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21 Gadgets from the 1990s That Everyone Thought Were the Greatest

21 Gadgets from the 1990s That Everyone Thought Were the Greatest

Why doesn't any of our tech look cool anymore?

By Daniel Bonfiglio

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23 Chunky 'Portable' Tech That Wouldn’t Have Fit In Your Pocket

23 Chunky 'Portable' Tech That Wouldn’t Have Fit In Your Pocket

Ever since technology was invented, it has been a human desire to put it in your pocket and take it with you.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 1 month ago in Wow

15 Technological Breakthroughs from the '60s That Changed the World

15 Technological Breakthroughs from the '60s That Changed the World

Here are some inventions from the 60s that go beyond the Space Race.

By Neill Lynskey

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42 Machine Cross Sections to Tickle the Back of Your Brain

42 Machine Cross Sections to Tickle the Back of Your Brain

Inside every gadget and appliance we use on a daily basis is a complicated network of electronics and machinery.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 1 month ago in Ftw

21 Coolest Military Aircraft Ever Built

21 Coolest Military Aircraft Ever Built

Airplanes have been used in the military for over a hundred years, and they are still going strong.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 1 month ago in Ftw

25 Colorful Close-Ups of Microscopic Viruses

25 Colorful Close-Ups of Microscopic Viruses

People say that the best things come in small packages, but sometimes the worst things come in really really small packages.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 1 month ago in Ftw

21 Active Nuclear Reactors to Admire

21 Active Nuclear Reactors to Admire

In 2025, commercial nuclear reactors provide 9% of the electricity supply worldwide.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 1 month ago in Wow

15 Archeological Discoveries That Redefined Human History

15 Archeological Discoveries That Redefined Human History

Archaeologists are literally digging up forgotten history.

By Neill Lynskey

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15 Cool Underwater Craft Exploring the Ocean's Depths

15 Cool Underwater Craft Exploring the Ocean's Depths

Dive into some mind blowing tech from the depths.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 1 month ago

30 Pics from the Construction of the James Webb Space Telescope

30 Pics from the Construction of the James Webb Space Telescope

Check out the building of a ten-billion dollar science experiment.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 1 month ago

20 Scientific Truths That Read Like Science Fiction

20 Scientific Truths That Read Like Science Fiction

Planet of the Apes is coming and you can't stop it.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 1 month ago

The 10 Most Dangerous Airplanes in History

The 10 Most Dangerous Airplanes in History

Despite countless reminders that airplanes are the safest form of travel, it doesn't feel that.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 1 month ago in Wow

32 Predictions of What the World Might Look Like in 2170

32 Predictions of What the World Might Look Like in 2170

Humanity has always looked ahead to the future.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 1 month ago in Wow

Deadly Military Equipment from the Future (17 Pics)

Deadly Military Equipment from the Future (17 Pics)

Soldiers are going cyberpunk.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 1 month ago

20 Villainous Tweets from Evil Scientist Jiankui He

20 Villainous Tweets from Evil Scientist Jiankui He

The evil version of the people who made wooly mice.

By Neill Lynskey

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26 Pieces of Futuristic Technology from the Past

26 Pieces of Futuristic Technology from the Past

Go back to when robots weren't used to steal your data.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 2 months ago

23 Lethal Thingamajigs People Threw Together in their Basement

23 Lethal Thingamajigs People Threw Together in their Basement

The only thing more powerful than the force of human ingenuity is a bullet from a gun.

By Cameron Fetter

Featured 2 months ago in Ftw

25 Cybertruck Crashes We Hope Aren't Metaphors

25 Cybertruck Crashes We Hope Aren't Metaphors

Does the Cybertruck look cool? No.

By Cameron Fetter

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26 3D Printed Organs Putting Donors Out of Business

26 3D Printed Organs Putting Donors Out of Business

Our robot overlords will look just like us.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 2 months ago

18 Times Humans Looked to Nature to Create Better Technology

18 Times Humans Looked to Nature to Create Better Technology

The world around us can serve as the inspiration for invention.

By Andrew Cunningham

Featured 2 months ago in Ftw

30 Photos of Plutonium and Nuclear Bombs

30 Photos of Plutonium and Nuclear Bombs

We're so jealous Homer Simpson touches this stuff every day.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 2 months ago in Wow

24 Crazy Sci-Fi Implants and Body Modifications

24 Crazy Sci-Fi Implants and Body Modifications

Humanity will end when we forget to charge our organs.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 2 months ago

50 Insane Sci-Fi-Looking Machines

50 Insane Sci-Fi-Looking Machines

Our taxes are finally funding something cool to look at.

By Neill Lynskey

Featured 2 months ago in Wow

21 Photos of What Life Looked for Astronauts in the 1970s

21 Photos of What Life Looked for Astronauts in the 1970s

Although NASA could have rested on their laurels after landing on the moon, space exploration in the 1970s was just getting started.

By Daniel Bonfiglio

Featured 2 months ago in Wow

10 Successful Technologies That Flamed Out Faster Than You Can Say ‘BlackBerry’

10 Successful Technologies That Flamed Out Faster Than You Can Say ‘BlackBerry’

Changing the game is easy. Leading the pack is hard.

By Carly Tennes

Featured 3 months ago in Wow

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