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Your Alaskan Cruise Is Possible Because Canada Blew Up an Underwater Mountain
People predicted tsunamis and an earthquake, but nothing particularly bad happened
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Is Fungus the Material of the Future?
Scientists in the Netherlands have found a way to make slippers and other household objects using fungi
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A Microwave Helmet May Help Diagnose Traumatic Brain Injury
Doctors find that a stroke-detection technology could be useful in screening for intracranial bleeding
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This Device Collects Water From the Clouds
CloudFisher does exactly as its name implies—drawing water down from the sky
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Norway Proposes World’s First Mile-Long Tunnel for Ships
The tunnel would help ships and ferries avoid rough seas around the Stadlandet Peninsula where 33 people have died since World War II
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Could This Be the Most Efficient Solar Panel Ever?
Taking advantage of temperatures upwards of 1,000 Celsius, these hot solar cells could produce twice as much energy as the industry standard
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In Smart Cities of the Future, Posters and Street Signs Can Talk
University of Washington engineers show how “smart” posters can send a message via FM radio waves to smartphone or car radio
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Failure at One of These 15,000 American Dams Would Be Fatal
A quiet crisis is afoot as the nation’s infrastructure ages
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If We Can Get Past the Ickiness, Hagfish Slime May Actually Be Useful to Us
The gelatinous glop could be the key to everything from bio-inspired kevlar to shark defense for divers
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The Historic Innovation of Land Mines—And Why We’ve Struggled to Get Rid of Them
A number of researchers are developing tools to defuse or detonate land mines without harming civilians
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The New IMAX Film “Dream Big” Roots for the Underdogs in the Engineering World
Director Greg MacGillivray’s latest documentary premieres at the National Air and Space Museum
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The Inventors of Upcycling Published Their Manifesto In a Plastic Book. Why?
You might have heard the term in relation to crafting, but it means a lot more
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What Will the Autonomous Ship of the Future Look Like?
Shipbuilding companies are experimenting with self-driving, remotely-operated and crewless vessels
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Are Artificial Trees the Future of Renewable Energy?
While a new device’s flapping leaves can generate a lot of energy, extracting it is far from a breeze
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Turning Dragonflies Into Drones
The DragonflEye project equips the insects with solar-powered backpacks that control their flight
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These “Smart Glasses” Adjust To Your Vision Automatically
The glasses’ liquid lenses change shape according to the distance of objects, making reading glasses and bifocals unnecessary
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Scientists Now Know Exactly How Lead Got Into Flint’s Water
New report points blames corrosion and warns that fixing lead poisoning nationwide will require more work than we hoped
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This Spit-Powered Biobattery Is Made From a Single Sheet of Paper
Researchers at Binghamton University are developing inexpensive paper biobatteries to power simple sensors that monitor things like blood sugar
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Using Your Heartbeat as a Password
Researchers have developed a way of turning the unique rhythms of your heart into a form of identification
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Earwax: Coming To a Home Air Filtration System Near You?
A clogged ear on a scuba trip led a Georgia Institute of Technology engineer to study the dust-filtering properties of the waxy substance
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