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Buy This Flying Car
Technologie

Buy This Flying Car

By Eric Adams

Hydrogen-Bombing Down the Track
Technologie

Hydrogen-Bombing Down the Track

By Joe Brown

A WowWee Roboraptor with a flame coming out of its mouth to toast some charred marshmallows.
DIY

A fire-breathing bot

By Dave Prochnow

The Top-Secret Warplanes of Area 51
Aviation

The Top-Secret Warplanes of Area 51

By Bill Sweetman

A monkey mask on the ground next to a skinned robotic monkey head.
DIY

Scare tactics

By Theodore Gray and Paul Wallich

U.S. Open Instant Replay: Total Accuracy, Major Fun
Robots

U.S. Open Instant Replay: Total Accuracy, Major Fun

By Jackson Lynch

The Race to 100 MPG
Hybrid Cars

The Race to 100 MPG

By Billy Baker

Subways
Technologie

SPECIAL REPORTTechnology vs. Terrorism

By Stephen Handelman

Your Second Life is Ready
Technologie

Your Second Life is Ready

By Annalee Newitz

The Future of Robots
Robots

The Future of Robots

By Ray Kurzweil. Photo essay text Eric Mika

Robots

5 paths to the walking, talking, pie-baking humanoid robot

By Gregory Mone

Robots

Robots R Us

By Ray Kurzweil

Hot Wings
Technologie

Hot Wings

By Sonia Zjawinski

Your Very Own Personal Tank
Motorcycles

Your Very Own Personal Tank

By Dawn Stover

A yellow homemade ROV in some murky water.
DIY

The homemade spy sub

By Gregory Mone

It’s a Rocket! It’s a Plane! It’s…Rocket Plane!
Aviation

It’s a Rocket! It’s a Plane! It’s…Rocket Plane!

By Michael Belfiore

An original black Xbox hooked up to a flat-screen TV and displaying Xbox Media Center (XBMC).
DIY

Xbox media monster

By Mike Haney

Citron C3 Pluriel Latte
Hybrid Cars

2006 London Motor Show

By John Voelcker

Review: Who Killed the Electric Car?
Aviation

Review: Who Killed the Electric Car?

By Eric Adams

The supersonic shape-shifting bomber Switchblade in flight
DARPA

The Supersonic Shape-Shifting Bomber

By Noah Shachtman

Schema for a backyard theater projector on wheels.
DIY

Build a backyard theater

By Mike Haney

A solar-powered WiFi extender near someone using a device in a hammock outside. Illustration.
DIY

Network your backyard

By Mike Outmesguine

fourth tio2 oxidation step
Technologie

In 2011 You’ll Never Have to Clean Your House Again

By Ethan Todras-Whitehill

soldier pointing the M-14 sniper rifle at the ground
Technologie

Tested In Battle

By Noah Shachtman, with reporting in Iraq David Axe

In 2021 You’ll Enjoy Total Recall
Technologie

In 2021 You’ll Enjoy Total Recall

By Michael Myser

Network Your Backyard: Detailed Instructions
DIY

Network Your Backyard: Detailed Instructions

By Mike Outmesguine

A model rocket with a red body and gold tip and fins, with flames coming out the back, against a black background.
DIY

Gray Matter: Rocket food

By Theodore Gray

Attack at the Speed of Light
Military

Attack at the Speed of Light

By Noah Shachtman

Science Confirms the Obvious!
Science

Science Confirms the Obvious!

By Laura Allen

A person holding a paint roller with a roll of paper towels on it and using it to spin nylon thread out some some chemicals in a wine glass.
DIY

Gray Matter: Stir up some nylon

By Theodore Gray

John Koza Has Built an Invention Machine
AI

John Koza Has Built an Invention Machine

By Jonathon Keats

The inside of a cable box.
DIY

Hack your cable box

By Mike Haney

The Windows key on a black keyboard.
DIY

Windows rehab 101

By Dan Tynan

A person using an iPhone to take a photo of a brick building.
DIY

The DIY digital photo frame

By Mike Haney

The Smartest Robot Pet Yet
Gear

The Smartest Robot Pet Yet

By Jenny Everett

The Most Advanced Flight Deck
Aviation

The Most Advanced Flight Deck

By Bill Sweetman

Warning: The Hydrogen Economy May Be More Distant Than It Appears
Technologie

Warning: The Hydrogen Economy May Be More Distant Than It Appears

By Michael Behar

Petter Muren's Picoflyer next to a stack of eight coins.
Aviation

A tiny helicopter

By Eric Adams

Spirit Down
Technologie

Spirit Down

By Popular Science Team

Left: a networked front door camera. Right: a person using a cell phone to look at a remote feed of a person delivering pizza to their home.
DIY

Watch your front door from anywhere

By Paul Wallich

The Full-Tilt Flying Machine
Technologie

The Full-Tilt Flying Machine

By Bill Sweetman

An old laptop running Windows 98.
DIY

Resurrect a dead laptop

By Kirk Steers

Comet dust lodged inside Stardust s foam-filled collector awaits study
Technologie

Dust Busters

By Dawn Stover

How It Works: The $150,000 Watch
Technologie

How It Works: The $150,000 Watch

By Jonathon Keats

The Hood That Explodes For Safety
Technologie

The Hood That Explodes For Safety

By Matthew Phenix

DOG OF WAR
Army

The Army’s Robot Sherpa

By Preston Lerner

a human and a robotic hand holding chips
Robots

The Magic Touch

By Billy Baker

Perception: Rosie. Reality: Roomba
Technologie

Perception: Rosie. Reality: Roomba

By Larry Smith

At Home with the Backyard Rocketeer
Technologie

At Home with the Backyard Rocketeer

By

Behind the Images
Technologie

Behind the Images

By

Ready For Takeoff?
Technologie

Ready For Takeoff?

By Larry Smith

Cormorant Spy Plane Concept
Military

The Navy’s Swimming Spy Plane

By Bill Sweetman

X-Racers, Start Your Rockets!
Technologie

X-Racers, Start Your Rockets!

By Michael Belfiore

The Flying Luxury Hotel
Aviation

The Flying Luxury Hotel

By Joshua Tompkins

5 Bold Ideas For A Hurricane-Proof New Orleans
Environment

5 Bold Ideas For A Hurricane-Proof New Orleans

By Michael Behar

Robots Go to War
DARPA

Robots Go to War

By Preston Lerner

A man in a green suit riding a rocket bike.
DIY

A real rocket bike

By Michael Belfiore

A tungsten lightbulb burning in a lab, with helium pumped into the makeshift bulb.
DIY

Make your own lightbulb

By Theodore Gray

From Time Magazine: The Most Amazing Inventions of 2005
Technologie

From Time Magazine: The Most Amazing Inventions of 2005

By

A Linux laptop next to a kegerator.
DIY

The Linux-powered keg fridge

By Paul Wallich

Can We Stop Storms?
Environment

Can We Stop Storms?

By Michael Behar

Volkswagen Twincharger
Hybrid Cars

Volkswagen Twincharger

By

Ferretti Yachts with Mitsubishi Anti Rolling Gyro
Technik

Ferretti Yachts with Mitsubishi Anti Rolling Gyro

By

Ferrari Superamerica Roof
Technologie

Ferrari Superamerica Roof

By

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