John Wenz
Popular Mechanics
Madison, WI, United States
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Why This New 16-Bit Carbon Nanotube Processor Is Such a Big Deal
Scientists just created a carbon nanotube chip, but what are carbon nanotubes exactly? → Read More
This Exoplanet Has the Weirdest Orbit We've Ever Seen
There's no circular orbit for this giant world. → Read More
Why Hurricanes Make This Spider Even More Aggressive
Anelosimus studiosus has a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde-type life. Guess which side extreme weather brings out? → Read More
Scientists Create Weird Form of Carbon That Could One Day Power an AI Brain
It's volatile and hard to create, but could 18-carbon one day form an artificial brain? → Read More
We've Seen a Black Hole Directly for the First Time
A supermassive black hole of our galaxy has been revealed. → Read More
We've Seen a Black Hole Directly for the First Time
A supermassive black hole of our galaxy has been revealed. → Read More
Scientists Think They've Found a Dead Planetary Core Orbiting a Dead Star
Literally and figuratively...very metal. → Read More
Rivers Flowed Forth on Mars Until 1 Billion Years Ago
Fairly recently in the planet's past, streams persisted on the surface of Mars. → Read More
A Tale of Two Asteroids
Meet Ryugu and Bennu, two small worlds near Earth with big surprises inside. → Read More
Clever New Landing Gear Allow Drones To Set Down Like Birds or Bats
It didn't take Yale researchers much to get a drone to perch. → Read More
Stonehenge Pig Roast Study: Bones Suggests People From All Over Britain
The bone study suggests that pork BBQ goes back a long, long time. → Read More
A Rover Finds Life in Mars-Like Barrenness in South America
The Atacama Desert is inhospitable to life. But don't tell the bacteria that live there. → Read More
New Neptune Moon Discovered Hidden in Hubble Telescope Data
Welcome to the solar system, Hippocamp. → Read More
Newly Discovered Titanosaur Dinosaur Is Called Mnyamawamtuka moyowamkia
It's big boy season. → Read More
NASA Says Goodnight to Opportunity, Its Most Enduring Mars Rover
Opportunity colored our modern understanding of the red planet. Now, it's time to say goodbye. → Read More
Bees Are the Math Whizzes of the Insect Kingdom
Forget spelling bees, let's have math bees. → Read More
Boeing is working on a real-life force field
The plasma shield outlined in a Boeing patent would protect a vehicle against shock waves from explosions. → Read More
Found in the Cold Mountains of Antarctica: A Warm Weather Lizard Fossil
The new species is closely related to crocodiles and dinosaurs. → Read More
A New Shark Species Was Found in the Mud of Sue the T. Rex
The Galagadon was a tiny freshwater shark living among much larger dinosaurs. → Read More
More Than Half of Coffee Species Are in Danger of Extinction
A new study finds that 60 percent of species of coffee could go away—with potential collateral to your morning cup of joe. → Read More