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Still Waiting: Will America’s Next-Gen Bullet Trains Ever Leave the Station?
Technology

Still Waiting: Will America’s Next-Gen Bullet Trains Ever Leave the Station?

Why are we lagging decades behind the rest of the world's fast-train infrastructure?

MIT Femtosecond Laser Camera Shoots Pics Around Corners, No Periscope Required
Gear

MIT Femtosecond Laser Camera Shoots Pics Around Corners, No Periscope Required

Budget Cuts And Outsourced Training Could Put NASA’s Astronauts At Risk
NASA

Budget Cuts And Outsourced Training Could Put NASA’s Astronauts At Risk

Twelve Extreme Animal Modifications in the Name of Science
Engineering

Twelve Extreme Animal Modifications in the Name of Science

Mouse milk (for people), spider-goats, pain-free cattle, and nine more

You Built What?! A Supersize Robotic Chess Set
Robots

You Built What?! A Supersize Robotic Chess Set

Inspired by Harry Potter's magic chessboard, a Lego roboticist takes his creations to the next level

James Webb Telescope Project  Project Reviewed and Reorganized In Wake of Massive Cost Overruns
Science

James Webb Telescope Project Project Reviewed and Reorganized In Wake of Massive Cost Overruns

The James Webb Space Telescope threatens to eat the budgets of other missions

Archive Gallery: Kitchens of Tomorrow, 1950’s Edition
Home

Archive Gallery: Kitchens of Tomorrow, 1950’s Edition

One motion-activated kitchen, please, along with with a side of turkey roasted by a computerized oven

An iPhone-Controlled LED Suit Tears Up The Dance Floor
DIY

An iPhone-Controlled LED Suit Tears Up The Dance Floor

The sharpest-dressed man at Dragon*Con

US Carbon Trading Shuts Down, While Other Nations Step In To Fill the Void
Environment

US Carbon Trading Shuts Down, While Other Nations Step In To Fill the Void

Trees Infused With Glowing Nanoparticles Could Replace Streetlights
Sustainability

Trees Infused With Glowing Nanoparticles Could Replace Streetlights

The Navy’s Free Electron Laser System Will be More Than Just a Death Ray
Military

The Navy’s Free Electron Laser System Will be More Than Just a Death Ray

But don't worry, it will still be partly a death ray

Scientists Discover Self-Cloning Lizard Species On Vietnamese Restaurant Menu
Animals

Scientists Discover Self-Cloning Lizard Species On Vietnamese Restaurant Menu

I'll have the undiscovered-species banh mi, please

In Twenty Years Chocolate Will Be A Rare Delicacy
Agriculture

In Twenty Years Chocolate Will Be A Rare Delicacy

Climate Scientists Organize to Dispel Climate Misinformation
Environment

Climate Scientists Organize to Dispel Climate Misinformation

Study Shows Some Evidence Of Human Precognitive Powers
Psychology

Study Shows Some Evidence Of Human Precognitive Powers

In particular, "participants correctly identified the future position of erotic pictures"

Underground Radon Detectors Could Forecast Earthquakes Days Before They Happen
Environment

Underground Radon Detectors Could Forecast Earthquakes Days Before They Happen

Microscopic Worms Could Sniff Out Explosives
Security

Microscopic Worms Could Sniff Out Explosives

Bandage Changes Color to Indicate State of Wound Underneath
Health

Bandage Changes Color to Indicate State of Wound Underneath

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Five: The Controversial Kilogram
Science

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Five: The Controversial Kilogram

All this week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure

TED Talk: Laser Control of Headless Fruit Flies Uncovers Secrets of the Mind
Psychology

TED Talk: Laser Control of Headless Fruit Flies Uncovers Secrets of the Mind