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How It Works: The First Disposable, USB-Powered Genome Sequencer
MinION Sequencer MinION is a disposable device that contains a sensor chip, ASIC and the fluidics system needed to perform a complete single-molecule sensing experiment. Oxford Nanopore Technologies...
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MIT Predicts That World Economy Will Collapse By 2030
Crowds and Haze in Shanghai Jeremy Vandel via Flickr Forty years after its initial publication, a study called The Limits to Growth is looking depressingly prescient. Commissioned by an international...
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Photo Artists Use Filter "Normally Used by NASA" to Remove People From...
Columbus Circle, Deserted Lucie & Simon "Silent World," a photography project by Parisian artists Lucie & Simon, takes the most crowded parts of New York City, Paris, and Beijing, and alters...
View ArticleThe Best of the 2012 New York Auto Show
At the 2012 New York International Auto Show, a healthier industry moved beyond the trauma of the last several years, rolling out an assortment of new production vehicles, concept cars, and even one...
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The Most Amazing Images of the Week, April 2-6, 2012
Tungurahua The Tungurahua volcano in Ecuador has some of the most amazing, terrifying eruptions in the world. This one, from 2006, shows molten lava streaming down the sides of the mountain while ash...
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At the New York Auto Show, a Street-Legal Airplane Steals the Spotlight
Terrafugia's Transition, in Flight TerrafugiaTerrafugia's Transition arrives in New York The biggest attraction at this year's New York International Auto Show isn't an automobile at all. Technically,...
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How It Works: The World's Fastest Elevator
World's Fastest Elevator Kevin HandWe've come a long way since the first elevator. This one rockets upward at over 20 MPH--but how does it work? The first commercial passenger elevator, installed by...
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The Solar System With the Most Planets Is Now ... HD 10180
HD 10180 ESO/L. Calçada It's a shame about Pluto. Now that the astronomical community has downgraded the once-furthest planet from the sun to non-planet status (technically it's now referred to as a...
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How it Would Work: Destroying an Incoming Killer Asteroid With a Nuclear Blast
Earth, and the Near-Earth Objects that Threaten It ESA - P.CarrilSimulations show how unleashing Earth's destructive arsenal into deep space could save the planet One way or another, it's on everyone's...
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How It Works: A Circular Saw That Cuts Any Material Without Swapping Blades
Dual-Blade Buzz Saw Sam KaplanA pair of blades that spin in opposite directions make this saw fit for any task To saw different materials, users often need to switch blades. A blade with big teeth, for...
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Sponsored Post: Making Life Easy is Harder Than You Think
AMERICA REVEALED, a new four-part mini-series airing Wednesdays on PBS at 10/9c, takes viewers on a journey high above the American landscape to reveal the country as never seen before. Complex...
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Navy's Robot Helicopters Are Getting New Onboard Brains That Will Help Them...
Fire Scout, Now Hunting Pirates U.S. Navy It's tough being a pirate these days. Facing off with Navy SEALs and missile cruisers on their home turf of the high seas is tough enough for small-arms...
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How It Works: How Do You Track Wild Salmon?
Salmon Transport Kevin HandIt's pretty difficult to track the movements of millions of salmon. Here's how At the turn of the 19th century, up to 16 million salmon and steelhead trout migrated up the...
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Breaking: Facebook Is Buying Instagram for a Billion Dollars
Mark Zuckerberg just announced that Facebook has agreed to buy mega-popular photo sharing service Instagram for $1 billion. Facebook's been on a buying spree of late, and has been beefing up its own...
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Church Leaders Give Blessing to Gadgets in the Pews
Church pews nationwide were lit up this Easter weekend, and not just by the glow of so many churchgoers making their once-a-year appearances - iPads and smartphones were on plenty of parishioners'...
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Genetic Bar Code Search Can Use RNA to Pick Out Individuals From Huge Gene Pools
RNA WikipediaEven without a DNA sample DNA databases are highly protected resources, because they contain the most detailed fingerprint that can be used to identify a person - from genetic...
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Test Drive: the 2012 BMW 3 Series Sedan
BMW 3 Series Sedan courtesy BMWThe classic German sedan gets an exciting upgrade When BMW rolls out an all-new 3 Series, it's big news, since these have been the benchmark of German sedans for the last...
View ArticleVideo: Real-Life Fruit Ninja at 1,200 Frames Per Second
Our high-speed Phantom video camera reveals the winner in a game of knife vs. pineapple You know that iPhone game Fruit Ninja? Where fruits are flying at you and you have to slice them in half with a...
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How It Works: A Futuristic Fire Truck Puts Out Airplane Fires
Airport-Fire Truck Daniel Schumpert and Jason BrineyA plane engulfed in flame is about the hardest fire to extinguish. How does this truck do it? Aircraft fires pose unusual challenges for first...
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How It Works: Nerf's 20-Yard Gun
Nerf Shootout Sam Kaplan and James ProvostIt's a disc gun, not a dart gun--and that's just part of how it manages to shoot a whopping 65 feet Since Nerf introduced its first dart gun, the Sharpshooter,...
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