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Tech

Clear Aluminum: The Sci-Fi Material We Built Before They Thought We Would

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By Ben Richmond
Tech

The Scientist Making (and Destroying) Military-Grade Foam in Brooklyn

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By Lara Heintz
Tech

Ice-Nine and Unobtainium: Why We Dream Up Wonder Materials

03.13.15

By Becky Ferreira
Tech

Replacing the Military’s Most Toxic Technology

03.13.15

By Allison McCartney
Tech

Here’s Why You’re Not Eating Chicken Breast Grown in a Lab (Yet)

03.13.15

By Christian Borys
Tech

How a Wooden Table Helped an Element Collector Buy Periodictable.com

03.13.15

By Jason Koebler
Tech

Print Your Heart Out

03.13.15

By Matt Davenport
Tech

Lipstick’s Liquid Formulas Are the Secret to My Smear-Free Face

03.13.15

By Scaachi Koul
Tech

How Glass Is Like Contra Dancing

03.12.15

By Steph Yin
Tech

Snail Shells Are Inspiring Tomorrow’s Toughest Materials

03.12.15

By Stephen Buranyi
Tech

The Element Collectors

03.12.15

By Jason Koebler
Tech

The Atomic-Scale Searchlight

03.12.15

By Sarah Witman

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Gaming

Kamala Harris Dropped a New Custom ‘Fortnite’ Map

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Life

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Gaming

‘Fortnite’ Simplifies the Grind With New XP Changes

The latest ‘Fortnite’ change is the furthest thing from controversial and seems to be looking out for fans of the game in a big way.

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By Shaun Cichacki
Hisayo Yamazaki stabds next to the puppets outside her house in the village of Ichinono. (Photo by Philip FONG / AFP)

Travel

An Aging Japanese Village Put Life-Sized Dolls Everywhere to Feel More Alive

In rural Japan’s Ichinono village, elderly residents combat loneliness by creating life-sized dolls that sit, swing, and cycle through their near-empty streets.

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By Luis Prada
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Gaming

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