Ego's ZTR Is the Electric Lawnmower to Beat Out Gas

We love the power and versatility of gas-engine mowers.

Toeing the Line With Pressure Washers

A pressure washer takes water and makes it radical. Water enters one end of the machine at a pressure in the range of 30 to 80 psi and moves along at 4 mph.

Could Solid-State Hydrogen Storage Be a Serious Alternative to Batteries?

A laser shines light on nano thin film inside a canister, releasing hydrogen that can feed a fuel cell.

How the Complicated Physics Inside Your Coffee Mug Could Lead to Better Robots

The natural human gait walking along a straight path (x) affects the trajectory of the coffee (z) in the cup based on the velocity of the gait.

How and Why Microplastics Invade Our Everyday Lives

Organizations like the Ocean Cleanup use nets (above) to capture large pieces of trash, but microplastics often slip through. Data from a 2016 study (left) found that fibers made up as much as 71 percent of microplastics that flow into the Great Lakes.

Can a Retired Rocket Engine Take Us to Mars?

The space shuttle's main engine was mothballed with the program in 2011. Now NASA believes it's the future of interplanetary travel.

This Is the Closest Scientists Have Gotten to Reaching Absolute Zero

The absolute temperature scale gives measurements in Kelvins-unlike Celsius and Fahrenheit, which use degrees. Absolute zero is thus 0 Kelvin, not 0 degrees Kelvin.

TCL's Latest 6-Series Television Is the First Affordable 8K TV

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Someday, a Pig-to-Human Organ Transplant Could Save Your Life

Kidneys aren't the first pig part to enter a human body. Doctors routinely transplant pig heart valves into human patients.

This Natural Treasure Contains the Secret to Stronger Armor

Keshi pearls, sourced from Akoya pearl oysters, can exhibit up to 2,615 layers of nacre, built up over a span of 548 days.

Plotting the Lot: Which Cordless Lawn Mowers Cut the Most Grass

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I Bought a GHOST TOWN

This abandoned California mining village once had 400 buildings. Now I'm restoring the 20 that remain.

Digital Locks Are Shackling the Future of Tinkering

It's likely been decades since you last found a service manual included in the box with a new tech product. The Right to Repair movement seeks to change that.

HOW TO BUILD a BACKYARD GREENHOUSE

Step-by-step plans for making a plant-filled oasis

Did the U.S. Lose a Crucial Testing Ground When It Left Afghanistan?

Members of the 82nd Airborne Division test C4 in Afghanistan in 2002

Keeper Password Manager & Digital Vault: An Elegant Solution

A top pick for securely managing your passwords on every platform

CyberGhost VPN: A Solid Choice

The most servers for your money

How to Live the Peloton Life on a Budget

Interested in a Peloton Bike but can’t afford one? No sweat!

Making Safety a Standard

Is Testing En Masse the Next Logical Step for Employers?

No Holds Barred

How Entrepreneur and Bar Rescue Star Jon Taffer is Helping Bars Deal with Labor Shortages and Inefficient Management Techniques

Tech for Boomers: Prepping for a Generation of Tech-Savvy Seniors

Baby boomers are among the last generations not considered “digital natives,” but they were the first generation to integrate technology into their everyday lives. The post-WWII generation born between 1946 and 1964 essentially defined the tech-centric world we live in today.

Private Space Stations Are Coming (and Soon)

Since construction began in 1998, The International Space Station (ISS) has served as the essential platform where multiple countries have collaborated to support scientific research and other activities requiring the unique attributes of humans in space.

Isn't Next Year Always Going to be THE YEAR for EVs?

We’re Not Kidding This Time—and We Have Evidence

Entertainer/Entrepreneur Steve-O

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Samsung Galaxy S22+: A Crowd Pleaser

The best Galaxy this year

Creating a Cybersecurity Checklist

A List of Things You Should Know To Make a Smart Home Network Safer

4 Reasons Your Brand's Video Content Is Weak (and How To Fix It)

Video marketing has increased significantly over the years, and will undoubtedly continue to do so in 2022. According to research from Wyzowl, roughly 86% of businesses use video as a marketing tool — a dramatic increase from 2016, when only 61% of brands did so.

Intel NUC 12 Extreme Kit (‘Dragon Canyon'): A Dragon of a Mini-PC

The “Dragon Canyon” NUC is a scorcher.

Alienware x14: Top Option for Portable Gaming

The smallest Alienware is an ‘Alder Lake’ powerhouse

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