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Tech

How To Stop Light and Make Objects Transparent

11.02.14

By Amy Shira Teitel
Tech

What a Laser Bullet Would Actually Look Like

10.23.14

By Michael Byrne
Tech

Today’s Super-Fast LED Lights Might Mean Tomorrow’s Quantum Communication

10.19.14

By Amy Shira Teitel
Tech

A New Imaging System Beats the Human Eye 12 Times Over

10.04.14

By Michael Byrne
Tech

The Effects of Cocaine on Blood Flow in the Brain

08.29.14

By Victoria Turk
Sports

The Ugly Fall of Donald Sterling

07.29.14

By Harry Cheadle
Sports

Chris Kluwe, Tony Dungy, and the Pains of Not Playing the PR Game

07.24.14

By Robert Wheel
Entertainment

It’s Hard To Believe These Kaleidoscopic Photos Weren’t Made On A Computer

05.21.14

By Johnny Magdaleno
Tech

Transparent Animals Make Transfixing Art

05.15.14

By Victoria Turk
Disney Research Aims To Revolutionize Design By Merging Optics With 3D Printing

10.08.12

By Joey Goldsmith
Entertainment

The Shared Paths of Flying Corpses and Fiber Optics

08.02.12

By Brian Anderson
Tech

Seeing the Strangest Light at the Bottom of the Earth

12.14.11

By Brian Anderson

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Gaming

Xbox Game Pass Surprises Users With a New 2025 Game Today

Xbox Game Pass adds a 2025 title today and gives players a chance to catch up on the latest installment in the franchise.

04.03.26

By Denny Connolly
Screenshot: The Pokémon Company

Gaming

Pokémon Champions Mega Abilities Leak Reveals Overpowered New Forms

A new leak might have just revealed most of the new Mega Abilities in Pokémon Champions. If true, it makes some Pokémon overpowered.

04.02.26

By Brent Koepp
PlayStation 5s – Credit: Sony

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Amazon Is Still Selling the PlayStation 5 at Its Old, Lower Price

I don’t often urge people to run, run, run and buy a deal, but if you want a PS5 before the price hike kicks in, I wouldn’t wait long past lunch.

04.02.26

By Matt Jancer | Reviewed by Ysolt Usigan
Tunvarat Pruksachat/Getty Images

Life

This ‘Healthy’ Ingredient You’re Probably Eating Might Give You a Stroke

If you’ve had a protein bar that wasn’t inedible, it’s probably because of erythritol. It’s just too bad that it might give you a stroke.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada
Sugar, The Surfing Dog

Life

Remembering Sugar the Surfing Dog, World Champion Dog Surfer

RIP Sugar.

04.02.26

By Luis Prada