San Francisco’s current tech-led boom has seen slick new housing high-rises pop up all across the grid, but Bay Area urban renewal in the 1970s had a very different look. …
Monthly Archives: September 2014
NASA Is Blasting the First 3D Printer Into Space Tonight
A few minutes after 2 AM tonight, a SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft …
NASA Is Launching the First 3D Printer Into Space Tonight
A few minutes after 2 AM tonight, a SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft …
Your New Gaming Keyboard, Your Own Modem, Napoleon Dynamite [Deals]
By Shep McAllister, Commerce Team
The Logitech G710+ was one of …
Your New Gaming Keyboard, Your Own Modem, Napoleon Dynamite [Deals]
By Shep McAllister, Commerce Team
The Logitech G710+ was one of …
Your New Gaming Keyboard, Your Own Modem, Napoleon Dynamite [Deals]
By Shep McAllister, Commerce Team
The Logitech G710+ was one of …
Police Can Still Get Data Off Your iOS 8 Device Without Apple’s Help
Remember that promise Apple made about…
3D Printing Just Wireframe Models Can Vastly Speed Up Prototyping
When 3D printing technologies were first adopted for manufacturing decades ago, they were referred to as rapid prototyping machines because compared to old methods, they were able to churn out parts with remarkable speed. But even today’s 3D printing technology has room for improvement, and a …
The Design of Spoons and Knives Can Change the Way We Taste Food
By Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley, Gastropod
Chances are, you’ve spent more time thinking about the specs on your smartphone than about the gadgets that you use to put food in your mouth. But the shape and material properties of forks, spoons, and knives turn out to matter—a lot. Changes in the design of cutlery have not only affected how and what we eat, but also what our food tastes like. There’s even evidence that the adoption of the table knife transformed the shape of European faces.
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7 iPhone 6 Plus Cases That Don’t Suck
Earlier this week, …