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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.
How to efficiently charge your devices
Get amped up to learn the watts and volts about refueling your devices.
Seven Decades Later, Cars Still Need To Get Lighter
Little cars flopped in the 1950s. Today, failure isn’t an option.
YouTube Now Plays HTML5 Video By Default, Eschews Adobe Flash
Good riddance, buffering screen--hello, standard web video experience
The Next Generation Of USB Connector Will Plug In Either Way
Truly revolutionary
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
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
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
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
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 preservation of five of our favorite standard units