Military

The XM-25 Smart Computerized Grenade Launcher is Headed to Afghanistan

By Clay Dillow

L.A. Prison Using Experimental, Controversial ‘Pain Ray’ to Keep Inmates in Line
Military

L.A. Prison Using Experimental, Controversial ‘Pain Ray’ to Keep Inmates in Line

By Clay Dillow

A Sensor That Tracks Cosmic Particles Could Spot Hidden Nuclear Threats Before They Cross Our Borders
Military

A Sensor That Tracks Cosmic Particles Could Spot Hidden Nuclear Threats Before They Cross Our Borders

By Mark Wolverton

Video: Raytheon’s Ship-Mounted Laser Weapon Incinerates a UAV in Flight
Military

Video: Raytheon’s Ship-Mounted Laser Weapon Incinerates a UAV in Flight

By Clay Dillow

Invention Awards: A Video Gun Sight That Keeps Soldiers Out of Danger
DIY

Invention Awards: A Video Gun Sight That Keeps Soldiers Out of Danger

By Nicole Dyer

FYI: What Happens to Disarmed Nuclear Warheads?
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FYI: What Happens to Disarmed Nuclear Warheads?

By Alessandra Calderin

U.S. Special Forces Set to Carry XM-25 Laser-Guided Smart-Bullet Weapon into Battle
Military

U.S. Special Forces Set to Carry XM-25 Laser-Guided Smart-Bullet Weapon into Battle

By Jeremy Hsu

A Variable Velocity Rifle That Puts the ‘Less’ in ‘Less-Lethal’
Military

A Variable Velocity Rifle That Puts the ‘Less’ in ‘Less-Lethal’

By Clay Dillow

Video: Long-Awaited Mosquito-Killing Laser in Action
Military

Video: Long-Awaited Mosquito-Killing Laser in Action

By Jeremy Hsu

Could Black-Market Botox Makers Supply Terrorists with Botulinum Toxin?
Military

Could Black-Market Botox Makers Supply Terrorists with Botulinum Toxin?

By Jeremy Hsu

Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon Could Demo Car-Stopping Power Next Month
Air Force

Electromagnetic Pulse Cannon Could Demo Car-Stopping Power Next Month

By Jeremy Hsu

Weapons Manufacturer Unveils Black Box for Guns
Military

Weapons Manufacturer Unveils Black Box for Guns

By Jeremy Hsu

Armored Airbags to Protect Vehicles from RPGs and Roadside Bombs
Army

Armored Airbags to Protect Vehicles from RPGs and Roadside Bombs

By Jeremy Hsu

DoD and Taser’s New Grenade Launcher Round Delivers Incapacitating Shock From 200 Feet
Military

DoD and Taser’s New Grenade Launcher Round Delivers Incapacitating Shock From 200 Feet

By Clay Dillow

New Unmanned Chopper Sniffs Out Improvised Explosives While Looking Adorable
Aviation

New Unmanned Chopper Sniffs Out Improvised Explosives While Looking Adorable

By Jeremy Hsu

Physicist Looks to Build a Kilometer-Long Cannon for Space Launches
Military

Physicist Looks to Build a Kilometer-Long Cannon for Space Launches

By Jeremy Hsu

Video: Taser Tests New Tri-Fire X3 On Their Own Employees
Military

Video: Taser Tests New Tri-Fire X3 On Their Own Employees

By John Mahoney

Taser Rolls Out Extended-Range Shock Shotgun (Yes, a Shotgun)
Military

Taser Rolls Out Extended-Range Shock Shotgun (Yes, a Shotgun)

By Jeremy Hsu

New Army Rifle Fires Laser-Guided Smart Bullets With Onboard Targeting Chips
Military

New Army Rifle Fires Laser-Guided Smart Bullets With Onboard Targeting Chips

By Dan Smith

Who Wants Yellowcake?
Military

Who Wants Yellowcake?

By Doug Cantor

Battling Over Aging Nuclear Warheads
Military

Battling Over Aging Nuclear Warheads

By Allison Bond, NYU Scienceline

The Future of the Military — Perhaps
Military

The Future of the Military — Perhaps

By James Vlahos

Robots at War
Military

Robots at War

By Val Wang

A .44-caliber bullet impact.
DIY

Make your own ammo

By Theodore Gray

What the Heck is Ricin?
Health

What the Heck is Ricin?

By Megan Miller

Military

Navy Tests 32-Megajoule Railgun

By Seth Fletcher

Cormorant Spy Plane Concept
Military

The Navy’s Swimming Spy Plane

By Bill Sweetman

destructive impact of a nuclear "bunker buster" bomb
Military

Nuclear Bunker Busters: What’s the Damage?

By Spencer Robins

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