Stanford Robot Weighing Less Than Half an Ounce Can Haul Objects Up to 52 Pounds!

Scientists from Stanford have built a series of super-strong robots, New Scientist reports, including one that weighs less than a half an ounce yet can haul up to 52 pounds. The design of these Schwarzenegger-like…

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Artists Set Cameras in Forest to Capture Magical Images at Night in ‘Bioluminescent Forest’

To capture the beauty of forests, two artists, Friedrich van Schoor and Tarek Mawad, did not rely on painting nice pictures. Instead, they spent six weeks in the forest to painstakingly observe their surroundings before capturing…

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Quicksilver’s True Wetsuit Allows You to Shred Waves While Looking Business Formal

Quiksilver in Japan and the ad agency TBWA\HAKUHODO have designed the True Wetsuit for those surfers who prefer to look suave while also shredding waves. The True Wetsuit is a real wetsuit that looks exactly…

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Shanty-Scraper: An Innovative Skyscraper

To celebrate outstanding ideas for vertical living, eVolo magazine has been holding an annual contest since 2006. eVolo receives thousands of projects from all over the world for this competition. The winning entries are selected for…

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Autonomous Swarm Boats Helping US Navy on Toughest Missions (Video)

The use of drones brings to mind unmanned planes flying over enemy targets. Now, the US Navy is taking up the use of swarms of drone boats, or “unmanned surface vehicles” (USVs), which are remotely…

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What Happened When a Functioning Replica of Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion Car Hit the Road…

The Wall Street Journal recently tested out a functioning replica of Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion car. The results can be seen below… From the WSJ: The vehicle I drove last week is a museum-quality copy of…

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This Fuel-Free, Portable Solar Oven Cooks an Entire Meal in Just 10 Minutes!

There’s nothing like dining out and enjoying beautiful weather while taking in a pretty view. Moreover, cooking outside is much more thrilling, but disposable barbecues often pose problems, and they are also made by using a range of unsustainable…

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The Cover Art for the Latest NYT Magazine is a 150-Foot Pedestrian No One Noticed

This week’s New York Times Magazine focuses on walking, but the way they created the cover for the latest edition has the internet buzzing. The artwork for the magazine cover was shot from a helicopter over…

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The Noah Oasis Project Transforms Existing Oil Rigs Into Multifunctional, Eco-Friendly Bio-Habitats

The Noah Oasis project, which won honorable mention at the eVolo Skyscraper Competition 2015, aims at dealing with the serious issues of environmental destruction and pollution control. A team of designers, based in China, has…

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Burke’s Pulsar is the Name of the Army’s New Ray Gun, Attachable to a Standard-Issue M4

According to Defense One, the Army is working on an attachment for the deadly M4 that could turn it into a ray gun when needed. The new device is called ‘Burke’s Pulsar,’ named after its…

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