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This early in the game, it’s nearly impossible to predict the fate of Xohm, America’s next-generation WiMAX network promised for so long now by telco Sprint Nextel. Elsewhere in the world, however, the standard appears to be catching on. The deployments in 110 different countries , from India and China to Chile and Argentina, have some significant differences from Sprint’s proposed network, but could still offer an interesting peek at what the United States may be in for–and what further missteps to avoid....

In 2,000 feet of water nearly 20 miles off the Hawaiian island of O’ahu, scientists have found the stunningly preserved remains of the USS Kailua, which had not been seen in nearly 70 years.The ship began life as the Dickenson, and spent much of the 1920s and 30s building and repairing communications cables in the Pacific. When it entered U.S. Navy service in 1942, it got a new name: USS Kailua....

This car originally sold for about $3,910. There were only 11,462 of them made that year. That’s out of a total of about 27,200 Lincolns for 1955. By comparison, Cadillac made over 135,000 cars that year. It has a 341 cu.-in. V8 engine which puts out 225 horsepower. This is the only year that has a 341 engine, and it was the first year for the Ford/Merc-O-Matic automatic transmission. (Previous years had GM Hydra-matic transmissions)....

Media Platforms Design Team Browse expert reviews and compare info on the XL7 at the Media Platforms Design Team Suzuki has really grown up and out of its trucky roots with the all-new XL7. It’s the Japanese automaker’s very first seven-passenger crossover. Crossovers are red-hot for families looking to get out of boring minivans and gargantuan, full-size SUVs and into a more fun, stylish and economical ride. After a week with the XL7, we were surprisingly impressed....

Media Platforms Design Team CHICAGO — This is a five-door, high-function variant of Hyundai’s popular Elantra sedan, and it’s slated to hit dealerships soon. But the Touring isn’t just a wagon version of the Elantra—it’s got quite a few features to punch in some fun to this more practical bodystyle, too. The Touring is powered by a 2.0-liter, 16-valve inline four-cylinder with continuously variable valve timing. That mill comes mated to a Shiftronic four-speed automatic with manual shift controls or a five-speed manual with unique B&M Racing sport shifter....

Media Platforms Design Team(Photo Credit: USGS)Few of us spend time thinking about bees and many of us spend time trying to avoid them. Despite needing them for food production and despite them, according to the White House adding more than “$15 billion in value to agricultural crops each year”, they’re not a topic that is often at the forefront of our daily discussions. They are also rarely creatures we get close enough to to examine and understand....

Media Platforms Design TeamCredit: flickr / Lisa AndresLast night some 2000 New Yorkers descended on the iconic Flatiron building to help the Museum of Math celebrate the wedge-shaped structure’s conformation to the Pythagorean theorem. About 450 geometry enthusiasts held fluorescent glow sticks along the perimeter of the skyscraper while an energetic crowd—often sporting triangle-themed paraphernalia—raised a few cheers for geometry. Museum staffers counted the number of glow sticks on each side of the building to prove that the skyscraper conformed to the theorem....

I never thought I’d have to wrap my mind around a world, a planet, without Neil Armstrong. The commander of Apollo 11, and the first man to set foot on the moon, had stared death in the face so many times as a test pilot and astronaut that its rules seemed not to apply to him. Thus, his death Saturday at age 82 came as a shock to his astronaut colleagues and a world full of admirers....

You’ve been drinking lager all these years and never stopping for a second to ask it where it came from. DNA analysis of the yeast used in traditional lagers it was born thanks to a yeast called Saccharomyces eubayanus. Discovered in 2011, its genome has now been sequenced, which raises a new mystery: How did it get to 15th century Germany? S. eubayanus is a mutated from a form of S....

It is a tale of two satellites, a shared destination, and two very different missions. Here on Earth, one lunar orbiter prepares to begin its voyage to the moon. Meanwhile, 235,000 miles away in space, the other plummets from orbit endings its mission in a heap on the lunar surface. This week at Cape Canaveral, Florida, NASA will launch its Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO). Presently strapped to the top of an Atlas V rocket at the Kennedy Space Center, it is the $579 million opening salvo of the space agency’s “Vision for Space Exploration,” the series of missions initially intended to return Americans to the moon, then eventually take them further into space....

Media Platforms Design TeamA roll cage is a specially-constructed tubular frame built in or around the cab of a vehicle to protect its occupants from injury in the case of an accident or rollover. A standard feature in race cars and stunt cars, roll cages are made of steel tubing and include a geometric design to enhance stability and strength. “Beware the first time roll cage builder,” warns Dennis McCarthy, a veteran Hollywood stunt and race car builder whose car coordinator credits include , and ....

Media Platforms Design TeamHow does the U.S. military find and take out targets with strike aircraft? It depends on whether the strike is planned out over days, or minutes.For example, let’s say the Air Force wants to take out a known military communications site in Libya—then commanders would have plenty of time to prepare. On the other hand, the Air Force might be going after what’s known as a time-critical target, in Pentagon parlance—maybe a suspected terrorist on the move in Afghanistan, or a car carrying known insurgents....

Flying a drone should be as easy as swiping your finger, and done in a simple app running a simple UI that anybody can pick up within a few minutes. Drones, and all that they can offer, should be utterly accessible—no harder to use than a smartphone.But if drones are mass-market gadgets now, and everybody is going to have one, then let’s be honest: They also need to be rugged, resilient, and idiot-proof....

View full post on Twitter Scientists have created new artificial intelligence software that can describe what’s going on in a photo almost as accurately as humans can. Until now, most “computer vision” programs have been capable of identifying just one item in a picture. So, the computer could tell that a photo of a guy sprinting to make his flight on time has a man in it, but not that it’s a photo of a man walking through an airport....

Media Platforms Design TeamQ: I consider myself a beginner car person; I like to do minor repairs on my car and try to learn as much as I can about the cars I drive. What I want to know is how important spark plugs are to the efficient operation of a car. Are there different grades of spark plugs that will make a vehicle perform better than it did with it’s original spark plugs?...

Transportation’s contribution to global warming has been well articulated. It’s responsible for 33 percent of United States emissions from fossil fuel combustion–more if you count the life-cycle emissions from extracting fuel and manufacturing vehicles. Now, for the first time, the government is taking an in-depth look at the flip scenario: how global warming is affecting transportation. A report released today by the National Research Council, in collaboration with the Transportation Research Board, has a clear message for transportation professionals: Stop thinking of climate change as just a future problem, and start dealing with the realities of it today....

Media Platforms Design TeamThe (A) dorsal and (B) ventral view of whole Thy1-eYFP mouse after PARS clearing with 8%SDS for 1 week showed good optical transparency of whole body. (C) The image of the brain for the same mouse. (Photo Credit: Cell, Yang Et Al/Associated Press)These bizarre translucent mice are not alive. But they’re still useful: Scientists have found a way to see through the skin so they can study the finer points of rodent anatomy....

Hearing mysterious voices in your head while perusing the local bookstore? Never fear: Even though it sounds like you—and only you—can hear the voices, you’re not about to go all Jack Nicholson in “The Shining.” It’s just the latest use of a sound-beam technology Popular Mechanics looked at earlier this year—this time as part of one of Court TV’s clever new advertising campaigns.Holosonics’ Audio Spotlight technology does for sound what lasers do for light: It intensely focuses sound where the user—or marketer, or museum and soon even car—wants it....

PRE-FLIGHT FOLLOW-UP: Just stepping on the ladder feels different tonight. Boarding NASA’s DC-8, the tension and excitement smacks you in the face. The air is thick with pre-flight nerves that present differently in each person involved with this mission. The scientists fiddle constantly with their cameras and equipment, their light-killing black curtains flutter as people walk the aisle. They’ve waited seven years for the next 3 hours and it shows. Sometimes there’s brief flare of temper, quickly doused....

Media Platforms Design TeamSmoke rises in the distance about half a mile from the West Fertilizer Company April 18, 2013 in West, Texas. Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images.Last night a fertilizer plant exploded in West, Texas, killing five and injuring more than 100 people. Here are the facts to know, by the numbers:260: That’s the temperature in Celsius (equal to about 500 F) at which ammonium nitrate becomes dangerous because it decomposes rapidly....