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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

Got a copy of our July issue? Hold it up to your screen

“Smart” Power Grids May Be Rife With Dumb Security Bugs
Gear

“Smart” Power Grids May Be Rife With Dumb Security Bugs

New technology that controls our electrical grids is hackable without proper security measures, one expert shows

Tech in Training: The Search for an Online Coach
Health

Tech in Training: The Search for an Online Coach

On finding an online marathon-training plan in the unlikliest of places: The Old Gray Lady.

Mind-Reading Tech May Not Be Far Off
Medicine

Mind-Reading Tech May Not Be Far Off

At the World Science Festival this week, indications that brain scanners may soon uncover your private thoughts

First Hybrid Solar/Natural Gas Power Station Goes Online in Israel
Environment

First Hybrid Solar/Natural Gas Power Station Goes Online in Israel

No plans currently for Wigsphere conversion

Cheaper, Smaller Nuclear Reactors Seek Customers in Developing World
Environment

Cheaper, Smaller Nuclear Reactors Seek Customers in Developing World

A reactor ten times smaller than any online today is cheaper, but still lacks interested customers

Military

A Word With the Inventor of the Battlefield Snakebot and the Wall-Scaling Snailbot

Israeli roboticist Amir Shapiro looks to the animal kingdom to design robots that can go where humans can't

Exploring the Future of Science at the World Science Festival
Science

Exploring the Future of Science at the World Science Festival

This week in New York, a media-infused science extravaganza

Technology

This Is the Moon in HD, Closer Than Ever Before

Japan's Kaguya lunar probe sends back stunning high-definition footage from an extremely low altitude

India’s $2,500 Tata Nano Minicar Coming to US?
Technology

India’s $2,500 Tata Nano Minicar Coming to US?

Buyers should expect a few tweaks and a higher price

Palm Pre: What Do You Want to Know?
Phones

Palm Pre: What Do You Want to Know?

Thinking of buying a Pre tomorrow? We can help

Dean Kamen Won’t Be Satisfied Until He Reinvents Us All
Technology

Dean Kamen Won’t Be Satisfied Until He Reinvents Us All

The creator of the Segway is one of the most successful and admired inventors in the world. He leads a team of 300 scientists and engineers devoted to making things that better mankind. But he's not done

Is It True That Birds Can’t Fart?
Ask Us Anything

Is It True That Birds Can’t Fart?

Never say that PopSci hesitates to tackle the important issues of the day

HP’s Flexible eSkin Displays Make Every Gadget Surface a Screen
Gear

HP’s Flexible eSkin Displays Make Every Gadget Surface a Screen

New material could turn the surface of products into screens themselves.

Drones Hone In On Taliban Targets Marked With Tiny Microchips
Drones

Drones Hone In On Taliban Targets Marked With Tiny Microchips

Minuscule beacons tell pilotless aircraft where to bomb.

The Future of TV: Hulu Comes to the Desktop
Technology

The Future of TV: Hulu Comes to the Desktop

A new "lean back viewing experience" for Windows and Mac frees Hulu from the confines of your Web browser

Wolfram Co-Founder On Why Wolfram|Alpha Doesn’t Need to Kill Google
Science

Wolfram Co-Founder On Why Wolfram|Alpha Doesn’t Need to Kill Google

Gray Matter's own Theodore Gray reports from his day job at Wolfram on how his new "knowledge engine" provides exactly what Google can't

A Ferrari 4X4? Shhh, It’s a Hybrid
Technology

A Ferrari 4X4? Shhh, It’s a Hybrid

European patent filings show Ferrari is working on a gas-electric hybrid. Is the famed builder of crimson sports cars going green?