Featured in july 2012
The First Ever Self-Chilling Can
Twenty years ago, Mitchell Joseph set out to solve one of the great challenges of the modern age: how to make...
Bio-Retina Implant Could Give Laser-Powered Sight to the Blind
A new bionic eye implant could allow blind people to recognize faces, watch TV and even read. Nano Retina’s Bio-Retina...
The Goods: July 2012’s Hottest Gadgets
Featuring the most versatile wrench around, a virtual caddy in a watch, and more
Strategies for a Changing Planet: If All Else Fails…
When it's 115 degrees in March, it might take a Hail Mary of a solution to help us
Strategies for a Changing Planet: Water
The amount of water on Earth is fixed, but everything else is changing fast
Strategies for a Changing Planet: Farming
Wheat, rice and corn provide 60 percent of the world's calories -- here's how to prepare them for the future
A Stringless Guitar Simulator That Anyone Can Play
Miroslaw Sowa, an electronics hobbyist in Montreal who grew up playing the accordion, liked the guitar but found fingering chords...
FYI: Will Climate Change Make it Too Hot Again?
It depends on who you are and where you live. Humans thrive in Kuwait City, where average highs top 110°...