Monthly Archives: November 2015

This Beautiful App Lets You See the Cell Towers, Wifi Signals, and Satellites All Around You

By Kelsey Campbell-Dollaghan

You’re aware that your cell service comes from cell towers. And that your mapping app is made possible by GPS satellites. And that wifi signals deliver your fail videos. But the sight of that invisible world is breathtaking.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/DIhV8Q2uZAo/this-beautiful-app-lets-you-see-the-cell-towers-wifi-s-1744609095

      

The Sinking of the Titanic Inspired Countless Movies and One Great Invention

By Esther Inglis-Arkell

The sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912 shocked the world and inspired countless movies. But there was one scientist who was inspired to come up with something no modern ship would be without: sonar.

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This Portable Room-in-a-Box Lets Your Move House in an Instant

By Jamie Condliffe

If you regularly suffer from itchy feet, you might need a room-in-a-box like this. Designed to make it easy to move from city to city with all the basics you need to set up home, the Travelbox is an experiment in nomadic living.

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Infertile Worms May Be Immune to Brain Deterioration

By Esther Inglis-Arkell

Worms infected by bacteria often start showing signs of serious nerve damage in the brain. If a worm happens to be infertile, it can weather an infection without damage to its neurons. Scientists hope that figuring out why infertility and resistance to nerve damage are linked might help us someday fight human diseases like Alzheimer’s or Parkinsons.

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Source:: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/-UJCZFFc10M/infertile-worms-may-be-immune-to-brain-deterioration-1744449325