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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

Coffee Drinkers, Say Hello to Scald-Proof Nanofabric
Technology

Coffee Drinkers, Say Hello to Scald-Proof Nanofabric

Newly Discovered Element 112 Named “Copernicum”
Science

Newly Discovered Element 112 Named “Copernicum”

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Technology

Machines That Heal

A college dorm room door.
DIY

MIT students love iPhone-powered doors, hate actual keys

Open the iDoor.

Online Videogames Herald the End of Discs—and Expensive PCs
Gear

Online Videogames Herald the End of Discs—and Expensive PCs

Gaming grows up, moves out

This Message Will Self Destruct: Scientists Develop Programmable, Self-Erasing Documents
Technology

This Message Will Self Destruct: Scientists Develop Programmable, Self-Erasing Documents

Researchers are harnessing nanoparticle properties to develop fading ink

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?