Staff Writers
at 04:30 AM Aug 18 2011
Matt Richardson
Make // 

It's become a refrain in this age of 24-hour news stations, media-starved talking heads, and hundreds of channels of stuff you don't want to watch. "Why won't they just shut up about (insert your least favorite abusive sitcom star, diminutive bepoofed reality star, brain-dead politician, or Kyle Sandilands here). The talking heads may never shut up, but that doesn't mean you have to listen to them--and some enterprising Makers created an Arduino-controlled gadget that'll make that even easier.

Staff Writers
at 03:17 AM Aug 18 2011
Schluckspecht.net
Cars // 

A German car nicknamed "heavy drinker" or "boozer" has set a new record for electric vehicle stamina: 1631.5 km on a single charge. The single-seat vehicle's aerodynamic shape, with the motors integrated into the wheel hubs, helped the car accomplish this feat.

Rebecca Boyle
at 01:56 AM Aug 18 2011
SpaceX
Space // 

A little less than six months after the final space shuttle launch, a private space company will launch a rocket carrying a cargo capsule bound for the International Space Station. SpaceX said this week that it plans a Nov. 30 launch date for its first rendezvous with the ISS - an encounter that will mark a major milestone in private space exploration.

Rebecca Boyle
at 00:57 AM Aug 18 2011
PopSci Archives
Tech // 

A new type of acoustic cloak would allow soundwaves to travel around an object unimpeded, and could be used to build better concert halls, quiet spaces and noise-shielding headgear, researchers say.

 
1 ... 681 682 683 ...
Sign up for the Pop Sci newsletter
Australian Popular Science
ON SALE 31 AUGUST
PopSci Live