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For Tour de France Time Trialers, A Sleeker, More Aerodynamic Helmet
Gear

For Tour de France Time Trialers, A Sleeker, More Aerodynamic Helmet

In Space, No One Can Hear You Blog
Technology

In Space, No One Can Hear You Blog

A new way of communicating with the International Space Station could lead to space's very own Internet

Test Drive: Zero Motorcycles’ Electric Zero S
Technology

Test Drive: Zero Motorcycles’ Electric Zero S

The latest contender in the burgeoning zero-emissions all-electric motorcycle field is here--how does it stack up against the competition?

Old Trees Lost, Galaxy’s Flavor Found
Science

Old Trees Lost, Galaxy’s Flavor Found

Discoveries and disappearances in the world of science

How to Lose Traffic and Alienate People: The Revenge!
Internet

How to Lose Traffic and Alienate People: The Revenge!

Or: why does Google hate this fish?

Win Jonathan Coulton’s New DVD/CD Set!
Science

Win Jonathan Coulton’s New DVD/CD Set!

Best. Giveaway. Ever. Geek rock star Jonathon Coulton answers your questions, and shares his wares, right here on PopSci.com

International Space Station to Get a Big, Beautiful Window
Technology

International Space Station to Get a Big, Beautiful Window

Kaguya Spots Uranium, Raising Hope of Nuclear-Powered Lunar Colonies
Technology

Kaguya Spots Uranium, Raising Hope of Nuclear-Powered Lunar Colonies

Technology

Two-Wheeled Robotic Table Balances Drinks, Segway-Style

Home-Brewing Biochar in Brooklyn
Projects

Home-Brewing Biochar in Brooklyn

A New York startup is sequestering carbon and making fuel in an artists' warehouse

The First Secretary of Climate Change
Climate Change

The First Secretary of Climate Change

Steven Chu, the new U.S. secretary of energy, is a Nobel-winning physicist and an unabashed advocate of fighting climate change. But can he negotiate the political realities of transforming the energy economy?

Europe Adopts Universal micro-USB Cellphone Charger Standard
Gear

Europe Adopts Universal micro-USB Cellphone Charger Standard

One cell phone charger to juice them all

What’s It Like to Name An Element on the Periodic Table?
Science

What’s It Like to Name An Element on the Periodic Table?

Element naming has a surprisingly contentious history. Bitterly contentious. We spoke to Sigurd Hofmann, credited recently with the discovery of element 112, to see how he might change course

Face-Recognition Software Shields Your Computer Screen From Eavesdroppers
Gear

Face-Recognition Software Shields Your Computer Screen From Eavesdroppers

When someone glances over your shoulder, all they'll see is scrambled text

Is YouTube the Best Way to Find Videos on the Web?
Technology

Is YouTube the Best Way to Find Videos on the Web?

Unproven Missile Shield System Sent To Hawaii, Countering Potential North Korean Threat
Technology

Unproven Missile Shield System Sent To Hawaii, Countering Potential North Korean Threat

Rumblings from Pyongyang regarding a long-rage missile test prompt deployment of an experimental missile shield and radar system

Herschel Space Telescope’s First Images Give Promising Glimpse of What’s to Come
Space

Herschel Space Telescope’s First Images Give Promising Glimpse of What’s to Come

Test images show M51 galaxy in more detail than predecessors could

Aviation

Finding Nature’s Most Efficient Flight Mechanism

Caltech's Robofly and Bride of Robofly, inspired by spinning maple seeds, have found that multiple evolutionary paths across both plants and animals all appear to lead to a universal ideal

Climate Change Is Already Affecting the United States
Global Warming

Climate Change Is Already Affecting the United States

A new government report, released today, says climate change's measurable effects include drought and erosion

PopSci Augments Reality
Technology

PopSci Augments Reality

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