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Better Headgear Through Chemistry
ricap_485.jpg Nineteen-year-old expert skier Janne van Enckevort was told that this cap would harden when his head struck the ice. To make sure, he removed the spongy pads lining the hat, crumpled...
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Science Confirms the Terrible Truth
Beer may not be the only beverage to blame istockphoto Given that Americans drink billions of gallons of diet soda every year, it comes as little surprise that one of the most popular articles abuzz...
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Get Your Sci-Tech Election On
Uncle Sam He wants you [to get involved] Funding for the majority of federal science and technology programs in the United States has declined or remained flat during the past seven years. And don't...
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Cocktail Party Science Podcast
Martini Michael Balderas Check out our inaugural episode of Cocktail Party Science, in which host Chuck Cage, senior editor Nicole Dyer and Web editor Megan Miller talk to Eric Hagerman, author of...
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Scientists Unveil the World's Largest Sheet of Carbon Nanotubes
BIG YET SMALLL Nanocomp Technologies, Inc Nanocomp Technologies Inc. of Concord, New Hampshire has managed to make the largest sheet of carbon nanotubing ever, rekindling the long-standing dream of a...
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Tainted Tap Water
Tainted Tap Water malla_mi/iStockphoto Just when we were coming back around to the idea of drinking good old fashioned tap water, the Associated Press today announced that it has found traces of...
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How Can I Back Up My Cellphone Contacts?
Back it Up It can sometimes be harder than one might think Peter Hoey Wise question. I wish I had asked it before leaving my phone and two years' worth of numbers in a taxi. Fortunately, backup...
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Chuck Cage sits down with editor Nicole Dyer and writer Cliff Kuang to get the inside scoop on the future of the environment. In this episode of Cocktail Party Science, the three tear open the...
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Wave Powered Boat Crosses Pacific Successfully
Going the Distance Captain Ken-ichi Horie, aboard the Suntory Mermaid II, prepares to travel solo 4,350 miles from Hawaii to Japan on wave power alone. S. Yamada It was all smooth sailing for...
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SciKu, Anyone?
Here at Popular Science, innovation is the name of the game. Now, our Features Editor has pushed the envelope on the blog's ubiquitous form by invoking a great form of poetry known for its compact use...
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Everybody Loves SciKu
Diet Pills iStockPhoto Brace yourself. Features Editor Nicole Dyer has hit her SciKu stride-- check out her latest piece of work and read amazing SciKu from our talented users (you might wanna sit...
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SciKu Confirms the Obvious
SciKu Swimming iStockPhoto Nicole Dyer is back, masterfully merging the ever-popular "Science Confirms the Obvious" series with her favorite new artform, SciKu (an instant cult classic).Check out her...
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