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By Aug 27, 2013
Science

FYI: Could My Cat Be Allergic To Me?

Cats get seasonal allergies to pollen and grass, and some have year-round allergies to fleas and dust mites. Sandy Willis,...
By Aug 11, 2011
DIY

Video: Testing Project Enclosures Under Extreme Conditions (Read: Fire, Water, and Smashing)

My projects tend to live rough lives. To make it easier to safely house their delicate parts in the future,...
By Aug 8, 2011
Gadgets

A Personal Beer Brewery That Spouts Pro-Quality Suds In A Week

Most beer drinkers don’t have the time (or inclination) to muddle through the painstaking home-brewing process, but the WilliamsWarn Personal...
By Aug 8, 2011
Gadgets

Spy vs. Spy: Casinos Can’t See The Cameras Hidden Up Gamblers’ Sleeves

In January, at the newly opened $4-billion Cosmopolitan casino in Las Vegas, a gang called the Cutters cheated at baccarat....
By Aug 4, 2011
Technology

Piloting a Massive Container Ship Takes More Than Just a Few Charts

To plan their routes, the crews of transoceanic cargo ships have to assimilate a huge amount of information: from beacons...
By Aug 4, 2011
Technology

The Panama Canal Gets an Update

The century-old Panama Canal has a major shortcoming: New ships are too long, too deep and too wide to fit...
By Aug 4, 2011
Technology

A Sensor-Packed Shipping Container That Folds Flat in 30 Seconds

In the half-century since Malcom McLean, an entrepreneurial former trucker from North Carolina, first began packing freight onto ships in...
By Aug 2, 2011
DIY

You Built What?! A Homemade Scanning Electron Microscope

The hardest DIY project ever
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Science

The Man Who Would Stop Time

Bill Andrews has spent two decades unlocking the molecular mechanisms of aging. His mission: to extend the human life span...
By Aug 1, 2011
Technology

At The End Of The Earth: The Longest, Deepest Oil Wells In The World

On Sakhalin Island, in Russia’s far east, temperatures can fall to 35 degrees below zero. Many islanders herd reindeer. And...