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Vehicles

The World’s Strongest Brakes Stop The 1,000MPH Bloodhound SSC [Video]

During a half-speed test, a set of carbon rotors from a jet fighter shattered under the stress.

Experimental Google Smartphone Becomes Brain Of Space Robot
Technology

Experimental Google Smartphone Becomes Brain Of Space Robot

NASA has hacked the phone to make an autonomous utility robot for the ISS.

The End Is A.I.: The Singularity Is Sci-Fi’s Faith-Based Initiative
Robots

The End Is A.I.: The Singularity Is Sci-Fi’s Faith-Based Initiative

We May One Day Go Viral For That Perfect Smile
Diseases

We May One Day Go Viral For That Perfect Smile

The Many Lives of ISEE-3
Space

The Many Lives of ISEE-3

Ask Anything: Could You Build A Spaceship Out Of Wood?
Ask Us Anything

Ask Anything: Could You Build A Spaceship Out Of Wood?

Short answer: Yes, but you’d be asking for trouble.

Chinese A-100 Heavy Rockets on Display in Tanzania
Military

Chinese A-100 Heavy Rockets on Display in Tanzania

War, Pirates and the Story of the First D.C. Memorial
Military

War, Pirates and the Story of the First D.C. Memorial

The Science Of Bubbles
Science

The Science Of Bubbles

More than just good for a bath, bubbles are a focus of new research

What Happens When Mice Eat Nothing But Powdered Food
Nutrition

What Happens When Mice Eat Nothing But Powdered Food

Possible hints of the consequences of a long-term Soylent diet

Bats Use Mini Muscles to Tweak Their Wings In Flight, And Drones Could Too
Animals

Bats Use Mini Muscles to Tweak Their Wings In Flight, And Drones Could Too

When Scientific Facts Get Divided Down Party Lines
Environment

When Scientific Facts Get Divided Down Party Lines

New poll shows Tea Partiers in particular are anti-science.

Catching Your Past Life Murderer
Science

Catching Your Past Life Murderer

Next Summer Is Already Better Than This Summer
Space

Next Summer Is Already Better Than This Summer

For a simple reason: it’ll be seven days longer

Demand For Privacy Will Kill The Free Internet. Thank Goodness.
Internet

Demand For Privacy Will Kill The Free Internet. Thank Goodness.

Paying for privacy in today's digital age

The Week In Drones: Walking Dogs, Watching Sea Life, And More
Technology

The Week In Drones: Walking Dogs, Watching Sea Life, And More

Keeping up with the droneses

New Chinese 5th Generation Fighter Jet–J31 Performs More Flight Tests
Military

New Chinese 5th Generation Fighter Jet–J31 Performs More Flight Tests

What Does It Take To Make Meat From Stem Cells?
Stem Cells

What Does It Take To Make Meat From Stem Cells?

More than you might realize

The Life Cycle Of Ideas
Science

The Life Cycle Of Ideas

How scientific concepts rise and fall

A Wooden Canoe Built By Nick Offerman
Projects

A Wooden Canoe Built By Nick Offerman

Channel your inner Ron Swanson