Install
Popular Mechanics inspires, instructs and influences readers to help them master the modern world, whether it's practical DIY home-improvement tips, gadgets and digital technology, information on the newest cars or the latest breakthroughs in science.
- 117articles · 30d
- 2+ day agolatest article
- Aug 14, 2026earliest in window
- 88%with images
- 290avg words
- Science & Technology 57
- Science & Nature 48
- History 32
- STEM 28
- Arts, Culture, Entertainment & Media 21
- People & Society 21
- Home & Hobbies 16
- Home & Garden 13
Please confirm you are human
This browser or connection looks automated. Press and continuously hold the control for 3 seconds to enable Google-hosted web results and, when separately allowed, AI-assisted answers.
A successful check enables 100 search requests. Interactive access does not authorize scraping, systematic collection, or reuse of search output.
News
Apple Just Announced Its Newest Devices—but These Older Models Might Be the Better Deal
2+ day, 17+ hour ago (242+ words) Apple’s newest devices are about to drop, which means existing models may be the smartest buy. If you’re ready for a big technology upgrade in the phone scene, you’ve probably heard about and are excited for the newly announced iPhone…...
Scientists Made Edison’s Old Battery Recharge in Seconds—and It Could Challenge Lithium-Ion for Grid Storage
3+ day, 16+ hour ago (214+ words) The batteries last more than 12,000 charge cycles, meaning they could one day dethrone lithium-ion alternatives. “People often think of modern nanotechnology tools as complicated and high-tech, but our approach is surprisingly simple and straightforward,” said study coauthor Maher El-Kady, PhD,…...
Scientists Just Made a Game-Changing Discovery: Diamonds Can Produce Electricity
1+ week, 3+ day ago (295+ words) Scientists long thought this pricey piece of carbon held no piezoelectric properties, but a new study says that isn’t the case. And while that’s true for bulk diamonds, a team of researchers from the University of Hong Kong wondered if…...
A College Student Accidentally Broke the Laws of Thermodynamics
1+ week, 3+ day ago (323+ words) A magnetized mix of oil, water, and nickel particles created a never-before-seen state. As Homer Simpson once famously phrased, “in this house we obey the laws of thermodynamics,” but a completely unexpected discovery by a student at the University of…...
Half the World’s Population Will Be Nearsighted by 2050. Scientists Found a Life-Changing Fix.
1+ week, 5+ day ago (247+ words) A hidden band between violet and blue keeps animals’ eyesight perfect—but lightbulbs don’t emit it. Because tree shrews are “near primates,” whose eyes have more in common with ours than those of mice, these results suggest that the same…...
Scientists Ranked the Most Likely Ways Humanity Could End
3+ week, 1+ day ago (171+ words) On the latest episode of “The Astounding Pop Mech Show,” Andrew Daniels, Shawn Gorman, and John Gilpatrick discuss what might finally wipe out humanity. The dinosaurs had their asteroid. Humanity’s ultimate demise could come from something far stranger. A new…...
Scientists Just Created a Virtually Indestructible Diamond
2+ week, 3+ day ago (99+ words) Diamonds are well-known as the hardest, naturally-occurring mineral on Earth, but they’re still as brittle as glass. Well, not anymore. Divers Raised Henry VIII’s Lost Warship A Sacred Well Hid Something Nobody Expected We’re on Track for Reaching Singularity by…...
Is the Google Pixel 11 Pro Fold Worth Using Your Upgrade On? Not If You Own the 10.
2+ week, 4+ day ago (969+ words) It isn’t as groundbreaking as its predecessor but may be worth a look if it’s your first foldable. Google’s Pixel 11 Pro Fold isn’t as groundbreaking as its predecessor, the Pixel 10 Pro Fold. Instead, the fourth-generation foldable Pixel follows the same…...
An Oxford Physicist Discovered Particles Doing the Impossible. It Could Finally Solve the Quantum Gravity Mystery.
3+ week, 1+ day ago (147+ words) And lead to an understanding of how gravity and quantum mechanics can play together in the same universe. But is that really what happens? However, Hawking’s logic suggests that as evaporation continues beyond this point, still further entanglement must be…...