Harvard researchers believe firefighters could one day control and even extinguish fires using a gun that fires electricity. The project, funded by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the Department of Energy, investigated what’s said to be a 200-year-old observation that electricity can affect a flame’s shape, a point that hasn’t previously been the […]
Festo, a company we’ve featured here on [GaS] in the past for their extraordinary work on various forms of strange robotic organisms, is back with a new video showcasing their latest toy: A bionic bird that can take-off, fly, and land just like a real bird. Check it out! [Via Toxel]
On Tuesday I wrote about a problem with Google Chrome not (consistently) displaying Flash content since an upgrade to version 10. We don’t have a confirmed diagnosis or a cure, but we do have something of a workaround. Thanks to everyone who replied — there are certainly plenty of us experiencing the same problem — […]
I can’t tell you how often I’m all dressed up and have nowhere to keep my phone. This has happened to me, I don’t know… at least one time. Thanks to soft circuit technology and the folks at CuteCircuit, I can now have my fancy soiree and my phone, too. Behold, the M-Dress, a silk […]
Google has introduced a feature from Apple’s portable device range to the latest edition of the Chrome browser. Unfortunately, that feature is Flash not working… or at least, not working too well. Ever since the update to the 10th edition of the browser I — and it appears a lot of other people — have […]
Check out this cool new 3D Multi-Viewpoint Fog Projection system developed by Japanese researchers at Osaka University. [Via]
In honor of St-Paddy’s day, Geeks are Sexy reader Jamie has sent us a video of his awesome bartending robot named… are you ready for this? BaR2D2! BaR2D2 is a mobile bar that features a motorized beer elevator, motorized ice/mixer drawer, computerized drink mixing, and sound activated neon lighting. The robot is drivable so you […]
Rick Borovoy’s project, the Junkyard Jumbotron, allows you to create a large multi-device display out of many small ones, simply by taking a photograph of them bunched up together. Check it out: You can try making your own Junkyard Jumbotron by clicking right here!
This thing may not be powered like Raytheon’s amazing XOS Exoskeleton, but we still think it is cool enough to merit a mention on Geeks are Sexy. Oh, and the beginning of the video is kind of slow, so be sure to skip ahead to 3:16 if you want to see the good stuff right […]
Check out the awesome Unreal Engine 3 realtime demo that was presented just a few days ago at GDC 2011 by the folks from Epic Games. [Via [H]]