Is Google Turning into “Skynet” From Terminator?
Google has come a long way as a company. What started out as a mere search engine algorithm has, over time, grown to be the biggest name and most-used site on the Internet. In Google’s…
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Nike Calls It Quits on the FuelBand Wearable Device
Wearable technology seemed like an industry that once had so much promise and while some believe it still does, rumor has it Nike is calling it quits on its FuelBand wearable device. Instead of focusing…
See the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge’s 42,000 Hours of Construction in 4 Minutes
The Most Complex Engineering Project in California History The new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, built at a cost of $7 billion, has two segments and was opened to traffic in September 2013. The first runs between…
This Lego Machine Plays Some Sweet Electronic Music
Alex Allmont is on his way to a Ph.D. in polyrhythmic music, but he is also a full-time coder with a passion for Legos. Allmont’s creation is essentially a complex Lego machine that whips up…
The Military’s Shocking Way to Stimulate Troops’ Brains
For years, military forces around the world have been exploring new ways to overcome sleep deprivation and ways to keep the troops focused for longer periods of time. To prevent fatigue and associated degradation of…
Patriotic Drones Rock Out “The Star-Spangled Banner”
KMel Robotics has assembled a talented band of hexrotor drones capable of playing “Also sprach Zarathustra,” “Carol of the Bells”, and even “The Star-Spangled Banner.” According to the company, “The hexrotors create music in ways…
For Sale: Eco-Friendly Home in a Solar-Powered Floating Village
Talk about a vacation on a houseboat and people start thinking of you sipping wine on the deck, being rocked to sleep by the gentle waves, fishing, swimming, stargazing and simply spending quality time with…
Land Rover Works Its Magic to Make Your Hood Disappear
Land Rover is tinkering with some new technology that will allow users to see the road in front of them that is usually obscured by the hood. How? By making the hood invisible. Kind of.…
The Left Turn Strategy That’s Saved UPS 10 Million Gallons of Gas
If you’ve ever watched a UPS delivery truck in action, you’ve probably noticed a pattern. In a green effort, both money and the environment, those big brown trucks don’t turn left. It’s not that drivers…
German Man Creates Electromagnetic Spiderman Webshooter to Go with His Iron Man and X-Men Devices
Patrick Priebe, German craftsman and big fan of comic book superheroes, has created an electromagnetic Spider-Man webshooter very similar to that of the real Spider-Man. Unfortunately, unlike the real thing, Priebe’s device has to be…
