Would You Guess This Could Be the World’s Fastest …
Bike! The Arion 1 is a bike designed by eight engineering students at the University of Liverpool, confident their product will break the world record for the fastest bike in May 2015. The Arion 1…
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Unbelievable Jetpack Demo at Smithsonian’s ‘The Future Is Here’ Festival…
The “Future is Here” festival, hosted by Smithsonian Magazine, recently took place at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center and it didn’t take long before a jetpack demo stole the show. A human…
Need Emergency Housing? Grab a Styrofoam Cup-Inspired House from the Stack.
More than 45 million people around the world are displaced from their homes each year due to natural disasters or armed conflict. Displacement leads to vulnerability, suffering, violence, sickness and sometimes death as people are…
YouTube Looking To Buy Gaming Startup, Twitch, For $1 Billion!
According to several sources, YouTube is currently in talks to buy Twitch, a popular game streaming site and one of the most highly trafficked site’s on the web. The deal is said to be for…
This Video On The Evolution Of Visual Effects Will Blow Your Mind…
In honor of “Godzilla” opening in movie theaters this past weekend, we have an incredible video on the evolution of visual effects dating back to 1878. A special thanks goes out to YouTuber Jim Casey…
Heathrow’s Terminal 5 Transformed into “Terminal Samsung Galaxy S5”
Samsung is taking over Heathrow Airport. Well, kind of. The Korean tech giant has rebranded Terminal 5 at one of the world’s busiest airports, beginning today and running for the next two weeks. The terminal…
Boeing’s Commercial Space Capsule Will Send You to Space in Style
Boeing recently revealed pictures of its CST-100 manned space capsule, an aircraft capable of transporting up to seven crew members and/or cargo to places like the International Space Station. Chris Ferguson, Boeing’s Director of Crew…
Child’s Play Produces Free 3D-Printed Universal Construction Kit for Legos, K’Nex and More
Free Universal Construction Kit Makes Lego Inter-Operable, Geeks Happy Patented in 1958, it is widely believed that Lego is on its last legs. Predictions are that 3D printers will make Lego obsolete. And Lego is…
“Space Sunflowers” Could Make Exoplanet Research Bloom
New Worlds Observer We have all experienced glaring light that blinds us until we close a shade, raise a hand, adjust a rearview mirror or close an aperture. Much the same happens with ground-based telescopes…
Drones Deliver a Coke and a Smile to Singapore Workers
Much of Singapore’s economy relies on over 1 million low-wage foreign laborers from the likes of China, India, and Bangladesh. These migrant workers are subject to tough working conditions and long hours typically revolving around…
