How Robots Will Do the Heavy Lifting in the Sahara and Antarctica
Building in the Sahara Graham Murdoch Already under construction, these two projects are saving humans from having to work in two of the most inhospitable environments on the planet: the Sahara...
View ArticleArchaeologists Uncover Ancient Peruvian Burial Ground
Ancient Peruvian Sacrifice Click here to get a bigger view of this amazing image. Mariana Bazo/Reuters Last August in Huanchaquito, a town on the arid northern coast of Peru, the winter winds...
View ArticleTesla's Model S Sets a New Standard for Battery-Powered Cars
Tesla Model S Tesla Until now, there hasn't been an all-electric car fit for road-tripping. But Tesla's Model S, due out late in 2012, is made for extended drives. Its battery goes up to 300 miles on...
View ArticleGallery: Interactive Gym Equipment to Make You Sweat Smarter
ProForm Tour de France Claire Benoist View Photo GalleryWorking out can be boring, and sometimes the easiest way to get moving is to be entertained. But new interactive gym equipment brings real-world...
View ArticleArtificially Intelligent Thermostat Automatically Creates a Climate Schedule...
Nest Learning Thermostat Claire Benoist Programmable thermostats help save money by resetting the temperature when homeowners are asleep or away. But setting them up can be painstaking, and 89 percent...
View ArticleThe Goods: January 2012's Hottest Gadgets
Gibson Firebird X Claire Benoist View Photo GalleryEvery month we search far and wide to bring you a dozen of the best new ideas in gear. These gadgets are the first, the best and the latest. Check...
View ArticleTested: A Chemical Time Machine Makes Whiskey Taste Older, Faster
Machine Aged Chris Buzelli It takes only 48 hours to distill a barrel of whiskey. The next decade is spent making it taste good. The liquor undergoes constant chemical changes, some from the charred...
View ArticleA Recumbent Tricycle Allows Those Who Have Trouble Balancing to Cycle
Support Vehicle Coherent Images Our inspiration came from a classmate who has spina bifida—a split spine—and can't ride a regular bike. Our trike has extra back support and a steering system to make...
View ArticleAmazon's Kindle Fire Is Blazingly Fast for a Mobile Device
Burning Up the Web Alison Seiffer After last year's flood of largely indistinguishable Android tablets, it's natural to glance at Amazon's wildly different Kindle Fire and think "iPad killer." But...
View ArticleA Dozen Science and Tech Stories to Expect in 2012
Asteroid Fly-By On January 31, the 20-mile-long asteroid Eros makes its closest pass by Earth in 37 years. It will miss us by 16.5 million miles, but that's still close enough for amateur astronomers...
View ArticleWith A New Core Material, Skis Can Handle Both Powder And Ice
Skis For Any Slope Claire Benoist Until now, there hasn't been an all-mountain ski that rides well in any conditions. Skis must be either sturdy and narrow to chop through icy snow or flexible and...
View ArticleThe Helmet That Can Save Football
Helmet Wars Travis Rathbone View Photo GalleryOn August 19, 2012, in week two of the NFL preseason, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Austin Collie ran 17 yards out from the line of scrimmage, cut...
View ArticleFYI: What Happens If I Put Rocket Fuel In My Gas Tank?
Rocket Fuel StockTrek/Getty Images If your car is a diesel, it will run. Liquid hydrogen, the fuel that powered the space shuttle's main engines, could work, says Manuel Martinez-Sanchez, an...
View ArticleFYI: Why Do Libraries Have That Smell?
Library Smell Greg Friedler/Getty Images The musty smell is most likely cellulose decay. Since the mid-19th century, when papermakers began using groundwood pulp in place of cotton or linen, most...
View ArticleFYI: Is It Possible To Control Our Dreams?
Spaceship! Ollie Bland Yes, but only with practice. The best place to start is right before bed. Deirdre Barrett, a professor of psychology at Harvard University and author of The Committee of Sleep,...
View ArticleThe Goods: January 2012's Hottest Gadgets
Every month we search far and wide to bring you a dozen of the best new ideas in gear. These gadgets are the first, the best and the latest. Check out the gallery below to get the first look at what...
View ArticleTested: A Chemical Time Machine Makes Whiskey Taste Older, Faster
It takes only 48 hours to distill a barrel of whiskey. The next decade is spent making it taste good. The liquor undergoes constant chemical changes, some from the charred…
View ArticleA Recumbent Tricycle Allows Those Who Have Trouble Balancing to Cycle
Our inspiration came from a classmate who has spina bifida—a split spine—and can't ride a regular bike. Our trike has extra back support and a steering system to make turning…
View ArticleAmazon's Kindle Fire Is Blazingly Fast for a Mobile Device
After last year’s flood of largely indistinguishable Android tablets, it’s natural to glance at Amazon’s wildly different Kindle Fire and think “iPad killer.” But although…
View ArticleA Dozen Science and Tech Stories to Expect in 2012
The coming year is going to be a big one in all kinds of areas, from space to supercomputing, research done both above and below the ocean, examinations into our distant past…
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