Popular Science USA - November-December 2017

Popular Science USA - November/December 2017

English | 100 pages | True PDF | 19 mb

CONTENTS
08 Thirty years later...

Our product picks may have changed, but the way they've been changing certainly has not.

16 Body, heal thyself

Innovative techniques can help us combat disease by harnessing our own natural healing power.

22 Big-screen blowout

From 32 to 352 inches in just 30 years, our TV displays can finally surpass the walls they hang on.

28 Debugging California

Jodi Holeman sets loose more than 20 million mosquitoes in Fresno...to combat mosquitoes.

34 Downhill dynamo

How folding skis help Davo Karnicar tackle extreme adventures on slopes all over the globe.

36 Shoes made for running

Sneaker tech that's shaved more than 30 minutes off marathon times in the last century alone.

42 Roaming roadless

The future of driving might be automated, but more people will steer themselves into outdoor thrills.

58 Eyes on the skies

Jane Poynter's balloon brought fried chicken to the edge of space. Someday the craft could go to Mars.

68 No interaction required

Computers are blending into our daily lives. The question is: How invisible can theyget?

70 What's still the best?

After three decades of chronicling innovations annually, some objects continue to impress.'
TALES FROM THE FIELD:
STOPPING DRONES MIDFLIGHT 76
SAY "CHEESE" FOR BORDER SECURITY 78
BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, ON MY TIME 78
I PEED MY PANTS TO TEST A SPACE SUIT 80
RECYCLING BATTERIES CLEANLY 80
I'M A SOFTWARE ENGINEER WHO FLIES COMBAT DRONES 82
WE MADE A MOUSE THAT CHARGES ON THE MOVE 84
HOW TO BRING IMAX HOME 86
REMODELERS LOVE STINKY HOUSES 88
INVENTIONS: FOLDABLE HOUSE, LESS SUCKY AIRPLANE, CAVITY VACCINE 98