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Featured in October 2008
Oct 10, 2008
Thinking Beyond the Windmill
In these three planet-fixing projects, eco-engineers draw inspiration from snakes and toothpaste
Oct 09, 2008
New Life for Your Old iPhone
Buying a 3G iPhone doesn’t have to mean that your first-generation model is now just a paperweight
Oct 08, 2008
Lock and Roll
The lowly ball joint gets a makeover that could improve everything from deck furniture to robots in space
Oct 08, 2008
The Flying Car Gets Real
The team at Terrafugia is about to fulfill the fantasy of every driver pilot: a consumer vehicle that can take to the highways and the skies. All they have to do is finish the first one
Oct 06, 2008
Diesel on a Diet
An engine squeezes more power—and less pollution—from a slimmer design
Oct 03, 2008
The Geekification of TV
Comedy writer and Futurama co-creator David X. Cohen on the growing influence of science on TV and the value of writing physics jokes no one gets
Sep 30, 2008
I’ve Heard That The Earth’s Rotation Is Slowing. How Long Until Days Last 25 Hours?
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