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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part One: The Meter
Technology

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part One: The Meter

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the International System of Units, PopSci is looking at the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units

Increasing Wind Turbine Turn-On Speeds Could Help Reduce Bat Deaths, New Study Says
Renewables

Increasing Wind Turbine Turn-On Speeds Could Help Reduce Bat Deaths, New Study Says

At the North American bat convention, biologists seek ways to reduce bat deaths at wind farms

Superhero-Style Spacesuits Could Provide Vital Compression For Astronauts
Space

Superhero-Style Spacesuits Could Provide Vital Compression For Astronauts

Can Technology Help Biologists Save Bats from Extinction?
Bats

Can Technology Help Biologists Save Bats from Extinction?

Even the Army Corps of Engineers is involved in the effort to protect bats

The Nissan Leaf: Nicely Done, Not for Everyone
Technology

The Nissan Leaf: Nicely Done, Not for Everyone

Nissan has produced a quick, fun-to-drive, technologically sophisticated pure-electric car. But inevitably, limited driving range makes it a daily commuter, not a road-tripper

Bat Conference, Day 1: Students Rush To Front Lines In Battle to Save Bats
Bats

Bat Conference, Day 1: Students Rush To Front Lines In Battle to Save Bats

PopSci is attending the 40th annual National Symposium on Bat Research

Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Favorite Flying Cars
Vehicles

Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Favorite Flying Cars

Winged tanks, a torpedo-shaped aerobile, and flying cars designed by the 20th century's most renowned aviation minds

NASA is Building a ‘Solar Shield’ to Protect Power Grids from Space Weather
Weather

NASA is Building a ‘Solar Shield’ to Protect Power Grids from Space Weather

Video: DARPA and Boeing’s DiscRotor Retractable-Blade Heliplane
DARPA

Video: DARPA and Boeing’s DiscRotor Retractable-Blade Heliplane

Torn between a high-speed plane and a hovering helicopter? Why should you have to choose?

A Robot With Coffee-Filled Balloons For Hands Is The Best Grabber Yet
Robots

A Robot With Coffee-Filled Balloons For Hands Is The Best Grabber Yet

Affordable DIY MRI Shows How We Really Breathe
Technology

Affordable DIY MRI Shows How We Really Breathe

Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Most Fantastic Space Colonies
Moons

Archive Gallery: PopSci’s Most Fantastic Space Colonies

An igloo-shaped lunar base, a train on the moon, a satellite housing 20,000 residents, and other places to live and play in space

In Japanese Study, Stem Cell Injections Shown to Provide Simple Route to Breast Augmentation
Stem Cells

In Japanese Study, Stem Cell Injections Shown to Provide Simple Route to Breast Augmentation

If a stem cell treatment replaced the most common cosmetic surgery procedure, it could pave the way for much wider medical use of the potent little cells

Fermilab is Building a ‘Holometer’ to Determine Once and For All Whether Reality Is Just an Illusion
Physics

Fermilab is Building a ‘Holometer’ to Determine Once and For All Whether Reality Is Just an Illusion

Windows Phone 7 Review: Once More, With Feeling
Gear

Windows Phone 7 Review: Once More, With Feeling

We've been using the HTC Surround, one of the first class of phones to launch running Microsoft's fully revamped mobile OS. Is it good enough to forgive years of Windows Mobile misery?

Six Months After The Leak, We Survey The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Up Close
Fossil Fuels

Six Months After The Leak, We Survey The Deepwater Horizon Disaster Up Close

We spent twenty-four hours on a Greenpeace boat in the Gulf of Mexico looking for oil and dispersant among marine life. On the six-month anniversary of the leak, we report back

NBA Bans Spring-Loaded Sneakers for Giving Unfair Ups
Technology

NBA Bans Spring-Loaded Sneakers for Giving Unfair Ups

It's the best tagline a gimmicky jump-assisting shoe could want: "Banned by the NBA." And now it's true

Gray Matter: In Which I Set Myself On Fire
Projects

Gray Matter: In Which I Set Myself On Fire

Any scientist can tell you how people catch fire in the movies. Only our columnist sets himself ablaze

Bored By Non-Glowing Skin? Ultra-Flexible, Waterproof LED Implants Are What You Seek
Technology

Bored By Non-Glowing Skin? Ultra-Flexible, Waterproof LED Implants Are What You Seek

Racing to Save Bats From Catastrophic Extinction, Biologists Turn to New Tools
Environment

Racing to Save Bats From Catastrophic Extinction, Biologists Turn to New Tools

What would the United States look like without bats? As winter approaches, biologists seek new methods and technologies to help control a potentially devastating ecological disaster