Earlier today, following their massively successful campaign for the first version of the Capsule pocket cinema, the folks from Nebula launched the Kickstarter campaign for the Capsule II. The new projector doubles the luminosity of its predecessor and features the same design as the first version, but with plenty of new features, including Android TV, […]
Apollo 11 launched on July 16, 1969, carrying Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins on a journey to pull off humankind’s first moon landing. The eight-day journey was made possible by the careful deconstruction of the Saturn V rocket and Apollo spacecraft, and made use of a technique of docking components of the spacecraft […]
Dragonflies can catch prey with near perfect accuracy, the best among all predators. But how does something with so few neurons achieve such prowess? Neuroscientist Greg Gage and his colleagues explore how a dragonfly unerringly locks onto its preys and captures it within milliseconds using just sensors and a fake fly. [TED]
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This video is about the original cold fusion: μ muon-catalyzed cold fusion of deuterium, tritium, hydrogen, into helium-3 and helium 4. The problems with it are the half-life of muons and the sticking of muons to alpha particles. Also involved are neutrons, protons, break-even, etc. This has nothing to do with fusion by capture in […]
If Industries in known for its crazy awesome custom products, and its latest creation is just perfect considering that Halloween is just a few weeks away: A Ghostbusters ghost trap automatic cat feeder! The Ghost Trap Automatic Pet Feeder is a computer-controlled timed feeder as well as a wifi enabled device that can be triggered […]
At just $246.99, iRobot’s Roomba 805
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I can’t believe this happened! When your gut tells you something, it might not be the best idea to listen to it. Use your brain first, it’s the only logical thing to do, even though your gut ia sometimes right. A comic by cartoonist Nick Seluk of The Awkward Yeti. If you like what Nick […]
Townspeople are demanding that a corrupt merchant’s collection of 30 rubies be confiscated to reimburse the victims of his schemes. The king announces that the fine will be determined through a game of wits between the merchant and the king’s most clever advisor – you. Can you outfox the merchant and win back the greatest […]