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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

PopSci Investigation: What Kind Of Top-Secret Assassination Tech Does $58 Billion Buy?
Aviation

PopSci Investigation: What Kind Of Top-Secret Assassination Tech Does $58 Billion Buy?

Not since the end of the Cold War has the Pentagon spent so much to develop and deploy secret weapons. But now military researchers have turned their attention from mass destruction to a far more precise challenge: finding, tracking, and killing individuals

The Goods: September 2010’s Hottest Gadgets
DIY

The Goods: September 2010’s Hottest Gadgets

A solar-powered lamp, fingerprint-powered coffee machine and more of the best ideas in gear

Researchers Translate Thoughts into Speech, Potentially Allowing “Locked-In” Patients to Communicate
Health

Researchers Translate Thoughts into Speech, Potentially Allowing “Locked-In” Patients to Communicate

Fossil Fuels

Oil Rig Explodes in the Gulf of Mexico (Again)

In Demonstration, Laser-Powered UAV Charged From the Ground Stays Aloft For Hours
Technology

In Demonstration, Laser-Powered UAV Charged From the Ground Stays Aloft For Hours

DARPA’s Cyber Insider Threat Program Is the Agency’s Great Hope for Ending Leaks
Technology

DARPA’s Cyber Insider Threat Program Is the Agency’s Great Hope for Ending Leaks

Undergrads at Colorado Crash a NASA Satellite Into The Ocean
Technology

Undergrads at Colorado Crash a NASA Satellite Into The Ocean

Gray Matter: In Which I Fully Submerge My Hand in Liquid Nitrogen [Video]
Projects

Gray Matter: In Which I Fully Submerge My Hand in Liquid Nitrogen [Video]

A layer of bubbles protects the flesh from liquid nitrogen, though only for a split second. Need proof? Look no further.

Nanoresonators Form Super-High-Resolution Display, With Pixels Eight Times Finer Than iPhone’s
Gear

Nanoresonators Form Super-High-Resolution Display, With Pixels Eight Times Finer Than iPhone’s

Use Microsoft Surface to Control a Swarm of Robots With Your Fingertips
Technology

Use Microsoft Surface to Control a Swarm of Robots With Your Fingertips

Europe Announces New Step Towards Farming Endangered, Delicious Bluefin Tuna
Science

Europe Announces New Step Towards Farming Endangered, Delicious Bluefin Tuna

Timelapse Video Illustrates 500,000 Asteroid Discoveries
Technology

Timelapse Video Illustrates 500,000 Asteroid Discoveries

ESO Spots New Planetary Group, Could Be Largest Exoplanet System Ever Seen
Technology

ESO Spots New Planetary Group, Could Be Largest Exoplanet System Ever Seen

Researchers Making Freezable Fruit Flies, and Eventually Human Cells That Can Survive Low Temperatures
Health

Researchers Making Freezable Fruit Flies, and Eventually Human Cells That Can Survive Low Temperatures