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How Panic Doomed Air France Flight 447

Jeff Wise | Posted 02.07.2012

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Jeff Wise

How, in the age of satellite navigation and instantaneous global communication, could a state-of-the art airliner simply vanish?

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Teens Build Ground-Breaking Hybrid Car

The Huffington Post | Carolyn Gregoire | Posted 12.11.2011

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Who says teenagers can't change the world? In their free time after school, 15 teens from a low-income high school in Philadelphia built a car. And no...

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10 Most Transformative Products Of The Year

The Huffington Post | Ramona Emerson | Posted 12.06.2011

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Popular Mechanics' seventh annual Breakthrough Awards recognize the top people and products that have "dramatically advanced the fields of technology,...

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America's "Can't Do" Attitude

Seth Shostak | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seth Shostak

Today's youth are building new things. Look at Facebook or Google. But maybe that's a problem: too many of them are.

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PHOTOS: The 10 Most Transformative Products Of 2010

The Huffington Post | Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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Popular Mechanics' sixth annual Breakthrough Awards recognize the top people and products that have "truly moved society forward," celebrating innovat...

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Glenn Beck: FEMA Concentration Camps Do Not Exist (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Danny Shea | Posted 05.25.2011

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On his show Monday, Glenn Beck enlisted the help of Popular Mechanics to debunk an internet rumor that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) ...

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America's Latest Fuel Sipper: Dodge Challenger?

Autobloggreen | Jeremy Korzeniewski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Our good friends over at Popular Mechanics have been on a fuel-saving tear as of late, putting the brand-new Jetta TDI up against the reigning mileage...

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