Andrew Leinonen created the ultimate deterrent to bicycle theft – a lock that’s integrated into the bicycle’s frame. He calls his invention the StayLocked Bike. The concept... Read more
Earlier this summer Google quietly embedded a powerful new tool in their image works: the reverse search. The concept is simple. Drag an image into the search bar (as above), and Google will... Read more
Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. Read / See more . . . Related articles T... Read more
Kristina Gjerde studies the law of the high seas — the 64 percent of our ocean that isn’t protected by any national law at all. Gorgeous photos show the hidden worlds that Gjerde... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Scientists have identified a way that the United States could immediately save the energy equivalent of about 350 million barrels of oil a year — without spending a penny... Read more
One of the oddities of the current moment is that the country wants a radical change in government but not a radical change in policy. On the one hand, voters are completely disgusted with W... Read more
Windows that change their tint are not new, but this window by RavenBrick does so without any energy use required. The RavenWindow changes its transparency depending on the temperature, so b... Read more
Image via Wikipedia Lead is a toxic substance, and it’s in your mobile phone. It’s also probably in your TV, your computer, and just about any other electronic appliance where mechanical mov... Read more
A Canadian researcher is hoping that within ten years, people will be able to regrow tendons, spinal cords or heart valves lost to injury or disease. Dr. Brian Amsden, a chemical engineering... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A prize of US$200,000 is being offered for the first robot that can successfully move 10 km (6.2 miles) within 10,000 seconds. Sound easy? Well, to claim the “W” Prize th... Read more
Last year, we brought you the story of tech company AeroVironment’s life-size artificial hummingbird, that flies solely by flapping its wings. Now, a group of Japanese researchers has succes... Read more
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SolPix, a prototype for a combined media-wall/solar blind premieres at the Cooper-Hewitt. SolPix combines two of the biggest trends in facade architecture: Solar shielding and media walls. I... Read more
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This is just silly now. Another iPhone has leaked onto the Internet. What kind of ship does Steve Jobs run over there at Apple? This time around they aren’t going to be able to bust down the... Read more
Image via Wikipedia A presidential panel warns about human exposure to carcinogens The President’s Cancer Panel on Thursday reported that “the true burden of environmentally indu... Read more
H1N1, SARS and other pandemics, along with increasing antibiotic resistance to infectious diseases and even threats of biological warfare have reinforced the need for safe, effective and ine... Read more
