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The Scariest Ideas in Science
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The Top High School Inventors of 2010
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File-Sharing Group Mulls a Floating Pirate Ship of Servers in the Sky
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F=ma: Prosperity Isn't How Much You Move--It's How You Move It
Smart GrowthRyan SnookA new column by Luke Mitchell Science is how people attempt to see the world as it truly is. That's why I'm drawing the title of this new column from the wisdom of the greatest of...
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Rough Sketch: "This Squishy Arm is Cheap--Good For Search and Rescue"
RobotrunkTrevor JohnstonOur 14-inch-long robotic elephant trunk has five segments, each made of a silicone membrane with an embedded metal spring that acts like an exoskeleton. The segments are filled...
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A Buoy-Based Security System For Our Ports
Water SafetyClick here to see a larger, annotated version of this image.Kevin HandAbout 40 percent of U.S. trade-some $1.4 trillion a year-passes through the country's 360 ports and waterways. (The...
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PopSci's High School Inventors Of 2012
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The Bed That Uses Robotic Arms to Make Itself
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Blueprint: A Kite That Captures Energy
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Hack Yourself An Emergency DIY Car Charger
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Scare Tactics
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The Scariest Ideas in Science
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The Top High School Inventors of 2010
High School Inventors Hiroki Tada View Photo GalleryWith resumes that list achievements like "built wallpaper that turns noise into energy" and "devised a nuclear-fusion reactor," these 10 inventive...
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File-Sharing Group Mulls a Floating Pirate Ship of Servers in the Sky
Pirate Blimp (artist's rendering) Pirate Parties International, the central group that unites all of the disparate political Pirate Parties in other countries, recently had a meeting wherein a...
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F=ma: Prosperity Isn’t How Much You Move--It’s How You Move It
Smart Growth Ryan Snook Science is how people attempt to see the world as it truly is. That's why I'm drawing the title of this new column from the wisdom of the greatest of scientists. Since Isaac...
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Rough Sketch: "This Squishy Arm is Cheap--Good For Search and Rescue"
Robotrunk Trevor Johnston Our 14-inch-long robotic elephant trunk has five segments, each made of a silicone membrane with an embedded metal spring that acts like an exoskeleton. The segments are...
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A Buoy-Based Security System For Our Ports
Water Safety Click here to see a larger, annotated version of this image. Kevin Hand About 40 percent of U.S. trade—some $1.4 trillion a year—passes through the country's 360 ports and waterways. (The...
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PopSci's High School Inventors Of 2012
Ryota Ishizuka's Flexible Solar Cells Courtesy Ryota Ishizuka Every year thousands of high school students take part in national and regional science fairs. PopSci scours those events to find 10...
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The Bed That Uses Robotic Arms to Make Itself
Made In One Minute Click here to see three images of the bed making itself. Courtesy Ascensio Zubeldia After a full day of operating mill machinery in Spain's Basque country, Ascensio Zubeldia used to...
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