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

A Working Assault Rifle Made With a 3-D Printer

Making weapons at home just got much easier

How to Construct the Lightest, Most Open Olympic Stadium Ever Built
Technology

How to Construct the Lightest, Most Open Olympic Stadium Ever Built

The centerpiece of this year's Olympics is unlike anything we've seen before

The Totally Custom, Absurdly Light 3-D Printed Shoe That Could Win Olympic Gold
Technology

The Totally Custom, Absurdly Light 3-D Printed Shoe That Could Win Olympic Gold

How one French design student created the shoe of the future

Digital Iris Fakes Made with Evolving Algorithm Fool Biometric Scanners
Military

Digital Iris Fakes Made with Evolving Algorithm Fool Biometric Scanners

With Orbiter Glitch Repaired, Mars Rover Curiosity Landing Will Now Be Broadcast Live
Science

With Orbiter Glitch Repaired, Mars Rover Curiosity Landing Will Now Be Broadcast Live

FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?
Evolution

FYI: Did Prehistoric Birds Evolve Flight By Falling Out of Trees?

A Sliver of Human Brain in a Chip, and Other Organ Simulators
Health

A Sliver of Human Brain in a Chip, and Other Organ Simulators

Plastic-Eating Underwater Drone Could Swallow the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
Drones

Plastic-Eating Underwater Drone Could Swallow the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Speedo’s Super-Fast, Shark-Skin-Inspired Fastskin Swimsuit Is Actually Nothing Like a Shark’s Skin
Sharks

Speedo’s Super-Fast, Shark-Skin-Inspired Fastskin Swimsuit Is Actually Nothing Like a Shark’s Skin

The design only reduces drag in the water if you are an actual shark

Scientists Read Monkeys’ Minds, See What They’re Planning to Do Before They Do it
Health

Scientists Read Monkeys’ Minds, See What They’re Planning to Do Before They Do it

Signals From the Void
Black Holes

Signals From the Void

Scientists are trying to get the first direct look at the black hole at the center of our galaxy. How close will they come to seeing the unseeable?

This Week in the Future, July 16-20, 2012
Science

This Week in the Future, July 16-20, 2012

Make Your Own Remote-Control Spy Blimp
Aviation

Make Your Own Remote-Control Spy Blimp

Float on!

Neurosecurity Lets You Store a Password In Your Brain Without Remembering It
Military

Neurosecurity Lets You Store a Password In Your Brain Without Remembering It

Billionaires: Russian Mogul Wants to Upload Your Brains Into Immortality
Robots

Billionaires: Russian Mogul Wants to Upload Your Brains Into Immortality

Riding Along With the Mars Rover Drivers
Mars

Riding Along With the Mars Rover Drivers

How a dedicated crew sets their watches to Mars time and drives Mars rover Opportunity from 100 million miles away

YouTube Launches Face Blurring Tool to Keep Protesters Anonymous
Technology

YouTube Launches Face Blurring Tool to Keep Protesters Anonymous

Astronomers Spot Ancient Spiral Galaxy From an Era When Spirals Should Not Exist
Space Telescope

Astronomers Spot Ancient Spiral Galaxy From an Era When Spirals Should Not Exist

Modular System Quickly Converts Container Ships to Drone-Powered Humanitarian Aid Stations
Military

Modular System Quickly Converts Container Ships to Drone-Powered Humanitarian Aid Stations

Haptic Glove Gives You Force-Feedback Piano Lessons
Technology

Haptic Glove Gives You Force-Feedback Piano Lessons

Research helps patients with spinal cord injuries