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Who Should Be the First Band To Play in Space?
Technology

Who Should Be the First Band To Play in Space?

SpaceX to Launch Private ISS Shuttle in Mid-2010
Technology

SpaceX to Launch Private ISS Shuttle in Mid-2010

FYI: Would a Helium-Filled Balloon Float on the Moon?
Moons

FYI: Would a Helium-Filled Balloon Float on the Moon?

Paper-Thin Batteries To Juice Self-Powered OLEDs
Gear

Paper-Thin Batteries To Juice Self-Powered OLEDs

General Electric has teamed with an Israeli battery developer to make thin organic LED panels that require no external power source

WISE Telescope, Launching Friday, Will Scope Out Universe’s Darkest Objects
Technology

WISE Telescope, Launching Friday, Will Scope Out Universe’s Darkest Objects

The wide-field telescope is intended to create a catalog of interesting items for Spitzer, Hubble, and company to inspect more closely

Electricity Without Wires
Technology

Electricity Without Wires

Computers and power tools that charge as soon as you set them down

Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceship ‘Enterprise’
Technology

Virgin Galactic Unveils Spaceship ‘Enterprise’

Tiniest Transistor Ever Runs Electric Current through a Single Atom
Gear

Tiniest Transistor Ever Runs Electric Current through a Single Atom

A tiny working transistor provides a glimpse of the future in quantum computing

2010 World Cup to be Telecast in 3-D
Technology

2010 World Cup to be Telecast in 3-D

The Science Behind Jabulani, Adidas’s 2010 World Cup Soccer Ball
Science

The Science Behind Jabulani, Adidas’s 2010 World Cup Soccer Ball

See a video on how this year's latest and greatest piece of soccer engineering comes together

Get Medieval: How to Build a Metal Forge
Projects

Get Medieval: How to Build a Metal Forge

Make a propane-powered forge in your garage and get your hammer and anvil ready

Find Your Twitter Friends In Real Life With an Augmented Reality iPhone App
Technology

Find Your Twitter Friends In Real Life With an Augmented Reality iPhone App

Danish Island Becomes One of the First Energy-Self-Sufficient Places On Earth
Environment

Danish Island Becomes One of the First Energy-Self-Sufficient Places On Earth

Astronauts Want a Next-Gen Ride 10 Times Safer Than the Shuttle
Technology

Astronauts Want a Next-Gen Ride 10 Times Safer Than the Shuttle

Astronauts say the next crew launch vehicle should have disaster odds of just 1 in 1,000

PopSci’s New iPhone App: Tech Buyer’s Guide
Phones

PopSci’s New iPhone App: Tech Buyer’s Guide

Everything you need to know for Black Friday shopping, in the palm of your hand

“Jet Man” Yves Rossy Attempts First Intercontinental Flight, Ditches Into Atlantic
Technology

“Jet Man” Yves Rossy Attempts First Intercontinental Flight, Ditches Into Atlantic

Video: Improvising Jazzbot Jams With Humans, Really Swings
Technology

Video: Improvising Jazzbot Jams With Humans, Really Swings

DOE Announces $620 Million in Smart Grid Project Grants
Environment

DOE Announces $620 Million in Smart Grid Project Grants

Revitalized LHC Manages to Collide Protons
Particle Physics

Revitalized LHC Manages to Collide Protons

CERN Successfully Brings Large Hadron Collider Back Online
Technology

CERN Successfully Brings Large Hadron Collider Back Online