Space Ghost Particles Could Explain Just About Everything in the UniversePopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanScientists have learned more about the subatomic particles known as neutrinos, sometimes called ghost particles. They're known for traveling at near lightspeeds and being nearly massless, but a new study
DARPA A Cave Is No Place for Humans, So DARPA Is Sending In the RobotsPopular Mechanics - By Courtney LinderOutside its cavernous passageways, the mine's entrance is emblazoned in red lettering that reads "Safety Research Coal Mine." This site is just one of two mine systems at the Bruceton Research Center Pittsburgh.
Aliens If We're Ever Going to Find Aliens, It'll Be Because They Glow in the DarkPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanAn energy source that astronomers have long regarded as destructive could, in fact, help discover alien life. Powerful ultraviolet radiation flares from red dwarfs could help uncover hidden biospheres
Play buttonTeleportation World's First Complex Quantum Teleportation Paves the Way for Next-Gen ComputingPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanScientists have successfully teleported a three-dimensional quantum state. The international effort between Chinese and Austrian scientists could be crucial for the future of quantum computers. The researchers,
Science The Blood of the CrabPopular Mechanics - By Caren CheslerHorseshoe crab blood is an irreplaceable medical marvel—and so biomedical companies are bleeding 500,000 every year. Can this creature that's been around since the dinosaurs be saved? Meghan Owings plucks
Military This Air Force Robot Can Fly a Cessna by ItselfPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe U.S. Air Force recently converted a civilian airplane into an ad hoc unmanned aerial vehicle, then sent the new drone on a two hour flight in the skies over Utah. ROBOpilot takes the place of a human
New Balance Everything That Goes Into Making a New Balance SneakerPopular Mechanics - By Tim NewcombEvery New Balance sneaker created at one of the company’s five New England-based factories moves quickly, stopping at each worker for an average of just 22.5 seconds. But those 22.5 seconds come full precision,
Science Alien Plant Hunter Taking First Steps on Earth. Next Stop: JupiterPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanThe science fiction of Star Trek has been inspiring scientists for generations in ways big and small. As mentioned in the opening credits of both the original series and The Next Generation, one focus
Play buttonMilitary The A-10 Lives To Fly AgainPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe U.S. Air Force has awarded Boeing a contract to manufacture new wings for the A-10 Warthog. The jets, most of which date back to the 1980s, were in danger of being permanently grounded unless their
Play buttonCessna Watch: Man Films His Own Cessna Crash and Coast Guard RescuePopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezIn a wild series of events, thrill-seeking stunt lover David Lesh managed to capture the crash and sinking of his Cessna Beechcraft Bonanza into the Pacific Ocean's Half Moon Bay on August 20. Lesh used
Play buttonRobotics Russia Just Sent This Creepy Robot Into SpacePopular Mechanics - By Courtney LinderHe's just under six feet tall, weighs about 350 pounds, and eerily resembles the creature from the 1979 film Alien. The humanoid robot's name is Fedor, which stands for "Final Experimental Demonstration
Science The Smallest Engine in the World Is Literally an IonPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanAn international team of physicists have created what they're calling the world's smallest engine. How small is it? The entire engine is a single calcium ion, making it around 10 billion times smaller
Instagram No, That Instagram Privacy Hoax Isn’t Real. It Never Is.Popular Mechanics - By Kristina LibbyJulia Roberts, Rob Lowe, and even current Secretary of Energy Rick Perry were among the many celebrities, politicians, and regular people who recently shared this Instagram post in an effort to protect
Play buttonSamsung Galaxy Note This Science Hack Could Prevent Your Phone from OverheatingPopular Mechanics - By Courtney LinderHave you ever left your smartphone in your black car, on your black car seats, with the moonroof open and the doors locked on an absolutely sweltering day? Have you done that with your phone perfectly
Volvo The Three-Point Seatbelt Turns 60, and It's a HeroPopular Mechanics - By Alexander StoklosaWhat do you wear every time you get in the car that's thin, smooth, and is believed to have saved over a million lives since 1959? That'd be the three-point seatbelt, and you have Volvo to thank for its
We Could Be Getting Closer to the First Flying TaxiPopular Mechanics - By David Grossman• German company Volocopter has unveiled the VoloCity, an electrical take-off and landing aircraft (eVTOL) that could be the first flying taxi. • Volocopter has been working on its eVTOLs since 2011. years
Military How Makers of the B-21 Are Learning Lessons From the B-2 BomberPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiNorthrup Grumman, the original builder of the B-2 Spirit bomber, is building the new B-21 Raider bomber with the lessons of the old jet in mind. The B-2, celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, experienced
Play buttonDrones Russia’s New 'Altair' Spy Drone Takes to the SkiesPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiRussia’s Ministry of Defense shared video of the country’s new Altair/Altius unmanned aerial vehicle yesterday, uploading a video of the twin engine drone to YouTube. The drone, under development for years,
Drones What Happens When a Drone Crashes Into Your Face?Popular Mechanics - By Eric TeglerThe vision of a drone-filled future involves tiny buzzing pieces of plastic and lithium-ion filling the skies above us. But for that vision to be realized, companies need to make sure a plummeting drone
Autos Should You Warm Up Your Car When It's Cold?Popular Mechanics - By Jay Bennett and Ezra DyerIn the thick of winter, the common wisdom is that when you are gearing up to take your truck out in the cold and snow, you should step outside, start up your engine, and let it idle to warm up. But contrary
Science How One Physicist Solved a 127-Year-Old Wave RiddlePopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanAnyone who has ever been on the stern (rear) of a boat has seen a familiar sight: waves rippling out in what's called a wake. Science has long assumed that there's a uniformity to this rippling, which
Aliens Here's How Aliens Might See EarthPopular Mechanics - By Courtney LinderHumans are narcissists when it comes to space. Earth is the center of the universe because, well, we live on it. While astronauts have seen the blue planet first-hand from the vacuum of space, we still
Science Scientists Build Schrödinger's Cat on a Quantum LevelPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanQuantum mechanics often has difficulty breaking through to the general public, which is where the importance of "Schrödinger's Cat" lies. The thought experiment captured the general imagination, with today
Play buttonCement The World's Largest Electric Vehicle Is a Dump TruckPopular Mechanics - By Courtney LinderBack before we as a society got privy to saving the environment, the scattering of Nissan Leaf owners were constantly pummeled with jokes. U.S. drivers, in particular, love that surge of adrenaline at
San Francisco State University The World's Oldest Webcam Will Finally Go OfflinePopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezFogCam, the world's longest running webcam, will be shut off at the end of August its creators, Jeff Schwartz and Dan Wong, announced on Twitter: FogCam has been in "near-continuous operation" for the
Military The USAF's First Certified 3D-Printed Part Is a Toilet Seat CoverPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe U.S. Air Force, faced with an aging aircraft fleet, is turning to 3D printing to dramatically cut down the time and cost of manufacturing spare parts. Travis Air Base, located in California, is printing
Autos 2020 Toyota Supra Spied During Filming of 'Fast 9'Popular Mechanics - By Eric StaffordAnyone who grew up watching the Fast & Furious movies knows that certain cars will always be connected to the characters who drove them, like a vehicular spirit animal, if you will. While Brian O'Conner
Oxygen Where Does the Oxygen in the Universe Come From, Exactly?Popular Mechanics - By David GrossmanThe sun doesn't just give off the heat needed for life on Earth to exist. The sun, and stars like it, also create most of the oxygen in the Universe. They create oxygen through a series of thermonuclear
Revolution How Scattering Light Could Power a Microchip RevolutionPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanFiber optics are the world's hidden backbone, spanning oceans and connecting continents. Giant companies like Microsoft and Facebook join forces to create these cables, like the Marea subsea cable, which
Play buttonRafale Deal The Dassault Rafale Fighter Jet Demands Your AttentionPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe Dassault Rafale is one of the least appreciated fighter jets in the world, and from this video it’s hard to understand why. The video, taken last week at the Zigermeet Air Show in Switzerland, shows
