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South Korea Launches Rocket Into Space, But Satellite Fails to Find Orbit
Technology

South Korea Launches Rocket Into Space, But Satellite Fails to Find Orbit

Nokia Enters Netbook Fray with Booklet 3G
Technology

Nokia Enters Netbook Fray with Booklet 3G

IBM Scientists Harness DNA Self-Assembly to Build Faster, Cheaper Chips
Technology

IBM Scientists Harness DNA Self-Assembly to Build Faster, Cheaper Chips

NASA Successfully Tests Vacuum-Packed Inflatable Heat Shield
Mars

NASA Successfully Tests Vacuum-Packed Inflatable Heat Shield

A vacuum-packed inflatable shroud could enable future spacecraft reentry on both Earth and Mars

Space Telescope

Hubble’s Deepest Look Into Space, Now Rendered In 3D

How Can I Make My Computer Boot Up Faster?
Gear

How Can I Make My Computer Boot Up Faster?

Germany Seeks the Reich Stuff for a Robotic Moon Landing
Technology

Germany Seeks the Reich Stuff for a Robotic Moon Landing

The German government's aerospace coordinator proposes an unmanned moon mission by 2015

Could Robots Unite Under One Operating System?
Technology

Could Robots Unite Under One Operating System?

A common robot operating system could lead to a robotics revolution -- scientifically speaking, of course

A Breakthrough In the Human-Automobile Interface Race
Technology

A Breakthrough In the Human-Automobile Interface Race

An ergonomic joystick with haptic feedback replaces complicated controls on the new Lexuses

NASA’s New Base Uses Smart Spaceship Tech on the Ground
Technology

NASA’s New Base Uses Smart Spaceship Tech on the Ground

NASA's new building will use smart systems that adjust to climate conditions to reach zero net energy consumption

A Tweet-A-Watt device plugged into a surge protector with an iPhone next to it that has Twitter open.
Projects

Kit of the Month: Twitter your home’s power consumption

Build an energy monitor that broadcasts your energy usage to the world.

3D TV Coming Next Year to the UK
Gear

3D TV Coming Next Year to the UK

New LG Chocolate Goes Super-Wide — Just Not in U.S.
Gear

New LG Chocolate Goes Super-Wide — Just Not in U.S.

Inventor scales building using homemade vacuum gloves
DIY

Inventor scales building using homemade vacuum gloves

The climber said no one should do this, even himself

Tricycling Robot Goes for Guinness Record on Endurance Racing Circuit
Technology

Tricycling Robot Goes for Guinness Record on Endurance Racing Circuit

Surf Anywhere, Inside a Giant Wheel
Science

Surf Anywhere, Inside a Giant Wheel

This all-terrain board concept would thrill the PopSci editors of 75 years ago

Canon’s Newest Anti-Shake Lens Nixes Blur in Two Ways
Gear

Canon’s Newest Anti-Shake Lens Nixes Blur in Two Ways

Robot Rides Motorcycles Efficiently, Terrifyingly
Motorcycles

Robot Rides Motorcycles Efficiently, Terrifyingly

Beyond the Moon: A Chat With Buzz Aldrin
Mars

Beyond the Moon: A Chat With Buzz Aldrin

The 79-year-old astronaut says: Enough about the moon; let's go to Mars

Blind Drivers Get Behind the Wheel of Terrain-Scanning Car
Technology

Blind Drivers Get Behind the Wheel of Terrain-Scanning Car

New prototype uses lasers and force feedback to give the blind a chance to drive