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Fake Walls, Real Shocks: VR System Simulates Physical Barriers
May 08, 2017 | ArticleWhat happens when you walk into a wall in virtual reality?
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Flying High: 7 Post-Hindenburg Airships
May 08, 2017 | CountdownThe Hindenburg disaster effectively ended the nascent airship industry, but dirigible designs persist today.
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Happy Birthday, Dynamite: Interesting Facts About the Explosive Material
May 07, 2017 | ArticleFrom its origins to its eventual uses, here are some interesting and explosive facts about dynamite.
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Nike's Attempt to Beat 2-Hour Marathon Falls Just Short
May 06, 2017 | ArticleThough Eliud Kipchoge was able to shave 2 minutes and 32 seconds off the current marathon world record, the elusive sub-2-hour marathon remains just beyond the grasp of humanity. At least for now.
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How to Build the World's Fastest Marathoner
May 05, 2017 | CountdownWhen it comes to the fastest runners in the world, there are four key things that can influence an athlete's performance: nutrition, shoe technology, course conditions and genetics.
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Nike's 'Moonshot': What Will It Take to Run a Marathon in Under 2 Hours?
May 05, 2017 | ArticleThree athletes stand poised to chase down a historic milestone as part of Nike's Breaking2 project.
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Boom! Supersonic Passenger Jet Coming by 2020
May 05, 2017 | ArticleA supersonic passenger jet could change commercial flight.
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Science Videos Wow Judges in Data-Visualization Face-Off
May 05, 2017 | ArticleThe journal Science announced the winners of its second annual data-visualization competition.
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Biodegradable Circuitry Could Shrink the World's Growing Piles of E-Waste
May 04, 2017 | ArticleResearchers in California report they have produced a lightweight and flexible semiconductor built on a base of cellulose, the main ingredient in plant fibers.
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Lights On, Sven! Ikea Surveys People on AI-Based Furniture
May 04, 2017 | ArticleThe furniture company Ikea is conducting a survey to see how people would like their artificially intelligent sofas to behave.
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