Father of Drag Racing Hopes to Hit 200 MPH in This Electric Dragster
“Big Daddy” Don Garlits, who many refer to as the father of drag racing, was the first man to ever break 200 mph in a dragster. But that was about 40 years ago. Now, Garlits…
Are Brain Implants the Beginning of Super Humans?
Surgically implanted microchips in the brain can help the deaf hear and the blind see, the crippled walk and the Alzheimer’s patient remember things. But what else are we capable of with this kind of…
Withings’ Pulse O2 Adds Blood Oxygen Level Monitoring to Its Wearable Tech
The advancement of wearable technology continues to grow with many new exciting developments on the horizon, especially since Google announced Android Wear and Apple’s iWatch on the way. Despite Nike pulling the plug on its…
Escape Adulthood with Your Own Tiny Tree Cube
Tree houses are no doubt the ideal place for children to play, enjoy the outdoors and to do something creative in summer vacations. They’re not only loved by kids but also Some love treehouses as…
Dastardly Japanese Robot Wins “Rock, Paper, Scissors” 100% of the Time
Janken, an upstart robot at Tokyo University’s Ishikawa Oku Laboratory is, without a doubt, the best Rock, Paper, Scissors (“Jan, Ken, Pon” in Japanese) player in world history; the game came down to us from…
Crank It Up! This Radio is Powered by a Crop of Moss.
We all know that soothing music has a profound impact on the growth of plants. A group of scientists from the University of Cambridge has harvested moss-grown electricity to power a FM radio. They say…
Totally Awesome 80’s Inspired 3D Printed Shoes You Can Make at Home
3D printing is no doubt a revolutionary technology and is about to transform every single aspect of our lives. Nowadays, 3D printing machines can print objects out of almost any material – from nylon to…
Istanbul Grand Airport Set to Become the World’s Busiest Airport Terminal
Set to become the world’s busiest airport terminal, Instanbul Grand Airport will be located on the Black Sea coast and is scheduled for six-runway development. Grimshaw, Nordic Office of Architecture and Haptic Architects for Instanbul…
At-Home 3D Cosmetics Printer about to Makeover $80 Billion Beauty Market
“Click To Print” Powders, Creams, Lipsticks, & More Grace Choi wants to level the playing field when it comes to the $80 billion cosmetic industry. According to Choi, 85% of cosmetics are purchased in big…
Brits’ Burn Garbage to Produce “Biogas” Jet Engine Fuel
In what might have once been a “royal scandal”, British Airways is getting ready to burn garbage to produce fuel to power its modern jets. It has been called garbage power, biogas, landfill, gasification, feedstock…
