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Archive Gallery: The Science of Prohibition, 1919-1933
Science

Archive Gallery: The Science of Prohibition, 1919-1933

At the dawn of Prohibition, the future of happy hour looked bleak, but PopSci's archives reveal that within every speakeasy resides a science lab, and within every bootlegger, an unlikely inventor or chemist

By Denise Ngo

AT&T’s Satellite Smartphone Goes on Sale Next Week, Offering Coverage Where Network Can’t
Gear

AT&T’s Satellite Smartphone Goes on Sale Next Week, Offering Coverage Where Network Can’t

By Clay Dillow

New Atomic-Laser Compass Determines Direction of Magnetic Fields Optically
Technology

New Atomic-Laser Compass Determines Direction of Magnetic Fields Optically

By Clay Dillow

Video: DIY Coilgun Turns Voltage into Kilojoule Projectile Power
Projects

Video: DIY Coilgun Turns Voltage into Kilojoule Projectile Power

By Clay Dillow

This Week, FDA Considers Genetically Engineered Salmon for Human Consumption
Fish

This Week, FDA Considers Genetically Engineered Salmon for Human Consumption

By Rebecca Boyle

Chainless Bicycle Uses Wire and Pulley System, Eliminating Grease and Increasing Cool Factor
Vehicles

Chainless Bicycle Uses Wire and Pulley System, Eliminating Grease and Increasing Cool Factor

Meet the Stringbike

By Rebecca Boyle

Boeing’s Aerial Sensor Tech to Aid Search for Dwindling Rare Earth Elements
Energy

Boeing’s Aerial Sensor Tech to Aid Search for Dwindling Rare Earth Elements

By Clay Dillow

Video: Spanish Designer Demonstrates Spray-On Clothing
Technology

Video: Spanish Designer Demonstrates Spray-On Clothing

By Rebecca Boyle

Scan Someone’s License Plate and Message Them Instantly with New Bump App
Social Media

Scan Someone’s License Plate and Message Them Instantly with New Bump App

By Rebecca Boyle

Intel’s Context-Aware Computing Will Let Your Smartphone Sense Your Mood
Technology

Intel’s Context-Aware Computing Will Let Your Smartphone Sense Your Mood

By Clay Dillow

Tim Berners-Lee, Creator of the Web, Says Everyone In The World Deserves a Net Connection
Internet

Tim Berners-Lee, Creator of the Web, Says Everyone In The World Deserves a Net Connection

By Clay Dillow

The Worst Part of Going to Space? Your Fingernails Come Off
International Space Station

The Worst Part of Going to Space? Your Fingernails Come Off

By Rebecca Boyle

Two-Inch-Thick Layer of “Missing” Oil Found on Gulf Seafloor
Environment

Two-Inch-Thick Layer of “Missing” Oil Found on Gulf Seafloor

By Rebecca Boyle

DARPA Makes Uncharacteristic Bid for a Better Means to Declassify Government Docs
Technology

DARPA Makes Uncharacteristic Bid for a Better Means to Declassify Government Docs

By Clay Dillow

Edward Burtynsky’s Fine-Art View of the Gulf Oil Spill
Gear

Edward Burtynsky’s Fine-Art View of the Gulf Oil Spill

By Dan Bracaglia

Schwarzenegger Hopes California’s Future High-Speed Railroads Will Rely on the Chinese, Again
Technology

Schwarzenegger Hopes California’s Future High-Speed Railroads Will Rely on the Chinese, Again

By Rebecca Boyle

A Husband and Wife Build a 19th-Century Wooden Submarine
Projects

A Husband and Wife Build a 19th-Century Wooden Submarine

The Argonaut Jr. 2010 drives along the seafloor

By Gregory Mone

This Week In The Future, September 6-10, 2010
Science

This Week In The Future, September 6-10, 2010

By Baarbarian

With China Clamping Down on Rare-Earth Metals, Japanese Manufacturers Devise Clever Alternatives
Gear

With China Clamping Down on Rare-Earth Metals, Japanese Manufacturers Devise Clever Alternatives

By Rebecca Boyle

Court Ruling Reinstates Federal Embryonic Stem Cell Funding (For Now)
Health

Court Ruling Reinstates Federal Embryonic Stem Cell Funding (For Now)

By Clay Dillow