CAPTAIN AI

IN 2022, A VESSEL WITH NO HUMANS ABOARD SET SAIL ACROSS THE ATLANTIC. WOULD ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE .BE ENOUGH TO KEEP IT AFLOAT?

Can AI Really Teach a Novice Wood-worker How to Complete Their First Project?

What began as a "simple" thought experiment quickly morphed into a complicated and potentially dangerous hands-on experience in the real world of woodworking

A Living History of the Humble Paper Airplane

For centuries, paper airplanes have unlocked the science of flight—now they could inspire drone designs

Build Our Propane-Fired DIY Pizza Oven

We did it-here's how you can, too.

If We Can Eradicate Zombie Cells

AS WE AGE, OUR BODIES FILL UP WITH a type of dysfunctional cell that permanently stops dividing, called a \"senescent cell.\"

Our Model of Human Color Perception Being Wrong

ON A FLIGHT FROM NEW YORK CITY TO Berlin, the route map might look a little curious: The shortest path between these two cities is surely a straight line, and yet the flight path curves distinctly

The Pentagon's Hypersonic Rocket Engine

HYPERSONIC ENGINES COME IN ALL shapes and sizes-some are even 3Dprinted

How Ukraine's "Secret Weapon" Shrugs Off Russian Radio Interference

SINCE THE START OF ITS WAR WITH Ukraine, Russia claims to have taken out 90 percent of Kyiv's drones with radio jamming

Brava's Glass Smart Oven Cooks at the Speed of Light

SMART OVENS USE A MIX OF SENSORS AND SOFTS ware to cook food to your liking

There Has Never Been a Better Time to Buy a SMART GRILL

THE CHOICE USED TO BE BETWEEN CHARCOAL AND PROPANE flavor or easy

IN THE WAR AGAINST THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY, TWO TINY WASPS COULD BE THE SECRET WEAPON

The insect flutters her antennae to taste the egg mass beneath her, movements stuttering like stop-motion animation

Leroy Hood Wants to Show You How to LIVE FOR A REALLY, REALLY LONG TIME

With a big data approach and a focus on disease prevention, the renowned biologist is on a quest to start a healthcare revolution

How We'll Die on Mars

Establishing a permanent human presence on the Red Planet will be risky, but researchers are finding solutions that will keep future residents alive Long enough to die peacefully. Here's how it could happen

Whether We Should Bring Back the Woolly Mammoth

At first blush, it sounds like a line from Jurassic Park, the fictional dream of resurrecting creatures long dead

If AI Can Take Our Jobs

CHAT GPT HAS RECENTLY BLOWN UP THE internet with its ability to replicate human speech

These Tips to Increase Your Home's Water Pressure

WHEN SHOWERHEADS IN YOUR HOME ARE WEAK, water dribbles out of faucets, and the washing machine takes forever to fill, the problem could be low water pressure

If We'll Ever Reach Warp Speed

THE SECRET TO FASTER-THAN-LIGHT physics could be to double down on the number of dimensions, according to research published last December in the journal Classical and Quantum Gravity

How Sonar Actually Works

IN THE EARLY DAYS OF WORLD WAR II, ALLIED navies faced a stark challenge: how to detect Germany's growing fleet of U-boats and prevent them from repeating the havoc wrought in World War I

PlayStation VR 2 Is the Second Chance for Blockbuster VR

SONY'S PLAYSTATION VIRTUAL REALITY (PSVR) 2 headset represents the next generation of highfidelity VR

The Truth Is Out There.So Is Lue Elizondo.

Unidentified craft are entering restricted U.S. airspace. Elizondo wants to ensure they don't cause the next Pearl Harbor

CAN STRUCTURAL BATTERIES SAVE ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT?

The two largest aircraft manufacturers in the world have snubbed battery-operated aircraft. Researchers in Europe think they might have (part of) a solution: Make the plane out of the battery

What It's Like Inside an M1 Abrams

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Achieving Nuclear Fusion Ignition

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What's Lurking Behind the Milky Way

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After You Die, Monica Torres Can Bring Life Back to Your Body

The groundbreaking mortician is pioneering new techniques to restore the dead and provide closure to grieving families.

Home Theater

Cue up a cinematic even Spielberg experience that would envy.

Carburetors vs. Fuel-Injection

CARBURETORS USE THE VACUUM CREATED by the intake stroke of the engine to force air through their ports and passages. As the air flows through, it simultaneously forces fuel into the combustion chamber.

KTM Used Fuel Injection to Revamp Two-Stroke Engines

TWO-STROKE ENGINES USED TO BE UBIQUITOUS IN DIRT bike racing, thanks to their lightweight construction and horsepower. Packed in a dirt bike frame, they make a motorcycle playful in the corners and plenty fast when the throttle's wide open.

Colorful, Accurate Inkjet Printers for Your Documents and Photos

BETWEEN TODAY'S REMOTE-WORKPLACE DEMANDS and a looming tax season, you likely have a lot of paperwork on your hands. You need a reliable printer to quickly crank out hard copies of important documents.

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