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FYI: What Is Espresso?
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FYI: What Is Espresso?

Your chocolate-covered espresso beans are a lie

The Canning Jar: Ultra-Versatile Tool of the Modern Kitchen
Life Skills

The Canning Jar: Ultra-Versatile Tool of the Modern Kitchen

Half a dozen things you can do with a standard resealable jar

FYI: Can Drinking Moonshine Really Make Me Go Blind?
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FYI: Can Drinking Moonshine Really Make Me Go Blind?

Soldier Saver
Projects

2012 Invention Awards: An Inflatable Abdominal Tourniquet

This soldier-saving tourniquet stops bleeding in seconds

The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, June 4-8, 2012
Science

The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, June 4-8, 2012

2012 Invention Awards: A Higher-Efficiency, Lower-Emission Engine System
DIY

2012 Invention Awards: A Higher-Efficiency, Lower-Emission Engine System

An engine mod uses waste heat to cut gas consumption

2012 Invention Awards: A Recirculating Shower
Projects

2012 Invention Awards: A Recirculating Shower

A cleaner wash feeds back water as you shower

Testing the Novara Gotham: A Bike With Infinite Gears
Technology

Testing the Novara Gotham: A Bike With Infinite Gears

Cyclists of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your chains (and derailleurs)

Ultra-Tough Mantis Shrimp Claws Could Lead to Better Body Armor
Ocean

Ultra-Tough Mantis Shrimp Claws Could Lead to Better Body Armor

Rough Sketch: Self-Guided Bullet
Weapons

Rough Sketch: Self-Guided Bullet

“Our .50-caliber bullet can guide itself to a hit half a mile away”

Scientists Decipher Almost the Entire Genome of an Unborn Baby
Science

Scientists Decipher Almost the Entire Genome of an Unborn Baby

2012 Invention Awards: A Spring-Loaded Ice Skate
Projects

2012 Invention Awards: A Spring-Loaded Ice Skate

Spring-loaded skates that give hockey players a boost

How Crows Recognize Individual Humans, Warn Others, and Are Basically Smarter Than You
Birds

How Crows Recognize Individual Humans, Warn Others, and Are Basically Smarter Than You

Also, crows are scared of Dick Cheney. Told you they were smart

Remembering Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012
Science Fiction

Remembering Ray Bradbury, 1920-2012

Pour out some dandelion wine

2012 Invention Awards: A Better Lobster Trap
Projects

2012 Invention Awards: A Better Lobster Trap

The Bait Savour adds the critical time dimension to crustacean catching

Video: What We Saw at the World Science Festival’s Innovation Square
Environment

Video: What We Saw at the World Science Festival’s Innovation Square

A robot petting zoo, complete with a flying robo-bird, plus the world's lightest material and an algorithmic dance-off

FYI: Can a Bladder Actually Burst?
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FYI: Can a Bladder Actually Burst?

Book Review: The Transits of Venus Down The Centuries
Science

Book Review: The Transits of Venus Down The Centuries

NASA Adopts Two Spare Spy Telescopes, Each Maybe More Powerful Than Hubble
Space Telescope

NASA Adopts Two Spare Spy Telescopes, Each Maybe More Powerful Than Hubble

The National Reconnaissance Office is giving away its secret double Hubbles

2012 Invention Awards: A Recovery-Accelerating Modular Cast
Projects

2012 Invention Awards: A Recovery-Accelerating Modular Cast

The cast can be removed piece by piece for sectional healing