Last week, we journeyed into the accent-rich wilds of Long Island, New York, to tour one of the most advanced particle accelerators in the world. The occasion: its official…
3 Tech Futures A Particle Accelerator On Long Island Could Bring Us
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Look Inside The World’s Most Advanced X-ray-Shooting Superlab
Although the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS-II)--what the U.S. Department of Energy hails as the "most advanced synchrotron facility in the world"--was officially…
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With Anki Overdrive, You Can Race Toy Cars Anywhere
Anki Overdrive, the successor to the popular smartphone-powered race cars, will bring modular tracks that let you mix up your racing scenarios.
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How To Take Pride In A Shark Autopsy, And Other Lessons From Mike Rowe
As the longtime host of the show Dirty Jobs, Mike Rowe tried out hundreds of distasteful tasks. Now he’s got a new job himself: Each week on CNN’s Somebody’s Gotta Do It,…
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What The 2016 Budget Proposal Means For Antibiotics Research
Antibiotic resistance poses a greater threat to public health than ever before. Over the next 35 years, an estimated 300 million people around the world could die because of bacteria's growing resistance to treatment. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates about 2 million Americans fall ill and 23,000 die from antibiotic-resistant bacteria every year, costing the U.S. about $20 billion in direct health care costs.
Luckily, President Obama’s recently revealed 2016 budget brought good news for the field of antibiotics research. The proposed budget nearly doubles federal…
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Build An 'Honest ETA' Device--And Never Be Late Again [Video]
One moment, you're on the way home from the office. The next, 30 minutes have slipped by because you tried to finish that one last thing--and oops, you forgot to tell your…
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Researchers Find Just How Much Plastic We’re Putting Into The Ocean
More than 4.8 million metric tons—that’s about how much plastic waste gets dumped into the world’s oceans from land each year. And this number is just a conservative…
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Arms Manufacturer Makes Bizarre Rifle For Canadian Armed Forces
Maybe Canada’s Armed Forces are fighting a Wendigo infestation no one knows about. Perhaps they’re engaged in a secret war against Bigfoot and his moose army for control of…
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China and Russia Join Forces to Build New Jumbo Jet
China's COMAC and Russian UAC are putting the finishing touches on a new jetliner that can carry nearly 300 people across continents.
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Worst Drought In 1,000 Years Forecasted For The U.S.
The drought in California is persisting even after significant rainfall. It’s a bad situation, but it is absolutely nothing compared to what is in store for the Central…
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Dogs Can Tell Whether You’re Happy Or Sad
It turns out your dog really can tell when you’re having a ruff day. Research conducted at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna shows that dogs can read human…
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Mattel And Google Turning View-Master Into Virtual Reality Headset
This morning, Mattel announced a partnership with Google to upgrade the classic toy View-Master, which was first introduced at the 1939 World's Fair in New York. The new…
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Where To Look For Life In Space
Popular Science, to accompany the feature "Have We Found Alien Life?"…
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Jedi Astronauts, Presidential Selfie Sticks, And Other Amazing Images Of The Week
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Think Tank Publishes Report On Tanks That Think
No military technology is perhaps more viscerally upsetting than the idea of a machine, armed with a gun, making the decision on its own to kill people. It's a theme…
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Here Are Your Best Science Valentines
In preparation for Valentine's Day, we turned to the Twitter-verse, asking our readers to send us their best love poems--but with a science twist. As expected, the…
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To Keep Bacteria Off Medical Devices, Coat Them In This Slippery Liquid
With antibiotic resistant microbes on the rise, plenty of researchers are looking into ways of thwarting the stubborn little devils. Scientists are working on everything,…
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Cable Television Is Not Dying--And That's Good News
Just a few years ago, watching TV in the U.S. was relatively simple: Pick from a handful of big cable or satellite companies, and plug in a television. Then along came Netflix, Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime Instant, and other streaming services, effectively turning smartphones, tablets, and computers into TV-watching machines.
The hype, of course, is these new services will spell the death of cable and broadcast, but the reality is a bit more nuanced—and it bodes well for anyone who loves TV.
First, though, a few facts: In 2014, the number of American households that rely on a broadband…
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From The Archives: All Aboard The Boat Train
In the 1600s, French engineers built the Canal Du Midi, which connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. But sometimes a canal just isn’t expeditious enough. In November 1932, Popular Science wrote about a wild plan to replace the canal with a 300-mile railway. According to the engineer who proposed it, the giant, 650-foot-long canal locks would act as train cars, driving down into the water to pick up ships, and after rolling across land on rails, drop them off on the other side. This would supposedly shave time off the trip and cost less than building a new water channel.
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Amazon's Gur Kimchi On The Future Of Delivery Drones
In December 2013, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos surprised viewers and announced on 60 Minutes that his company is working on drone delivery. It seemed like a PR stunt, but since then, Amazon has run test flights, lobbied the Federal Aviation Administration, and listed drone engineer jobs. Few are closer to the project and better positioned to talk about its future than Gur Kimchi, vice president of Amazon Prime Air.
Popular Science: Where did the idea of drone delivery come from?Gur Kimchi: I’ve been passionate about aviation all my life. So, something like drone delivery was never far from my…
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