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China Jidong Island
Military

Chinese Shipyard Looks to Build Giant Floating Islands

1,000,000 ton battlestations

X-47B Refuels In Mid-Air
Drones

Watch This Autonomous Drone Eat Fuel In The Sky

The X-47B flying Dorito checks mid-air refueling off its bucket list

Culture Wars Rage Within Science Fiction Fandom
Science Fiction

Culture Wars Rage Within Science Fiction Fandom

Unhappy puppies

Our Modern Lifestyle May Be Destroying Microbiome Diversity
Diseases

Our Modern Lifestyle May Be Destroying Microbiome Diversity

Samples from an "untouched civilization" show dramatic differences

Fans Gasp In Awe At New ‘Star Wars’ Trailer
Science Fiction

Fans Gasp In Awe At New ‘Star Wars’ Trailer

The Force awakened its target audience

Physics Proves Grainy Soil Is Good At Stopping Missiles
Military

Physics Proves Grainy Soil Is Good At Stopping Missiles

Like punching a dirt wall

Cyborg Cockroaches: How They Work
Insects

Cyborg Cockroaches: How They Work

A tiny backpack turns a pest into a rescue robot

Buckeye The MUTT On The Ground
Drones

NASA Tests Cartoonish Flying Wing Drone

Putting the "aeronautic" back in NASA

How It Works: The Large Hadron Collider
Particle Physics

How It Works: The Large Hadron Collider

To chaotically combine particles, you need a lot of space ... and a lot of power

The Navy Wants Anti-Drone Lasers On Trucks
Navy

The Navy Wants Anti-Drone Lasers On Trucks

GBAD news for drones

An Ice-Proof Coating For Airplanes Based On A Frog’s Skin
Aviation

An Ice-Proof Coating For Airplanes Based On A Frog’s Skin

Biomimicry takes to the air

Hybrid Hot Water for a Hurricane House
Climate Change

Hybrid Hot Water for a Hurricane House

What Is A Gyrocopter And Why Did This Man Land One On The Capitol Lawn?
Aviation

What Is A Gyrocopter And Why Did This Man Land One On The Capitol Lawn?

Not quite a copter, not quite a plane

Cancer Treatment Would Be Even More Effective With 3D Tissue Modeling
Cancer

Cancer Treatment Would Be Even More Effective With 3D Tissue Modeling

Everything looks different in 3D

How It Works: The Toyota Mirai
Vehicles

How It Works: The Toyota Mirai

The hydrogen-powered car hits streets this fall

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Tech Hacks

The 2015 Invention Awards

Our ninth annual celebration of independent inventors

What’s It Take To Become A Great Inventor?
Science

What’s It Take To Become A Great Inventor?

A letter from our Editor In Chief

A 3D-Printed, Battery-Powered Rocket Engine
Space

A 3D-Printed, Battery-Powered Rocket Engine

Space travel is going electric

A New Way To Spy On Microbes
Health

A New Way To Spy On Microbes

A new invention may allow us to follow microbial life one cell at a time

Nothing But The Truth
Science

Nothing But The Truth

Science’s greatest weakness is also its greatest strength