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By Paul Roberts Jul 12, 2011

Technology

The Last Drops: How to Bridge the Gap Between Oil and Green Energy

Oil won't run the world forever, but it will for the next few decades--so how do we get from here...

By Lawrence Ulrich Jul 11, 2011

Technology

Ferrari Engineers Create an All-Weather, All-Wheel-Drive Supercar

The mere existence of a 208mph Ferrari wagon confounds expectations. But the $300,000 Ferrari FF also upends the conventional approach...

By Andrew Rosenblum Jul 11, 2011

DIY

Tinkerer Emulates Iron Man With Real-Life, Palm-Mounted Laser Weapon

On a rainy weekend last year, Patrick Priebe, a German lab technician and Iron Man fanatic who rewatches the film...

By Paul Adams Jul 7, 2011

Science

FYI: What is the Hottest Pepper in the World?

Or, which pepper will make the most hilarious YouTube video when you film yourself eating it?

By Paul Vaska, as told to Flora Lichtman Jul 5, 2011

Technology

Building a Rodent-Sized, Wearable Brain-Imaging Device

I’m an instrument builder, mostly, and I work on positron-emission-tomography devices: PET. Doctors use them to look for cancer, but...

By Brooke Borel Jul 5, 2011

Technology

Inside the World’s Largest Fusion Reactor

Hot fusion might be the answer to energy demands

By Damon Tabor Jun 30, 2011

Science

Are We Prepared for a Catastrophic Solar Storm?

A solar disaster isn't a question of if, but when--and it looks like soon

By Jennie Walters Jun 30, 2011

Science

Spiders Fleeing Pakistan’s Floodwater Take to the Trees

Giant webs give the landscape an eerie feel

By Vin Marshall Jun 29, 2011

Technology

How to Build a Sweet-Sounding Tube-Amp iPod Dock

Half a century ago, vacuum tubes were very common in audio amplifiers. A small voltage applied to the grid of...

By Jennie Walters Jun 28, 2011

Technology

Want a Space Suit? You Just Might Find One at an Auction

Going once, going twice, sold! to the space enthusiast in the second row

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The Last Drops: How to Bridge the Gap Between Oil and Green Energy

Ferrari Engineers Create an All-Weather, All-Wheel-Drive Supercar

Tinkerer Emulates Iron Man With Real-Life, Palm-Mounted Laser Weapon

FYI: What is the Hottest Pepper in the World?

Building a Rodent-Sized, Wearable Brain-Imaging Device

Inside the World’s Largest Fusion Reactor

Are We Prepared for a Catastrophic Solar Storm?

Spiders Fleeing Pakistan’s Floodwater Take to the Trees

How to Build a Sweet-Sounding Tube-Amp iPod Dock

Want a Space Suit? You Just Might Find One at an Auction