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How to store 500 terabytes of data on a small but tough glass disc

How to store 500 terabytes of data on a small but tough glass disc

A red and brown ant on a green leaf.

Surprise: Ants have teeth. Here’s how they keep them sharp.

Bridgestone Blizzak tire packed.

Everything you thought you knew about winter tires but didn’t

Clownfish embryo in growth

Can you guess the tiny objects in these zoomed-in photos?

By Popular Science Team

an infrared heat map of butterfly wings

These infrared images show just how alive butterflies’ wings are

How Nike engineered its latest record-breaking marathon shoe

How Nike engineered its latest record-breaking marathon shoe

By Claire Maldarelli

a cracked phone screen

Your future smartphone could fix its broken screen by pulling carbon from the air

By Marlene Cimons

Black widow spiders could teach nanomaterial experts a thing or two

Black widow spiders could teach nanomaterial experts a thing or two

By Charlie Wood

This ‘self-lubricating’ condom concept uses clever chemistry to stay slippery

This ‘self-lubricating’ condom concept uses clever chemistry to stay slippery

Rolls Royce built a silent isolation chamber in its Phantom luxury car

Rolls Royce built a silent isolation chamber in its Phantom luxury car

By Jordan Golson

Cell phone batteries are destined to die, and we have physics to blame

Cell phone batteries are destined to die, and we have physics to blame

By Steve W. Martin / The Conversation

Laminated material environmentally responsive textile design

This textile’s twitching tendrils hint at a future of programmable materials

By Eleanor Cummins

Nike hacked a 3D printer to make its new shoe for elite marathon runners

By Stan Horaczek

Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)

Not even geckos can stick to Teflon (and other slippery facts)

By Sara Chodosh

How to wash your clothes without wearing them out

How to wash your clothes without wearing them out

By Whitson Gordon

It took carbon fiber—and spy work—to get Paralympic skiers better gear

A wind tunnel and laser guidance helped the Olympic luge team learn about uniform tech

drilling into seawall

Ancient Romans were way better at making concrete

By Mary Beth Griggs

New heat-resistant ceramic can be squished like a marshmallow

New heat-resistant ceramic can be squished like a marshmallow

By Mary Beth Griggs

Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors

Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors

By Sophie Bushwick

Scientists Have Made Display Screens You Can Slice

Scientists Have Made Display Screens You Can Slice

I Proposed With A Synthetic Diamond

I Proposed With A Synthetic Diamond

By Charles Q. Choi

Women In The Middle Ages Dressed Better Than Men

By Grennan Milliken

This Plastic Can Repair Itself

This Plastic Can Repair Itself

By Corinne Iozzio

A Furry Diving Suit Could Keep You Warm

A Furry Diving Suit Could Keep You Warm

By Charles Q. Choi

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Trove Wants To 3D Print Your Jewelry, And Then Your World

By Dave Gershgorn

Web Wear: A New Coat Is Made From Biotech Spider Silk

Web Wear: A New Coat Is Made From Biotech Spider Silk

By Daniel Grushkin

Scientists Use Hard Sugar To Create Dissolvable Mold For Delicate Research

Scientists Use Hard Sugar To Create Dissolvable Mold For Delicate Research

By Alexandra Ossola

The Nano Lightbulb

Infographic: A Timeline Of The Present And Future Of Electric Flight

Infographic: A Timeline Of The Present And Future Of Electric Flight

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Self-Healing Material Could Instantly Fix Airplane Wings Mid-Flight

Self-Healing Material Could Instantly Fix Airplane Wings Mid-Flight

By Mary Beth Griggs

Caressing The Future At A ‘Petting Zoo For Materials’

Caressing The Future At A ‘Petting Zoo For Materials’

Autonomous Materials Will Let Future Robots Change Color And Shift Shape

Autonomous Materials Will Let Future Robots Change Color And Shift Shape

By Alexandra Ossola

Meet The Woman Who Wants To Grow Clothing In A Lab

Meet The Woman Who Wants To Grow Clothing In A Lab

By Daniel Grushkin

World’s Most Powerful X-Ray-Making Accelerator To Open This Year On Long Island

World’s Most Powerful X-Ray-Making Accelerator To Open This Year On Long Island

By Francie Diep

Mussels Inspire A Glue That Works Underwater

Mussels Inspire A Glue That Works Underwater

By Francie Diep

Meet Germanene, Graphene’s Newest 2-D Competitor

Meet Germanene, Graphene’s Newest 2-D Competitor

By Francie Diep

Vest And Scarf Made From Spider Silk

Vest And Scarf Made From Spider Silk

By Francie Diep

A New Material For Night-Vision Contact Lenses

A New Material For Night-Vision Contact Lenses

By Francie Diep

A Glue That Seals Heart Defects

A Glue That Seals Heart Defects

By Francie Diep

One Scientist’s Battle With Canal Street

One Scientist’s Battle With Canal Street

Good News: You’re Not As Revolting As You Thought

Good News: You’re Not As Revolting As You Thought

Sports Bras Could Save Horses’ Lives

Sports Bras Could Save Horses’ Lives

What We Should Talk About When We Talk About Wearable Tech

What We Should Talk About When We Talk About Wearable Tech

Picking the Perfect Fabric

Picking the Perfect Fabric

The Problem with the Fashion Industry’s Indigo

What If Oscars Were Made Of Solid Gold?

What If Oscars Were Made Of Solid Gold?

IBM’s Warmth-Activated Gel Can Break Up Tough Bacterial Biofilms And Kill Superbugs

IBM’s Warmth-Activated Gel Can Break Up Tough Bacterial Biofilms And Kill Superbugs

By Rebecca Boyle

The Self-Assembling, Self-Healing Material Of The Future Is… Blood

The Self-Assembling, Self-Healing Material Of The Future Is… Blood

The Deep-Space Suit

The Deep-Space Suit

FYI: What’s The Most Porous Material On Earth?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: What’s The Most Porous Material On Earth?

By Krislyn Placide

Reimagining Buildings Of The Past With The Materials Of The Future

Reimagining Buildings Of The Past With The Materials Of The Future

By Colin Lecher

FYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: What Material Is Water Most Afraid Of?

By Krislyn Placide

The Science Behind 4 Of The Greatest Polymers Of All Time

The Science Behind 4 Of The Greatest Polymers Of All Time

By Martha Harbison

7 Amazing Ways Nanotechnology Is Changing The World

7 Amazing Ways Nanotechnology Is Changing The World

By Rebecca Boyle

The Smarter, Safer, Stronger, Far-Out Materials Of The Future

The Smarter, Safer, Stronger, Far-Out Materials Of The Future

By Sarah Fecht, Lauren Aaronson, Laura Geggel

FYI: What’s The Lightest Metal On Earth?

FYI: What’s The Lightest Metal On Earth?

By Krislyn Placide

Synthetic, Self-Healing Skin That’s Sensitive To The Touch

Synthetic, Self-Healing Skin That’s Sensitive To The Touch

FYI: What’s The Softest Material On Earth?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: What’s The Softest Material On Earth?

By Daniel Engber

IBM Transistors Made Of Nanotubes Could Replace Silicon, In Ever-Tinier Computer Chips

IBM Transistors Made Of Nanotubes Could Replace Silicon, In Ever-Tinier Computer Chips

FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun?

Ask Us Anything

FYI: Is It Legal To 3-D Print A Handgun?

Say ‘I Love You Very Little’ With the World’s Smallest Valentine

Say ‘I Love You Very Little’ With the World’s Smallest Valentine

Metamaterials Can Exert a Whole New Kind of Force

Metamaterials Can Exert a Whole New Kind of Force

What We Know So Far About the Successor to the B-2 Stealth Bomber

What We Know So Far About the Successor to the B-2 Stealth Bomber

By David Hambling