Scientists from IBM and Stanford University have unveiled discoveries that could lead to the development of new types of biodegradable, biocompatible plastics. The result of a multi-year research effort, the breakthrough also could lead to a new recycling process that has the potential to significantly increase the ability to recycle and reuse common PET and […]
Sony has unveiled its answer to the Wiimote and Project Natal: a motion control system named Move. The company hasn’t confirmed a release date or a standalone price yet. However, it says there will be a bundle deal with one controller, a Playstation Eye camera (which is needed to receive the control signals) and one […]
Bowser, Dr. Robotnik, Gannon and many others are starting to see a pattern. “All we have to do is keep him from going to the right…that’s it.” [Via Digg]
Ok, this is super awesome. Since people in Inuvik, Canada, are permanently enshrouded in darkness during winter, Tropicana (the juice company) decided to bring sunshine into their lives by installing 100,000 lumens worth of lights into a large helium balloon, raising the whole thing into the sky. Check it out: [Via Gizmodo]
In the following video, the LXD (the Legion of Extraordinary Dancers) electrifies the TED2010 stage with an emerging global street-dance culture, revved up by the Internet. In a preview of Jon Chus upcoming Web series, this astonishing troupe show off their superpowers.
Galactica: Sabotage is an awesome mashup that pays homage to both Battlestar Galactica and The Beastie Boys’ Sabotage video. If you start the video below (at 0:34) with the one on the top at the same time, you’ll see that the mashup is an almost exact copy of the original clip, shot for shot. [Via […]
Not only is A Gentlemen’s Duel one of the best 3D short we’ve ever seen, but it’s one of the funniest too. Enjoy! Thanks Ross!
Warning: Video contains strong language.
Google’s translation services are making the news this week with improvements to a smartphone app which now attempts to translate voices rather than text (hopefully more accurately than in our illustration.) The app, titled Google Translate (which is also the name of the firm’s website translation tool), is designed for users visiting a foreign country. […]
Tron Legacy is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that’s unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), the tech-savvy 27-year-old son of Kevin Flynn (Jeff Bridges), looks into his father’s disappearance and finds himself pulled into the same world of fierce programs and gladiatorial games where his […]