Science
Popular Mechanics US
THE GROUND-BREAKING SOFTWARE That Help BLIND JAZZ PRODIGY MATTHEW WHITAKER PRODUCE MUSIC
HOLED UP IN HIS EGGSHELL WHITE, LOW-ceiling basement in Hackensack, New Jersey, Matthew Whitaker is making magic.
5 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
BACK-BREAKING WORK REQUIRES SOME HELP
Everyone feels the hurt as you age, but CBD can help you deal with it
3 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
What the Large Hadron Collider Will Discover Next
Earlier this year, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) was prepped to achieve its next milestone: operating with a record-setting high-energy beam.
3 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
This Easy DIY Method for Small Drywall Repairs
Decades ago, I had a weekend job doing condo maintenance and repair.
2 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
Whether All the Top Gun Stunts Are Realistic
This summer, some of our favorite fighter planes and their brash pilots returned with Top Gun: Maverick, the sequel to the 1986 film.
2 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
Can a Smart Watch Prolong Your Life?
After his brother's premature death at 46, our writer gets serious about wearable tech.
10+ min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
THESE REVOLUTIONARY RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES
Can Help Divert CLIMATE CATASTROPHE
10+ min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
THE WORLD'S OCEANS ARE DYING
RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES
8 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
How to BUILD TOMORROW
Six years ago, the Apple CEO met Popular Mechanics veteran Ryan D'Agostino and connected over their appreciation for tinkering and for the magazine itself. Now, the two sit back down to talk about protecting your right to privacy, the life-changing power of wearable health tech, and how to be responsible and relentless at innovation.
7 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
THE FUTURE IS RESPONSIBLE INNOVATION
With Guest Editor TIM COOK
2 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
The 4 Cars We're Loving for Future Drives
SOME OF THE MOST INTRIGUING UP-AND-COMING cars, trucks, and electric vehicles are primed to hit the road in 2023, and we've been able to check out a handful this year.
2 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
If Soccer Is Getting More Predictable
A PAPER PUBLISHED AT THE END OF 2021 in Royal Society Open Science suggests your favorite professional soccer matches are not the nail-biters that they used to be.
2 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
SEEING A BLACK HOLE IN THE MILKY WAY
Because a black hole is completely dark, you can't see the hole, but you see the glowing gas orbiting around it as a bright, ring-like form.
1 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
Make Your Own Smokeless Fire Pit
To cut the drum, I used a Makita metal-cutting circular saw, but an angle grinder with a cut-off wheel will also work.
7 min |
September - October 2022
Popular Mechanics US
Make a Bespoke Bluetooth Speaker
When it comes to bluetooth speakers, there are hundreds of options ranging in price from around $12 to more than $1,000.
5 min |
July - August 2022
Popular Mechanics US
What Sounds You Can Hear on Mars
For decades, scientists have theorized what the surface of Mars might sound like.
2 min |
July - August 2022
Popular Mechanics US
Build an A-frame Toolbox
This classic design is roomy and practical. It goes where you go.
3 min |
July - August 2022
Popular Mechanics US
Build a Low Sawhorse
This simple build is an underrated essential.
4 min |
July - August 2022
Popular Mechanics US
Build a Simple Workbench
This design is ready for all your future projects.
7 min |
July - August 2022
Popular Mechanics US
What Happens to Your Data When You Die
One of the best and most unsettling episodes of Netflix’s dystopian anthology series Black Mirror is “Be Right Back,” which tells the story of a woman who loses her boyfriend in a car accident.
3 min |
July - August 2022
Popular Mechanics US
Everything You Need to Get Started in Astrophotography
Yes, astrophotography can be difficult. Although Milky Way photography is fairly achievable for beginners, going beyond that is one of the most precise and complex endeavors anyone can pursue with a camera.
9 min |
July - August 2022
Popular Mechanics
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.
3 min |
May - June 2022
Popular Mechanics US
The Lost Graves of Muskowekwan
HUNDREDS OF MISSING CHILDREN, A CENTURIES-LONG COVER-UP, AND THE RADAR TECHNOLOGY THAT HELPED EXPOSE A NATION'S HORRIFYING SECRET HISTORY.
10+ min |
July - August 2022
Popular Mechanics US
The Next Generation of Charging Adapters Opening Tesla's Network to All EVs
GAS PRICES ARE HOVERING AT AN ALL-TIME high, and so is the appeal of switching to an electric vehicle (EV).
5 min |
July - August 2022
Popular Mechanics US
Measuring How Effective Smokeless Fire Pits Actually Are
HUMANITY'S RELATIONSHIP WITH FIRE GOES BACK hundreds of thousands of years.
5 min |
July - August 2022
Popular Mechanics
Ego's ZTR Is the Electric Lawnmower to Beat Out Gas
We love the power and versatility of gas-engine mowers.
4 min |
May - June 2022
Popular Mechanics
We Turned a Retro Camper Into Our Home for $10,000
How to UPGRADE 106 SQUARE FEET FOR YEAR-ROUND LIVING
10+ min |
May - June 2022
Popular Mechanics
The Math That Helps the James Webb Space Telescope Sit Steady in Space
Want to solve for Lagrange points yourself? An undergraduate student who's taken an advanced mechanics class and vector algebra has all the tools they need to find those solutions.
4 min |
May - June 2022
Popular Mechanics
TEACH A KID DIY, ENGINEERING, AND PHYSICS WITH A FREEWHEELING TABLETOP CATAPULT!
This historical design is perfect for young builders.
3 min |
May - June 2022
Popular Mechanics
So You Want to Skydive From Space?
Endless threats: A loss of pressure in a space diver's suit could result in decompression sickness.
3 min |