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Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Four: The Mole
All this week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure
Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Three: The Candela
This week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure
Brilliant 10: Ian Spielman, the Control Freak
His manipulation of atoms chilled to near-absolute zero could help create high-temperature superconductors
Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Two: The Second
This week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure
Bat Research Inspires Disciplines Far Beyond Biology
Batdrones, swarming UAVs, and better radar are in our future
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
At the North American bat convention, biologists seek ways to reduce bat deaths at wind farms
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
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
PopSci is attending the 40th annual National Symposium on Bat Research
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
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?
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