Popular Mechanics

Detroit is playing host to an impressive number of futuristic concepts and potentially hot-selling new cars, from the thrifty new Prius C to the hedonistic Mercedes-Benz SL. Here’s a look at everything new and exciting from from the floor of Cobo Hal

Each January, manufacturers try to make waves at Detroit's North American International Auto Show, often by unveiling new cars and concepts in increasingly insane publicity stunts. Some worked, while others failed spectacularly. Here's 10 to remember.

Tonight was CES Unveiled, the first real hands-on time for the press at the yearly gadget-fest. It's the night before the official press day, which is traditionally when smaller, innovative little companies show off upcoming products.

It's Playoff time in the NFL, and while some teams will fight it out under the comfort of a dome, others will compete exposed to winter's wrath. But fear not, groundskeepers use all kinds of heat tech to keep players from freezing to death.

January's Consumer Electronics Show is the most important event on the tech calendar—it's where hundreds of companies unveil their hottest gadgets for the coming year. Here are the most important, stories, products and concepts you can expect from CE

We’ll be in Las Vegas next week for the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show, where the biggest tech companies are ready to roll out their 2012 product lines. But here's why these huge tech gatherings could be on the decline.

For years, researchers across the country have been investigating potential underground formations that could store CO2 trapped at power plants and keep it out of the atmosphere.

After an investigation into why some battery packs in the Chevy Volt sparked or caught fire following crash tests, General Motors has announced changes to the car’s design.

The Dark Knight is set to rise, a new Spider-Man will be amazing, and Abraham Lincoln will be hunting vampires. The sci-fi and fantasy flicks coming out in 2012 seem to have everything a geek could hope for.

Across a broad group of ants, just eight species were known to naturally create freakishly huge "supersoldiers" to defend the colony.

Today Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta announced the latest and most serious attempt to end the United States’ leading defense guidance—the ability to conduct two major regional wars at the same time.

The Killer Elite Blu-Ray Combo Pack drops January 10th, and we're giving away 10 copies of this action-adventure spy flick starring Jason Statham, Clive Owen and Robert De Niro.

Nothing lasts forever. Today we have Detroit's Big Three, but in the early days of the car industry there were thousands of different manufacturers that eventually went broke, merged, collapsed, or disappeared. Here are 10 worth remembering.

Getting the upper hand on garbage is largely a logistical challenge. Any home piles and purges rubbish, but solutions for hiding it away and hauling it out make all the difference in how much the waste is seen (and smelled).

The rhetoric between Iran and the United States continues to heat up this week. But what if Iran actually does try to shut down the Strait of Hormuz near the Persian Gulf?

This year's big ideas in tech will make your food safer, make hybrid cars more energy efficient, and, finally, sentence overpriced texting plans to death. These are our picks for the technology trends to shape 2012.

Now that the New Year is here, it's time to start thinking about mobile tech advancements. While 2011 was a breakout year for mobile technology, this year will take some of those concepts, and bring them to the masses.

The last thing Kawasaki's big-bore flagship needed was more motor, but Team Green went for broke with the 2012 Ninja ZX-14R, packing the already-imposing superbike with roughly 200 horsepower.

After a promising end to 2010, private spaceflight hit a rough patch in 2011. What's on deck for 2012? SpaceX travels to the ISS, and maybe—finally—the private space race hits full stride.