Popular Science 2011-December Download
29 Gadgets
37 Automotive
42 Recreation
49 Home Entertainment
55 Home Tech
62 Engineering
68 Green Tech
72 Computing
76 Health
79 Aviation & Space
83 Security
POPSCIQ&A
34 MAKING GADGETS GREAT
MIT Media Lab director Joi Ito discusses how to spot innovation.
POPSCI INNOVATORS
The stories behind the technology.
46 KEEPING HEADS ABOVE WATER
A pro surfer and a designer develop an inflatable wetsuit to protect big-wave riders.
67 HOW TO LIFT 3,500 TONS
An oil-rig engineer finds a quicker way to remove damaged rigs.
78 THE ONE-CENT SOLUTION
A chemist and a biotech CEO make disease-detecting paper.
08 Testing materials in the vacuum of space
13 LOWTECH
How Libyan rebels modified conventional weapons to win at war.
14 SPACE
Asteroid mining: 2050.
20 AWESOME! NOW WHAT?
Human cells that shoot laser beams.
'7 YOU BUILT WHAT?!
A vest that doubles as a television screen.
92 CHEAP TRICKS
Slow the data stream to stay under your smartphone plan's limit.
94 GRAY MATTER
The surprisingly complex science behind instant Kool-Aid.
97 ASKAGEEK
How can I track my stolen gadget?
