Letter From The Editor
Emergency Forms
By Jacob Ward
Features
How To Build A Hero
Humans regularly lose their lives rushing into disaster zones. Now engineers are racing to build robots that can take their place. By Erik Sofge
Staying Power
** Extreme storms such as Hurricane Sandy have pushed the U.S. electrical grid to its breaking point. The technology exists to keep the lights on–we just need to implement it.** By Kalee Thompson
- Plus: How To Create A More Resilient Grid
The Dazzling, Sometimes Absurd, Always Playful Genius of Erik Demaine
** Could the secret to breakthrough science be as simple as having fun?** By Daniel Engber
Derailed
** Long-overdue upgrades to America’s rail system could prevent the next big train catastrophe. So why are the railroads so reluctant to make them?** By Dan Baum
What’s New
- Physical Education
- The Goods: February 2013’s Hottest Gadgets
- Hot-Wired
- Network Effects
- Simple Snow Remover
- The Long Shot
- You Are Here
Headlines
- Will This Fish Transform Medicine?
- Fire Flight
- Ant Tracker
- The Leech Detective, And Zoology’s Most Wanted
- Moon Walker
- Data Diet
How 2.0
- You Built What?!: The World’s Fastest Baby Carriage
- Bogus Bullion
- Doorbell Spy Cam
- Bright Ideas
- Rewire Your File-Transfer Routine
FYI
- What’s The Worst Pollutant In The World?
- How Do You Make The Perfect Snowball?
From The Archives
- Robot Workman
