World’s Fastest Internet Comes To… Minneapolis

Minneapolis is to get what’s being billed as the world’s fastest broadband connection, a whopping 10 gigabits per second. The service is available to around 30,000 homes and businesses in the city and is provided by US Internet. It already provides a gigabit service but has now flipped the switch to increase that ten-fold. Although […]



These Cosplayers are Feeling Very Festive for the Holidays [Picture Gallery]

A fantastic series of pictures taken at Holiday Matsuri 2013 and 2014 by Eddie from Papanotzzi, an amateur photography-type guild focused around Anime & Sci-Fi/Comic conventions. Holiday Matsuri is an annual festively-themed Anime & Gaming convention located in Orlando, FL. [Pictures Source: Papanotzzi on Facebook]

Google Completes Self-Driving Car Prototype

Google has published photos of its first “complete” prototype of a self-driving car. It hopes to test it on public roads next year. The first mock-up of the company’s vehicle was unveiled back in May but was missing several key features, most notably headlights. Since then Google has built a range of test vehicles, each […]

The Astronomically Correct “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” Song [Video]

This is the best science-themed adaptation of a regular song EVER. Buy the e-book right here. Astronomically Correct Twinkle Twinkle is a beautifully illustrated astronomy lesson written in verse. Learn about black holes, why stars actually twinkle, and more in this fun, educational retelling of Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. [MinutePhysics]