Prototypes China Says Its New Bullet Train Will Hit 373 mphPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanA state-owned rail company in China has built the prototype for a blazingly fast maglev train. The new prototype, built by the China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), is being designed to carry
Autos Gaining Speed: A History of the Indy 500 Racing TirePopular Mechanics - By Tim NewcombTires have evolved along with racing machines in the ultimate effort to gain more and more speed. Racing legend Mario Andretti remembers running low on time during a tire test session in California around
Science The Last American Transatlantic Slave Ship Has Been FoundPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanA long search has finally led to the Clotilda, which landed in 1860. The remains of the last ship known to bring enslaved people from Africa to the United States, a schooner named Clotilda, has been discovered
U.S. Air Force Watch Four Air Force Transports Thread Through a ValleyPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiMC-130Js usually fly at night to avoid being spotted by the enemy, but this clip captures them in broad daylight. A new Twitter video shows a formation of U.S. Air Force transports flying a particularly
Science The Future of Medicine Lives in Your GutPopular Mechanics - By Jacqueline DetwilerDozens of biotech companies are targeting your microbiome to create a whole new class of drugs. It’s a weird time for microbes, a sort of interspecies interregnum in which humans have realized that microbes
U.S. Army Look What Star Trek Fans Accidentally Did to This M41 Walker Bulldog TankPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiA Star Trek fan club that was simply trying to do a good deed for the community accidentally painted an Army tank the wrong color. The M41 Walker Bulldog light tank, on display in West Virginia, is now
Las Vegas, NV Las Vegas Is Getting a Loop from Elon MuskPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanThe Boring Company hopes its first commercial project will emerge under the bright lights of Sin City. Las Vegas is officially getting Boring. The gambling capital of America has selected Elon Musk's Boring
Space 18 Famous Women Who Explored SpacePopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezThese female pioneers broke barriers to study the great unknown. On May 26, 1951, a girl born in Encino, California would grow up to become the first American woman in space. Though Sally Ride later inspired
Autos Working the Line: What's It's Like To Build a Volvo S60Popular Mechanics - By Ezra DyerWant to know what it's like to work on the line? I went inside Volvo's Charleston plant to find out. Nobody’s ever asked me to come work in a car factory. The reasons for that are fairly obvious: Factories
U.S. Air Force F-35 Fighter Pilots Might Soon Fly With Robotic WingmenPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiOne fighter jet could control many unmanned jets, changing the face of aerial warfare forever. The U.S. Air Force is investigating how to control unmanned drone from its latest fighter jets, the F-35A
DARPA DARPA Wants Soldiers To Control Machines With Their MindsPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe Department of Defense’s research and development wing, DARPA, is working on technology to read and write to the human brain. The focus isn’t on mind control but rather machine control, allowing the
Meteorites This Super Rare Mud Meteorite Crashed into a Costa Rican HousePopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanIt could provide huge clues about the origins of our solar system. Meteorites fall to Earth all the time. One estimate says that between 36 and 166 meteorites larger than 10 grams (0.02 pounds) make their
East Africa Where Did This Massive Underwater Volcano Come From?Popular Mechanics - By David GrossmanIt's been giving a tiny African island headaches since last year. Scientists still don't know what it means. On November 11, 2018, the largest offshore volcanic event in recorded history occurred, with
How the World's First Digital Circuit Breaker Could Completely Change Our Powered WorldPopular Mechanics - By Jill Kiedaisch3,000 times faster than the fastest mechanical breaker, this innovation could radically alter how we manage power. This week the world’s first and only digital circuit breaker was certified for commercial
Play buttonSolar Impulse 11 of the Most Impressive Solar Projects Powering Our WorldPopular Mechanics - By Darren OrfThe Sun's limitless energy is all around us. We just need to harness it. Here in the United States, we need updated infrastructure, but we also need some forward-thinking ways to power it now and into
NASA NASA Is Launching Yeast Into Deep SpacePopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanSome people use it to make bread. Astronauts will use it to study radiation. NASA will be sending yeast cells where no man has gone before. After years of prep work, the agency is planning to relaunch
Play buttonU.S. Army The U.S. Army Is Putting Tiny 'Black Hornet' Drones in the Hands of TroopsPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe Black Hornet personal reconnaissance system can fly for 25 minutes and see at night. The U.S. Army is equipping ground troops with a new handheld drone it claims will eliminate dead space on the battlefield,
Play buttonU.S. Navy Could Airships Really Revolutionize the U.S. Navy?Popular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiForget the Hindenburg, today’s airships don’t burn and could defend the fleet with radars and missiles. Here’s a radical idea: the U.S. Navy should embrace airships to supplement its battle fleets. Nearly
Play buttonNASA Meet the New Flying Robots That NASA Is Sending Into SpacePopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanThe International Space Station (ISS) has three new flying robots, collectively known as the Astrobees. Built by NASA, these three bots—named Honey, Queen, and Bumble—will work alongside astronauts on
Space Are We Reaching the End of Spacewalks?Popular Mechanics - By Joe PappalardoRobots can handle many dangerous jobs. But sometimes, you need an astronaut's brain. It’s June 3, 1965 and astronaut Ed White, in orbit over Hawaii, emerges from a space capsule to become the first American
Play buttonMarshall Islands The U.S.'s Aging 'Nuclear Coffin' Is an Ecological Disaster Waiting To HappenPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiA lonely concrete dome on an uninhabited island in the central Pacific could end up being a very big headache for the U.S. On the island of Runit, there is a large concrete dome that houses nuclear waste
U.S. Navy China Now Has More Warships Than the U.S.Popular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiChina now has more warships than the United States Navy. The People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN), informally known as the Chinese Navy, recently hit a landmark number of 300 ships—thirteen more than U.S.
Play buttonTechnology Why the World's Measuring Systems Just Changed—and What It MeansPopular Mechanics - By David Grossman"If you tell aliens that our units of measurement are based on a hunk of metal, you will be the laughingstock of the galaxy." As agreed upon by scientists and representatives from around 60 countries year,
Play buttonSupercars Detailing a Lamborghini Countach Is as Tricky as You ThinkPopular Mechanics - By Brian SilvestroThe Countach's original paint is extremely delicate and thin, so making it look like new is no walk in the park. Italian supercars from the 1970s and 1980s aren't exactly known for high build quality.
Land Rover 9 Cool Things We Learned Driving the Spectre Land Rover DefenderPopular Mechanics - By Ben StewartCreated by the custom shop Himalaya, this Defender is a Land Rover like you've never seen before—complete with a Chevy V8 and a Jeep steering box. Vintage 4X4s are having a serious moment right now. But
Neanderthals Humans Broke Up with Neanderthals Much Longer Ago Than We ThoughtPopular Mechanics - By David GrossmanA big study analyzes dental records and finds a surprisingly early split in Europe. The exact point that humans and Neanderthals diverged from each other has long been a matter of intense debate among
Stealth Aircraft What’s Going on With Russia’s New Stealth Fighter?Popular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe troubled Sukhoi Su-57 gets an order boost from Moscow. The Russian government has bumped up its first order for new Su-57 fighter bombers, commiting to five time as many planes as it had originally
Play buttonOff-roading How to Set Your Tire Pressure for Off-RoadingPopular Mechanics - By Brian Silvestro and Máté PetrányYou know you should run a lower tire pressure in certain terrain. But what terrain, and what tire pressure? Here's a handy guide. No proper off roader can be complete without a portable air compressor.
Space Here's What You Need to Know About Tomorrow's Blue Flower MoonPopular Mechanics - By Daisy HernandezIncluding the gear to help you catch the best views. Tomorrow night you'll be able to see a rare Blue Flower Moon. The Moon will be at its fullest on Saturday evening, but will appear full tonight and
U.S. Air Force The Air Force Wants to Use Air Taxis to Rescue TroopsPopular Mechanics - By Kyle MizokamiThe service thinks the same technology that would transport people in cities could get them out of tight situations in wartime. The U.S. Air Force wants a drone that can fly out the back of an air transport,
