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In the Last Year, Hackers Gained ‘Full Functional Control’ of NASA Networks, Stole the Control Codes for the ISS
NASA

In the Last Year, Hackers Gained ‘Full Functional Control’ of NASA Networks, Stole the Control Codes for the ISS

Testimony to Congress reveals just how bad NASA's cybersecurity problem has become

You Built What?!: A Compact Mechanical Crossbow With the Precision of a Laser
Projects

You Built What?!: A Compact Mechanical Crossbow With the Precision of a Laser

Wrist-mounted weaponry brought to you by the letter Y

Meet Your New Robot Receptionist, the DARPA ARM ‘Bot
DARPA

Meet Your New Robot Receptionist, the DARPA ARM ‘Bot

Never worry about answering the phone or stapling documents again

PopSci Q&A: Kate Findlay Talks About the Confluence of Quilting and the Large Hadron Collider
Physics

PopSci Q&A: Kate Findlay Talks About the Confluence of Quilting and the Large Hadron Collider

How a quilter ended up in the pages of a particle physics publication

Will People Alive Today Have the Opportunity to Upload Their Consciousness to a New Robotic Body?
Robots

Will People Alive Today Have the Opportunity to Upload Their Consciousness to a New Robotic Body?

A Russian mogul wants to make sure the answer is yes, and soon

Japanese Home-Levitation System Could Protect Buildings From Earthquakes
Environment

Japanese Home-Levitation System Could Protect Buildings From Earthquakes

Storm Watch: Driven By Warm Air, Massive Tornado Outbreak Forecast for Friday
Environment

Storm Watch: Driven By Warm Air, Massive Tornado Outbreak Forecast for Friday

Text Message Autocorrect Results in Police Lockdown
Technology

Text Message Autocorrect Results in Police Lockdown

Remote Aliens Could Detect Life On Earth By Looking At the Moon
Space

Remote Aliens Could Detect Life On Earth By Looking At the Moon

New detection method could help spot signs of life on exoplanets

No Pulse: How Doctors Reinvented The Human Heart
Medicine

No Pulse: How Doctors Reinvented The Human Heart

This 10,000-rpm, no-pulse artificial heart doesn't resemble an organic heart--and might be all the better for it

Will Doctors Ever Cure Migraines?
Medicine

Will Doctors Ever Cure Migraines?

Video: Microsoft IllumiShare Lets You Play Remotely With Physical Objects
Technology

Video: Microsoft IllumiShare Lets You Play Remotely With Physical Objects

Under the Sea: In the Age of Wireless, Can’t We Do Better than Intercontinental Fiber Optic Cables?
Internet

Under the Sea: In the Age of Wireless, Can’t We Do Better than Intercontinental Fiber Optic Cables?

This week's outage in Africa reminds us of the vulnerable physicality of the Internet

Does a Splash of Red Make a Woman More Attractive?
Science

Does a Splash of Red Make a Woman More Attractive?

And if so, why?

The Virus Station: A Field Lab for Finding a Deadly Disease
Diseases

The Virus Station: A Field Lab for Finding a Deadly Disease

To catch a fast-acting virus, response teams have to be faster

The Department of Homeland Security’s Favorite PopSci Posts
Technology

The Department of Homeland Security’s Favorite PopSci Posts

The DHS is monitoring publications and social media for red-alert keywords. Here's what they're reading on PopSci

Steer Your Wheelchair With Your Computerized Tongue Piercing
Health

Steer Your Wheelchair With Your Computerized Tongue Piercing

PopSci Talks To Neil deGrasse Tyson About Politics, New Frontiers, and Science Evangelism
Space

PopSci Talks To Neil deGrasse Tyson About Politics, New Frontiers, and Science Evangelism

Tyson's book "Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier" is out today

The $1,000 Genome, and the New Problem of Having Too Much Information
Medicine

The $1,000 Genome, and the New Problem of Having Too Much Information

The next sequence is even cheaper

This Week in the Future, February 20-24, 2012
Technology

This Week in the Future, February 20-24, 2012