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Huge underwater ‘kite’ turbine powered 1,000 homes in the Faroe Islands
It’s been over a decade since PopSci last checked in on Minesto’s underwater “kite” turbine technology.…
A sea creature extinct for half a billion years inspired a new soft robot
Plenty of robots are inspired by existing animals, but not as many take their cue from…
Boeing faces FAA audit after its 737 Max 9 plane’s door plug blew off mid-air
The Federal Aviation Administration announced immediate “new and significant actions” to its increased oversight of Boeing’s…
At 15,118 feet across, this new suspension bridge is the longest in the world
On a good day, commuters traveling between the city of Lapseki on Turkey’s Asian side and…
This new synthetic tooth enamel is even harder than the real thing
Every day, you grind your teeth, and they bear it. As you pulverize hard foods or…
The truth about carbon capture technology
Climate change is on everyone’s minds this week, as world leaders convene at the 2021 United…
Inside the surprisingly complex engineering process that creates an Olympic torch
The Olympic torch relay represents an iconic beginning to the games. Former Olympians and members of…
Inside America’s legendary audio gear factory
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The Corvette is finally the supercar it deserves to be
The Corvette was a hell-raising sports car that pioneered leading-edge performance technologies like fuel injection, independent…
