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Dust Causes Explosions, And Apparently Nanodust Causes Mega-Explosions
Dust Explosion FMGlobal via YouTube Along with annoyingly adhering to your TV screen and tabletops, dust can be a deadly material, exploding with enormously destructive force in places like coal mines,...
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How Do Your Speakers Work?
Two-Way Crossover The two-way crossover from a Wharfedale DX-1 Satellite, shown attached to the speaker's jack plate. Brent Butterworth Our good friends over at Sound + Vision just posted a great...
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A Wirelessly Controlled Pharmacy Dispenses Drugs From Within Your Abdomen
Implantable Chip The chip is about the size of an average flash memory stick. Courtesy of MicroCHIPS Inc.Future pharmacies will be inside our bodies In the future, implantable computerized dispensaries...
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Video: Watch Kink Instability Corkscrew a Jet of Super-Hot Argon Gas
Kink Instability in Argon Plasma A. L. Moser and P. M. Bellan, Caltech Instability begets instability. At least, that's the lesson learned from a couple of Caltech researchers studying the way magnetic...
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Turning People Into Plastic
Plastic Surgery Click here to get a bigger view of this amazing image. Reuters/Sheng Li At Dalian Hoffen Bio-Technique Company in northern China, people turn other people into plastic. Plastination is...
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Sony PlayStation Vita Review: Full-Power Gaming, Portable Package
Sony PlayStation Vita Screen Dan BracagliaIt's the most powerful handheld console ever made. But is it enough to get you to put down your iPhone? Okay, so: The obvious question here, in 2012, is "Is...
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Tonight, We'll Be at Star Talk Live With Neil de Grasse Tyson and Eugene Mirman
Past Episode of Star Talk Live The panel of a previous Star Talk episode: Eugene Mirman, John Hodgman, Kristen Schaal, Neil de Grasse Tyson, and Mike Massimino. Star Talk Radio Neil de Grasse Tyson's...
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Archive Gallery: The Rise of Video Games
July 1983 Join the Columbia Video Game Club Electronic gaming has come a long way When Atari's Pong first came out, Popular Science had a succinct opinion: Playing a game on a video screen was "one of...
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Depression Can Be Diagnosed With a Blood Test
Blood Test Could Someday Diagnose Depression U.S. Navy The jury is still out, in many respects, on exactly what depression is and how it should be treated, but clinically speaking it is usually...
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A New Motor Makes For A Stronger 18-volt Drill
Milwaukee M18 Fuel Drill/Driver (2603-22CT) Claire Benoist Light 18-volt batteries have become the standard for cordless power tools, but they often underperform when faced with difficult tasks such as...
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The Most Amazing Science Images of the Week, February 13-17, 2012
The Rosette Nebula The Rosette Nebula, chosen as NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day earlier this week, is the perfect Valentine's Day space object, because it's pretty and it sort of looks like a...
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This Week in the Future, February 13-17, 2012
This Week in the Future, February 13-17, 2012 Baarbarian All that happened this week pales in the face of Tiny Chameleon. Tiny Chameleon is the most important news of the week. Of the year. I mean,...
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FYI: Do Competitive Eaters Have Unusual Stomachs?
Competitive Eaters David Handschuh/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Yes. Marc Levine, the chief of gastrointestinal radiology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, has found that a...
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Can I Update the Software on My Old Android Phone?
Android Wheelchair Thilo RothhackerA geek says yes Manufacturers of Android smartphones often won't provide an updated, custom version of the operating system for models they no longer sell, so users...
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FYI: Will People Ever Evolve Out of Craving Unhealthy Food?
Donuts Food cravings may be triggered by a drop in blood sugar, which can lead to a drop in self-control. Obesity can heighten cravings. Christopher Stevenson/Getty Images Maybe, but it's going to take...
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The Best Science Podcasts for the Enjoyment of Your Ears and Brain
PopSci Loves Science Podcasts Dan NosowitzScience, technology, comedy, and the confluence of all three, in downloadable audio form Podcasts are undergoing a minor renaissance lately--every comedian has...
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E-Readers Finally Get a Splash of Color
Ectaco jetBook Color Claire BenoistE Ink, makers of the electrophoretic screens for the Kindle and Nook, are going color LCD e-readers have one big advantage over e-paper ones: color. But what makes...
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With New Standard, Wi-Fi Could Become As Widespread As Cellular
Stronger Signals Alison Seiffer In late 2010, Verizon rolled out its 4G LTE network, which offers data speeds 10 times as fast as 3G networks. But as mobile data traffic continues to grow-experts...
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Creator of Breathable Caffeine Wants You to Drink Your Drink, Then Eat the...
Oatmeal-Encrusted Yogurt Here's some yogurt with an edible yogurt-and-oatmeal container. Phase One Photography Dr. David Edwards, of Harvard University's Wyss Institute, is the man behind the...
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Earth's Clouds Are Getting Lower, Which Could Be a Good Thing
The future is cloudy Earth's clouds are sinking lower in the sky, with fewer clouds at high altitudes and lower cloudtops in general, says a new analysis of satellite data. The coming fog means that...
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