By Attila Nagy
This photo of Cosmonaut Elena Serova taken by NASA’s Bill Ingalls on March 12th 2015 is a wonderful example of the so called …
This Photo of a Russian Cosmonaut Looks Like a Renaissance Painting
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Monthly Archives: March 2015
Oculus Rift Might Not Even Launch This Year
It’s been a long few years since the Oculus Rift’s Kickstarter took $2.4 million in funding, becoming a “real thing” on the first step towards this latest wave of virtual reality enthusiasm. But we’ve yet to see a consumer release date announced and, according to inventor Palmer Luckey at a SXSW 2015 panel, that’s unlikely to come any time soon — possibly not even before the end of this year.
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Boston Dynamics robots get 1980s movie montage
By Michelle Starr Some brilliant Youtube spark has cut footage of Boston Dynamics’ humanoid robots performing feats of strength and agility to “Scarface (Push it to the Limit).”
Designing a Shadowless Skyscraper Isn’t Magic, Just Good Science
By Chris Mills
The boom in skyscrapers is good for elevator manufacturers, but can be bad for residents who have to live in the shadow (literally or otherwise). Using computer-aided design and some seriously big mirrors, architects in London have come up with a plan to build a pair of skyscrapers with no shadow at all.
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Did We Really See Light Acting as a Particle and a Wave at Once?
Hungry Slime Molds Reconstruct Ancient Road Networks
By Maddie Stone
You probably don’t give too much thought to slime molds—the bizarre, colonial organisms that look like blobs of goo. But these underrated creatures have some surprising talents, including designing sophisticated transportation networks. Wait, what?
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The Solar-Powered, Recycled House That Will Let Us Float in Style
By Maddie Stone
If you’ve ever considered trading your house for a life on the water, but don’t fancy the idea of cramped, below deck living quarters, then this floating, solar-powered home, designed by renowned Italian architect …
Here’s why Saturday is a very special Pi Day
By Amanda Schupak Every March 14 celebrates math’s most famous irrational constant, but this year is different.
Visit the Lego Kwik-E-Mart from ‘The Simpsons’
By Bonnie Burton New Lego playset comes with Apu and his secret veggie garden, a Squishee dispenser, arcade games, Chief Wiggum and his police car and much more.
Take home your own ‘Firefly’ crew — the Funko toy version, that is
By Bonnie Burton Highly detailed Funko “Firefly” figures of Captain Mal Reynolds and crew come with accessories like Jayne’s knit hat, Mal’s Liberty Hammer gun and Wash’s toy dinosaurs.