Science
Popular Mechanics US
The Safest Table Saw Tech Comes to Home Workshops
Big Important Product
7 min |
September - October 2023
Popular Mechanics US
POWER STATIONS
For some folks, the advantages of portable power stations make them an ideal choice.
4 min |
September - October 2023
Popular Mechanics US
The Silver Bridge Was a Marvel of Engineering - THEN IT CAME CRASHING DOWN.
How a risky design, cost-cutting, and strange supernatural warnings changed a small town forever
10+ min |
September - October 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Gadget AWARD'S
Life's good, but having the right tools can make it a hell of a lot better. The tech on the following pages can make knocking out work, gaming with friends, and controlling your home easier. Our editors spent the past year testing dozens of electronics ranging from smartphones to televisions. They used a mix of software benchmarks (where applicable), measurements, and extensive hands-on evaluation to find the devices that offer the most value and best performance-all to identify quality products best poised to serve you for years to come.
10+ min |
September - October 2023
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CAPTAIN AI
IN 2022, A VESSEL WITH NO HUMANS ABOARD SET SAIL ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. WOULD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE .BE ENOUGH TO KEEP IT AFLOAT?
10+ min |
September - October 2023
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Can AI Really Teach a Novice Wood-worker How to Complete Their First Project?
What began as a "simple" thought experiment quickly morphed into a complicated and potentially dangerous hands-on experience in the real world of woodworking
4 min |
July - August 2023
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A Living History of the Humble Paper Airplane
For centuries, paper airplanes have unlocked the science of flight—now they could inspire drone designs
9 min |
July - August 2023
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Build Our Propane-Fired DIY Pizza Oven
We did it-here's how you can, too.
10 min |
May - June 2023
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If We Can Eradicate Zombie Cells
AS WE AGE, OUR BODIES FILL UP WITH a type of dysfunctional cell that permanently stops dividing, called a \"senescent cell.\"
2 min |
July - August 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Our Model of Human Color Perception Being Wrong
ON A FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK CITY TO Berlin, the route map might look a little curious: The shortest path between these two cities is surely a straight line, and yet the flight path curves distinctly
2 min |
July - August 2023
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The Pentagon's Hypersonic Rocket Engine
HYPERSONIC ENGINES COME IN ALL shapes and sizes-some are even 3Dprinted
1 min |
July - August 2023
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How Ukraine's "Secret Weapon" Shrugs Off Russian Radio Interference
SINCE THE START OF ITS WAR WITH Ukraine, Russia claims to have taken out 90 percent of Kyiv's drones with radio jamming
1 min |
July - August 2023
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Brava's Glass Smart Oven Cooks at the Speed of Light
SMART OVENS USE A MIX OF SENSORS AND SOFTS ware to cook food to your liking
5 min |
July - August 2023
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There Has Never Been a Better Time to Buy a SMART GRILL
THE CHOICE USED TO BE BETWEEN CHARCOAL AND PROPANE flavor or easy
3 min |
July - August 2023
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IN THE WAR AGAINST THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY, TWO TINY WASPS COULD BE THE SECRET WEAPON
The insect flutters her antennae to taste the egg mass beneath her, movements stuttering like stop-motion animation
10+ min |
July - August 2023
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Leroy Hood Wants to Show You How to LIVE FOR A REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME
With a big data approach and a focus on disease prevention, the renowned biologist is on a quest to start a healthcare revolution
10+ min |
July - August 2023
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How We'll Die on Mars
Establishing a permanent human presence on the Red Planet will be risky, but researchers are finding solutions that will keep future residents alive Long enough to die peacefully. Here's how it could happen
10+ min |
May - June 2023
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Whether We Should Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth
At first blush, it sounds like a line from Jurassic Park, the fictional dream of resurrecting creatures long dead
1 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
If AI Can Take Our Jobs
CHAT GPT HAS RECENTLY BLOWN UP THE internet with its ability to replicate human speech
2 min |
May - June 2023
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These Tips to Increase Your Home's Water Pressure
WHEN SHOWERHEADS IN YOUR HOME ARE WEAK, water dribbles out of faucets, and the washing machine takes forever to fill, the problem could be low water pressure
3 min |
May - June 2023
Popular Mechanics US
If We'll Ever Reach Warp Speed
THE SECRET TO FASTER-THAN-LIGHT physics could be to double down on the number of dimensions, according to research published last December in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity
2 min |
May - June 2023
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How Sonar Actually Works
IN THE EARLY DAYS OF WORLD WAR II, ALLIED navies faced a stark challenge: how to detect Germany's growing fleet of U-boats and prevent them from repeating the havoc wrought in World War I
2 min |
May - June 2023
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PlayStation VR 2 Is the Second Chance for Blockbuster VR
SONY'S PLAYSTATION VIRTUAL REALITY (PSVR) 2 headset represents the next generation of highfidelity VR
6 min |
May - June 2023
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The Truth Is Out There.So Is Lue Elizondo.
Unidentified craft are entering restricted U.S. airspace. Elizondo wants to ensure they don't cause the next Pearl Harbor
10+ min |
May - June 2023
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CAN STRUCTURAL BATTERIES SAVE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT?
The two largest aircraft manufacturers in the world have snubbed battery-operated aircraft. Researchers in Europe think they might have (part of) a solution: Make the plane out of the battery
10 min |
May - June 2023
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What It's Like Inside an M1 Abrams
Can't Stop Thinking About
2 min |
March - April 2023
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Achieving Nuclear Fusion Ignition
Can't Stop Thinking About
2 min |
March - April 2023
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What's Lurking Behind the Milky Way
Can't Stop Thinking About
3 min |
March - April 2023
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After You Die, Monica Torres Can Bring Life Back to Your Body
The groundbreaking mortician is pioneering new techniques to restore the dead and provide closure to grieving families.
10+ min |
March - April 2023
Popular Mechanics US
Home Theater
Cue up a cinematic even Spielberg experience that would envy.
5 min |