RoboChop Will Create Chairs, Nightstands, & Other Furniture For You Out of a Wooden Block

This month, an industrial robot arm named RoboChop is on display at the CeBIT 2015 in Hanover, Germany. Now, this would not be a big deal, except for the fact that RoboChop can take designs…

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Can Green Technology Actually Harm the Environment?

Now this is something that people don’t read in the news every day. A researcher from the University of Toronto reveals that green technology isn’t always as it seems to be. Some companies may be…

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Photonics Laser Technology Advancing at Light Speed

In 2010, Intel developed a product called Intel Silicone Photonics to create optical devices out of silicon that use photons (light) to move data at very high speeds with game-changingly low power usage over optical fibers. But…

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As Sea Levels Continue to Rise, Italian Architect Introduces Solar-Powered, Floating Home!

As many of you are well aware, our sea levels are continuing to rise, resulting in some architects thinking outside the box and creating unique designs, including renowned Italian architect Giancarlo Zema. Zema’a latest concept,…

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Oregon State Engineers Perform Dodgeball Balance Test on Their ATRIAS Robot

Engineers from Oregon State University’s Dynamic Robotics Laboratory (DRL) recently performed a unique test on their bipedal ATRIAS robot. In order to show off the robot’s balance, they continuously pegged ATRIAS with dodgeballs while it…

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Ever Heard of an Amphibious Tank Sub ATV? Turns Out, It’s a Real Thing!

Hammacher Schlemmer is selling a $300,000 amphibious tank sub ATV! Yes, you heard both the price and description of the crazy vehicle correctly… Honestly, the tank/sub or whatever you want to call it looks like…

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World’s Largest Vertical Farm Coming to Old Steel Mill in Newark, New Jersey

Vertical farms are becoming more and more popular, and as new-school urban farming takes off, bigger sites are following. A group of investors led by Goldman Sachs is financing the construction of what is set…

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Man Appears to Defy the Laws of Gravity Riding the White Line in Sedona, Arizona

First thing first… I’d like to give a shoutout to my fellow Marshall, Marshall Mullen that is, for filming the incredible video below. The setting is Sedona, Arizona, where Michal Kollbek recently rode the White…

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Robert Downey Jr. Delivers 3D-Printed Iron Man Prosthetic to Little Boy!

Thanks to Limbitless Solutions and Robert Downey Jr., a 7-year-old boy named Alex recently received a 3D-printed Iron Man prosthetic arm. Albert Manero, a doctoral student in mechanical engineering and a Fulbright scholar from the…

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Miami’s New Science Museum Features an Orb-Shaped Planetarium That Holds Itself Up

Miami is in the process of building a new science museum, which so far has been characterized by the implementation of unique architecture, the latest example being an orb-shaped planetarium. Made out of concrete, the…

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