Popular Science, April 2008

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Popular Science, April 2008
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How It Works
TOMORROW'S HYBRID: Motors in each wheel of this car yield 160 mpg.
THE TOY THAT THINKS: Inside Pleo, a dinosaur robot that listens and learns.
BETTER MILEAGE IN THE SKIES: The Dreamliner's cleaner, leaner jet engine.
SHOT IN THE GUT: A pill that films your intestines from within.
THE MICRO MOVIEMAKER: Jitter-free video from a pocket-sized camera.
THE FLYING LASER GUN: A warplane that can melt tanks from 5 miles out.
IN-EAR CONCERT: Headphones that pack a subwoofer in your ear.
THE STURDIEST STORAGE: Flash memory lets your computer data survive a fall.
THE BEST VIEW YET FROM SPACE: The satellite camera that will upgrade Google Earth.

The Future of Biofuels
A California company thinks it can turn sugar into gasoline. Its assembly line? Millions of genetically engineered bacteria.

Concepts & Prototypes
The next heroic firefighter could be a waterwielding robotic pill bug.

Uncommon Knowledge
Scientists learn that rock stars party hard and teens buy stuff to feel cool. Well, duh. But there's more insight behind these findings than you might think.

FYI
Do men or women give better directions? Can cockroaches really survive an atomic bomb?

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