A Better Way to Track Polar Bears: Stick a Burr in Their Fur
Researchers at Polar Bears International, York University, and 3M are winners of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for developing a…
March 2023
NASA’s DART Asteroid-Smashing Mission Changed the Course of Planetary Defense
NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for crashing a spacecraft into…
AstroAccess Is Making Space for Disabled Astronauts
AstroAccess is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for pushing for universal accessibility in the space environment and…
Just How White Can White Paint Get?
It’s common sense: When it’s hot outside, don’t put on a dark shirt—wear white instead. A team of researchers at…
Pulverized Glass Is Becoming Much-Needed Sand Along Louisiana’s Coasts
Glass Half Full and Tulane University researchers are winners of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for recycling glass bottles and…
Spaceflight Pioneer SpinLaunch Aims for Liftoff—No Rocket Fuel Required
SpinLaunch is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for seeking to build a groundbreaking centrifugal launch system that…
A Male Birth Control Gel Is the Field’s Most Promising Option in Years
Scientists at the Population Council, the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, The Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation…
Recompose’s Human Composting Is a Respectful, Newly Legal Death Care Option
Human composting company Recompose is a winner of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for creating a greener death care option.…
‘You Are Not Leaving Without Us’: Why Disabled Astronauts Are Key to Humanity’s Future in Space
“I went silent,” Dwayne Fernandes told me. “I shut the hell up.” Fernandes, a double-amputee since the age of 11,…
The World’s Whitest Paint Is Also the Coolest
Purdue University engineers are winners of the 2023 Gizmodo Science Fair for making the world’s whitest paints. Read more…