Climate Change & Wild Fires: Are They Connected?

According to the following video by John Holdren, US Science Advisor to President Obama, climate change is making wildfire seasons in the US longer and more intense. And as the fires increase, pollution in the…

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Volcanic Clay May Cure Superbugs, Like MRSA and Other Serious Skin Eruptions

Our overuse of antibiotics has led to superbugs and strains of bacteria that we are often defenseless against in the medical realm. But some deep-digging biogeochemists are finding that clay of the earth might be…

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Researchers Raise Fish to Walk Out of Water…

Researchers at McGill University in Canada have been growing a certain species of fish in a terrestrial environment to see how evolution turned from the seas to the land. The Polypterus fish can breathe air and…

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New UK Warships Designed, Built & Operated Using Virtual Reality & Visualization Systems

The British military spends close to $60 billion (£38 billion) yearly of which the UK Navy gets its fair share. Like major multinational high-tech companies such as SpaceX and Ford as well as militaries worldwide, the…

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The Strectable, Bendable, Wearable “BioStamp” Revolution

Virtually Invisible Biostamp Now A Reality A lot wearable electronics these days seem interesting, even life changing, but most still look and feel awkward and clunky. What if a new industry could provide postage stamp…

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Designer Klaus Geiger Makes Incredible Furniture Out of Old Apple Computers

Designer Klaus Geiger is taking Apple’s classic Power Mac G5 computer and transforming the device into modern furniture. Geiger’s collection is called BENCHMA(®)C and consists of cabinets, benches, and tables, all made of wood, glass,…

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Automated Disposal Of IEDs (Improvised Explosive Devices)

Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) aka “home made bombs” or “road side bombs” or “booby traps” seemed to enter the English lexicon during the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, wreaking havoc, injury and death on soldiers and…

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Inanimate Objects Self-Organize into “Living” Colonies from Chemical Stew

Spontaneous self-organization of colonies of living organisms is a fascinating and baffling concept. Think about flocks of birds that shift direction in a simultaneous dance, or schools of fish that split and regroup as if…

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Old, Run-Down Public Bus Transformed Into Luxury Home In Israel

Housing access is a huge issue in Israel but few consider the idea of converting nonresidential structures into homes. However, two Israeli women picked up an old bus from a scrap yard near their home in Sharon, Israel and totally…

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Speedy Technological Change: A Look Back at 1978, Ahead to 2050

The year 2050 is just 36 years away, just short of four decades. Imagining 2050 today is like imaging 2014 back in 1978, except for one important difference: many believe technological change is occurring at…

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