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FYI: How Much Can A Human Body Sweat Before It Runs Out?
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FYI: How Much Can A Human Body Sweat Before It Runs Out?

China’s New Super-City Will Merge Nine Urban Centers into a Single, 16,000-Square-Mile Megatropolis
Energy

China’s New Super-City Will Merge Nine Urban Centers into a Single, 16,000-Square-Mile Megatropolis

State of the Union 2011: Win The Future! But How?
Technology

State of the Union 2011: Win The Future! But How?

Bat Ears Could Inspire New Sensing Technology For Robots and Autonomous Vehicles
Self Driving

Bat Ears Could Inspire New Sensing Technology For Robots and Autonomous Vehicles

Your Guide to the Year in Science 2011
Science

Your Guide to the Year in Science 2011

2011 is shaping up to be a great year for science. Here's what to look forward to

What Could Possibly Go Wrong: An Internet “Off” Switch
Internet

What Could Possibly Go Wrong: An Internet “Off” Switch

Just how this idea could backfire

The State of Science and Tech: What We Futurephiles Should Expect From Tonight’s SotU
Environment

The State of Science and Tech: What We Futurephiles Should Expect From Tonight’s SotU

Expect to hear about clean energy, sci/tech education, and more

The Next iPhone and iPad May Include NFC for Wallet-Replacing Mobile Payments
Gear

The Next iPhone and iPad May Include NFC for Wallet-Replacing Mobile Payments

The Air Force’s Unblinking ‘Gorgon Stare’ System Appears Half-Blind in Early Tests
Technology

The Air Force’s Unblinking ‘Gorgon Stare’ System Appears Half-Blind in Early Tests

The ‘Beast of Kandahar’ Stealth Aircraft Quietly Resurfaces in New Pics
Drones

The ‘Beast of Kandahar’ Stealth Aircraft Quietly Resurfaces in New Pics

WISE Captures Runaway Star Sending a Shockwave Through the Cosmos
Technology

WISE Captures Runaway Star Sending a Shockwave Through the Cosmos

MIT’s Kinect-Powered Real-Time Hologram System Could Bring Holographic Video Chat Home
Technology

MIT’s Kinect-Powered Real-Time Hologram System Could Bring Holographic Video Chat Home

Soybeans in Automated Greenhouse
Agriculture

How To Genetically Modify a Seed, Step By Step

Using nature as a guide, geneticists build plants with qualities evolution could never produce

New Split-Cycle Engine Design Shown To Improve Fuel Economy By 50 Percent
Concept Cars

New Split-Cycle Engine Design Shown To Improve Fuel Economy By 50 Percent

This Week In The Future: January 17-21, 2011
Science

This Week In The Future: January 17-21, 2011

Is the Developing World Poised for an Electric-Vehicle Boom?
Technology

Is the Developing World Poised for an Electric-Vehicle Boom?

That's what some experts here at the Lithium Supply and Markets conference believe, and if they're right, it could be good for everyone

Video: Revolutionary Beer-Pouring System Fills Cups At Breakneck Speed, Using Magnets
Science

Video: Revolutionary Beer-Pouring System Fills Cups At Breakneck Speed, Using Magnets

New Imaging Method Opens a Long-Term Porthole Into the Deep Brain
Science

New Imaging Method Opens a Long-Term Porthole Into the Deep Brain

The Last Flight of the Space Shuttle Has Been Scheduled For June
Technology

The Last Flight of the Space Shuttle Has Been Scheduled For June

Now, to scrape together the money

A Disc-Cutter-Powered Drag Racer That Hits Nearly 50 MPH
DIY

A Disc-Cutter-Powered Drag Racer That Hits Nearly 50 MPH

Tooling around in the Bolt Lighting--a car constructed by and of tools