Popular Mechanics South Africa

The South African edition of Popular Mechanics was launched in 2002 and has fast become the acknowledged voice of science and technology in South Africa. Underpinning its rich sci-tech content is an ever-changing mix of articles covering everything from automotive news and outdoor adventures to DIY projects. In essence, it explains how our world works

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CALENDAR • UPDATE YOUR DIARY • THIS DAY IN HISTORY

TIME MACHINE • It made per fect sense at the time

Flying cars and robot butlers! • The Skeptics’ Guide to the Future is a high-tech road map that redefines what it means to be human, based on science, not imagination.

The world’s smallest implantable chip might save your life one day

Tidal floods are coming to more cities, thanks to the Moon’s wobble

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Quantum cyberattacks are coming. This maths can stop them

Did the US lose a crucial testing ground when it left Afghanistan?

The key to finding this 'impossible' material might be a nuclear explosion

What happens when two black holes collide?

How do you build the world’s largest magnet? It’s complicated

F1 taught me that speed starts with comfort

POWER TO THE PEOPLE • Mitigate the effect load shedding has on your life with a mobile power station. GIZZU has a solution to meet your needs.

GEAR & GADGETS • Must-have hardware for humans on the go

6 METRE WAVES. ALL ENGINES ON FIRE. 1 500 KM FROM LAND. • How Flying Tiger 923 and its ‘miracle pilot’ made an impossible ocean landing.

HOW TO DITCH A PLANE ACCORDING TO PHYSICS

I bought a GHOST TOWN • This abandoned California mining village once had 400 buildings. Now I’m restoring the 20 that remain.

HOW TO BUY YOUR OWN UNIQUE PROPERTY • Looking for your own Cerro Gordo? Start here.

WE BUILT THE WORLD’S FIRST V-8 TESLA

CAN A RETIRED ROCKET ENGINE TAKE US TO MARS? • The space shuttle’s main engine was mothballed with the programme in 2011. Now NASA believes it’s the future of interplanetary travel.

Unlock your devices’ full potential with a USB-C hub

Making the most out of your grinder

DEALING WITH DUST

GENERAL GRINDING SAFETY

HOW TO BUILD a BACKYARD GREEN-HOUSE • Step-by-step plans for making a plant-filled oasis

Mazda • CX-5 2.2 L De Akera AWD

Volkswagen • Taigo R-Line 1.0 TSI

Land Rover • Discovery D300

HOW TO BE GOOD AT WHAT YOU DO • Khawaja Masood Akthar, 69, CEO of Forward Sports, Sialkot, Pakistan

KNOW THE FACTS • Revealing the uncanny connections between everything