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Astronauts can only travel so far in existing space suits. What will it take to see the universe?

A brave new world of mucus

These crystalline compounds soak up CO2 like sponges.

Soft robotic fingers, robots that can open doors, and a robotic sea turtle--iRobot's R&D; guys stopped by to show us their latest projects yesterday, and we're passing the awesomeness on to you.

And is it dangerous?

PopSci thought experiment: If we were to make a famous building today, what would we do differently? Two architects and a civil engineer weigh in.

"Water can slide off like ketchup."

Because they sure look and smell alike.

Just because something is old doesn’t mean it isn’t still awesome!

Of the 2,500 Best of What’s New winners we’ve anointed since 1988, these are the innovations that have made the greatest impact and kept us safer, healthier, and (dare we way) happier than we could have ever been without them.

Tiny nanoparticles are a huge part of our lives, for better or for worse.

The creations of this London bartender are among the tastiest marriages of art and science. In his new book, he reveals some secrets.

With the release of a new feature film about the nation's 16th president, we revisit a 1957 PopSci article on Lincoln's heroic efforts to modernize the science of war.

Self-repairing computers! Electronic skin! Bat-wing planes! A look at the amazing stuff that's changing the world.

Today's total solar eclipse will graze northern Australia before casting its shadow across the Pacific Ocean. But you don't have to miss the show. Watch the event live from island-based video streams.

The Aston Martin DB5 that made its first James Bond cameo in 1964's Goldfinger gets bullet-ridden and blown up in the new movie Skyfall. Except not really.

Pepsi Special claims to block the body’s ability to absorb fat. How does that work?

A roundup of the high- and low-tech solutions to mitigate dangerous concentrations of airborne chemicals at home

This material is 100 times lighter than styrofoam--but it's also really strong!

American supercomputers now make up half of the top 10 fastest machines on the planet.