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FYI: Will Climate Change Make it Too Hot Again?
FYI ClimateCelia Peterson/Getty ImagesIt depends on who you are and where you live. Humans thrive in Kuwait City, where average highs top 110° for several months a year. But extended runs of hot days...
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A Stringless Guitar Simulator That Anyone Can Play
Electronic AxMiroslaw SowaCopper traces—conductive pathways etched into a circuit board on the instrument's body—take the place of guitar strings.Miroslaw Sowa, an electronics hobbyist in Montreal who...
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Strategies for a Changing Planet: Farming
Better SeedsDavid ArkyClimate change is already happening, and it's time to get ready. Here's how we could adjust our most basic needs--food, water, shelter--to survive. The biggest challenge in...
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Strategies for a Changing Planet: Water
Pale Blue DotJack Cook/Woods Hole Oceanographic InstitutionAll the water on Earth would fill a sphere that was just 860 miles in diameter.Climate change is already happening, and it's time to get...
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Strategies for a Changing Planet: If All Else Fails...
Desperate MeasuresGraham MurdochBombarding the stratosphere with aerosol-packed artillery shells could either lower the temperature of the planet—or destroy it.Climate change is already happening, and...
View ArticleThe Goods: July 2012's Hottest Gadgets
These dozen toys are the best gadgets of the month, whether you're looking for recreation (a better bike tire) or something more practical (a better washing machine and vacuum cleaner).Click to launch...
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Bio-Retina Implant Could Give Laser-Powered Sight to the Blind
Instant EyeKevin HandA new bionic eye implant could allow blind people to recognize faces, watch TV and even read. Nano Retina's Bio-Retina is one of two recent attempts to help patients with...
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The First Ever Self-Chilling Can
West Coast ChillClaire BenoistTwenty years ago, Mitchell Joseph set out to solve one of the great challenges of the modern age: how to make a can of beer that could cool itself. He designed a can that...
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Chernobyl Now
Chernobyl NowLeft: Karen Kasmauski/Corbis; Right: Steve FeatherstoneClick here to see this amazing image even larger.On April 26, 1986, two powerful explosions tore through Unit 4 of the Chernobyl...
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Make Your Own Remote-Control Spy Blimp
Spy BlimpGreg MaxsonI'm a materials-science engineer at an agency that allocates funding to research projects. It's theoretical work, so in my spare time I like to do practical, hands-on things. I've...
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