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Bridgestone Blizzak tire packed.
Technology

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

By Dan Carney

Clownfish embryo in growth
Science

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

By Popular Science Team

an infrared heat map of butterfly wings
Science

These infrared images show just how alive butterflies’ wings are

By Molly Glick

How The North Face uses a spiderweb-like layer in its new jackets to keep you dry
Gear

How The North Face uses a spiderweb-like layer in its new jackets to keep you dry

By Rob Verger

This new gold nanomaterial is so thin, it’s considered 2D
Technology

This new gold nanomaterial is so thin, it’s considered 2D

By Marion Renault

How Nike engineered its latest record-breaking marathon shoe
Technology

How Nike engineered its latest record-breaking marathon shoe

By Claire Maldarelli

Magnets make the Leatherman Free P2 multitool shockingly easy to use one-handed
Technology

Magnets make the Leatherman Free P2 multitool shockingly easy to use one-handed

By Stan Horaczek

It takes more than rubber to make a boot sole that’s less than a millimeter thick
Gear

It takes more than rubber to make a boot sole that’s less than a millimeter thick

By Rob Verger

a cracked phone screen
Environment

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
Environment

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
Health

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

By Rob Verger

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

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
Gear

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
Technology

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

By Eleanor Cummins

Nike Flyprint
Technology

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)
Technology

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

By Sara Chodosh

How to wash your clothes without wearing them out
DIY

How to wash your clothes without wearing them out

By Whitson Gordon

Nike’s Flyknit 360 sneakers fit like 3D-printed socks
Technology

Nike’s Flyknit 360 sneakers fit like 3D-printed socks

By Stan Horaczek

Andy Soule
Technology

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

By Rob Verger

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Technology

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

By Rob Verger

drilling into seawall
Science

Ancient Romans were way better at making concrete

By Mary Beth Griggs

New heat-resistant ceramic can be squished like a marshmallow
Technology

New heat-resistant ceramic can be squished like a marshmallow

By Mary Beth Griggs

Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors
Health

Silly Putty makes for super-sensitive sensors

By Sophie Bushwick

Polartec’s New Tee With Delta Fabric Has Better Sweat Control
Technology

Polartec’s New Tee With Delta Fabric Has Better Sweat Control

By Berne Broudy

This Shape-Shifting Gel Can Move Itself Over Time
Science

This Shape-Shifting Gel Can Move Itself Over Time

By Mary Beth Griggs

Scientists Have Made Display Screens You Can Slice
Technology

Scientists Have Made Display Screens You Can Slice

By Haniya Rae

I Proposed With A Synthetic Diamond
Technology

I Proposed With A Synthetic Diamond

By Charles Q. Choi

spiderweb
Environment

Newly Discovered Spider Silk Properties Are Soundly Promising

By Thom Leavy

Watch This Material Assemble And Disassemble Itself
Technology

Watch This Material Assemble And Disassemble Itself

By Samantha Cole

met gala
Science

Women In The Middle Ages Dressed Better Than Men

By Grennan Milliken

Nanoparticle-coated fabric
Technology

Nanoparticle-Coated Textiles Clean Themselves With Sunlight

By Alexandra Ossola

This Plastic Can Repair Itself
Technology

This Plastic Can Repair Itself

By Corinne Iozzio

Spongy Implants Can Replace Cancerous Vertebrae
Health

Spongy Implants Can Replace Cancerous Vertebrae

By Alexandra Ossola

A New Material Can Fold And Build Itself
Science

A New Material Can Fold And Build Itself

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Bike Tires That Can Survive The Himalayas
Gear

Bike Tires That Can Survive The Himalayas

By Berne Broudy

Soft Wormbot Tries Out New Light-Up Skin
Technology

Soft Wormbot Tries Out New Light-Up Skin

By Lindsey Kratochwill

Only One Artist Can Use Blackest Material In The World
Science

Only One Artist Can Use Blackest Material In The World

By Mary Beth Griggs

This New Bio-Inspired Material Harvests Water Out Of Thin Air
Environment

This New Bio-Inspired Material Harvests Water Out Of Thin Air

By Mary Beth Griggs

Your Next Condom Could Be Made Of Grass
Health

Your Next Condom Could Be Made Of Grass

By Alexandra Ossola

Chocolate Like You’ve Never Seen It: Magnified 5,000 Times
Science

Chocolate Like You’ve Never Seen It: Magnified 5,000 Times

By Grennan Milliken

Artificial Chameleon
Science

Watch An Artificial Chameleon Change Color

By Charles Q. Choi

Clothing Insulated With Aerogel Promises To Keep Out The Most Dire Cold
Gear

Clothing Insulated With Aerogel Promises To Keep Out The Most Dire Cold

By Dave Gershgorn

A Furry Diving Suit Could Keep You Warm
Technology

A Furry Diving Suit Could Keep You Warm

By Charles Q. Choi

Big Idea: The Rise Of Supermaterials
Technology

Big Idea: The Rise Of Supermaterials

By Corey S. Powell

Robot Fingertips Create A New Standard For What Products Feel Like
Technology

Robot Fingertips Create A New Standard For What Products Feel Like

By Sarah Fecht

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Technology

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

By Dave Gershgorn

This Gold Nugget Is Lighter Than Latte Foam
Science

This Gold Nugget Is Lighter Than Latte Foam

By Alexandra Ossola

Sea Mollusk Sees With Hundreds Of Armored Eyes
Environment

Sea Mollusk Sees With Hundreds Of Armored Eyes

By Lindsey Kratochwill

B-2 Spirit In Flight
Technology

Stealthy Shape-Shifting Skin Could Wrap Chinese Aircraft

By Kelsey D. Atherton

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

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
Health

Scientists Use Hard Sugar To Create Dissolvable Mold For Delicate Research

By Alexandra Ossola

New Artificial Heart Is Made Of Foam
Health

New Artificial Heart Is Made Of Foam

By Alexandra Ossola

Young Duck Kim
Technology

The Nano Lightbulb

By Tina Casey

MIT’s New 3D Printer Can Print 10 Materials Simultaneously
Technology

MIT’s New 3D Printer Can Print 10 Materials Simultaneously

By Kelsey D. Atherton

A Surfboard Made By A Rocket Scientist
Technology

A Surfboard Made By A Rocket Scientist

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

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
Technology

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

By Mary Beth Griggs

This Squishy Honeycomb Could Build Strong, Lightweight Armor
Technology

This Squishy Honeycomb Could Build Strong, Lightweight Armor

By Kelsey D. Atherton

Caressing The Future At A ‘Petting Zoo For Materials’
Science

Caressing The Future At A ‘Petting Zoo For Materials’

By Sarah Fecht

Self-Chilling Roof Material Could Cool Your House For Free
Environment

Self-Chilling Roof Material Could Cool Your House For Free

By Mary Beth Griggs

Project Jacquard
Technology

Google’s Project Jacquard Will Turn Our Clothing Into Computers

By Michael Nuñez

Project Jacquard
Technology

Google and Levi’s Are Weaving Computers Into Your Clothes

By Michael Nuñez

This Sheet Of Rubber Generates Power As It Stretches
Technology

This Sheet Of Rubber Generates Power As It Stretches

By Nicholas Deleon

Octopus-Inspired Robot Wants To Perform Your Next Surgery
Health

Octopus-Inspired Robot Wants To Perform Your Next Surgery

By Alexandra Ossola