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Featured in standards

By Dec 20, 2019
Technology

Your smart home devices don’t always play nicely together. A new standard could change that.

Project Connected Home over IP has big-name support from Google, Amazon, and Apple.
By Jul 19, 2019
DIY

How to efficiently charge your devices

Get amped up to learn the watts and volts about refueling your devices.
By Oct 20, 2015
Cars

Seven Decades Later, Cars Still Need To Get Lighter

Little cars flopped in the 1950s. Today, failure isn’t an option.
By Jan 28, 2015
Entertainment

YouTube Now Plays HTML5 Video By Default, Eschews Adobe Flash

Good riddance, buffering screen--hello, standard web video experience
By Dec 5, 2013
Gadgets

The Next Generation Of USB Connector Will Plug In Either Way

Truly revolutionary
By Nov 5, 2010
Science

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Five: The Controversial Kilogram

All this week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure
By Nov 4, 2010
Science

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Four: The Mole

All this week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure
By Nov 3, 2010
Technology

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Three: The Candela

This week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure
By Nov 2, 2010
Science

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Two: The Second

This week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure
By Nov 1, 2010
Technology

Where International Standard Units Come From, Part One: The Meter

In honor of the 50th anniversary of the International System of Units, PopSci is looking at the origin and continued...