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You Built What?! A Colossal Flying Reproduction of a 1935 Airship
Projects

You Built What?! A Colossal Flying Reproduction of a 1935 Airship

The model USS Macon barely fits inside a two-car garage

Inspired by Science, Guillermo del Toro’s Hollywood Monsters Come to Life
Technology

Inspired by Science, Guillermo del Toro’s Hollywood Monsters Come to Life

Del Toro begins his creature creation with "the National Geographic approach"

US Government Backs Suitcase-Sized “Shadow Internet” to Battle Censorship Abroad
Technology

US Government Backs Suitcase-Sized “Shadow Internet” to Battle Censorship Abroad

iPhone Controlled Cannon Tosses Beer From the Fridge
Projects

iPhone Controlled Cannon Tosses Beer From the Fridge

A hard-to-build fridge makes grabbing a beer easy

Russian ATM Scans Credit Applicants to Determine if They’re Lying
Technology

Russian ATM Scans Credit Applicants to Determine if They’re Lying

2011 Invention Awards: From Waste To Water
Projects

2011 Invention Awards: From Waste To Water

A machine that uses exhaust heat to treat onboard sewage

With Minagi Crossover Concept, Mazda Positions Itself as Purveyor of Extreme Efficiency
Technology

With Minagi Crossover Concept, Mazda Positions Itself as Purveyor of Extreme Efficiency

Iceland’s Citizens Are Writing Its New Constitution Online
Internet

Iceland’s Citizens Are Writing Its New Constitution Online

It turns out the Web really is democratic

Approaching Solar System’s Edge, Voyager Probes Detect A Foamy Sea of Magnetic Bubbles
Science

Approaching Solar System’s Edge, Voyager Probes Detect A Foamy Sea of Magnetic Bubbles

A frothy moat, not a shield, protects us from cosmic rays

In Caylee Anthony Case, New Forensic Technique Sniffs Crime Scene Air Samples for the Lingering Scent of Death
Science

In Caylee Anthony Case, New Forensic Technique Sniffs Crime Scene Air Samples for the Lingering Scent of Death

Possible Sighting of Dark Matter Lights Up Physics Community
Science

Possible Sighting of Dark Matter Lights Up Physics Community

Seasonal variation in data indicates that mysterious dark matter may have been under our noses all along

Largest DNA-Based Computer Ever Built Can Calculate Square Roots
Science

Largest DNA-Based Computer Ever Built Can Calculate Square Roots

The First Clown In Space Shares His Photos With The World
Space

The First Clown In Space Shares His Photos With The World

Quantum Entanglement Means Computers Could Cool Themselves By Deleting Information
Energy

Quantum Entanglement Means Computers Could Cool Themselves By Deleting Information

But don't wipe your hard drives just yet

NASA’s Next-Gen Spacesuit Could Have an In-Helmet Display
Space

NASA’s Next-Gen Spacesuit Could Have an In-Helmet Display

From the company that brought you head-up displays in ski goggles

2011 Invention Awards: A Portable Motorized Body Board
Projects

2011 Invention Awards: A Portable Motorized Body Board

Zips across lakes and rivers at 25 mph

Are We Ignoring the Small but Brilliant Innovations That Could Bridge the Energy Gap?
Energy

Are We Ignoring the Small but Brilliant Innovations That Could Bridge the Energy Gap?

Our dependence on big systems--big oil, big coal--steers us away from little ones, such as biofuel made from garbage, that are transforming communities in other countries

Space Based Solar Power
Renewables

Space Based Solar Power

Satellites that capture light from the sun and beam power back to Earth

In the Future, Your Clothes Will Clean the Air, Generate Power and Save Your Life
Technology

In the Future, Your Clothes Will Clean the Air, Generate Power and Save Your Life

The cutting edge of textile tech

This Is the Last Image the Spirit Mars Rover Ever Saw
Mars

This Is the Last Image the Spirit Mars Rover Ever Saw