If you’re reading this, you probably surf the web, write blogs or comment on them, post on sites like Facebook or Twitter, play multiplayer games, or even take online courses. Although these things might seem very new, they were all pioneered by a system called PLATO and have been around ...
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One of the most beautiful features in nature is the vortex. In the form of tornadoes, however, it’s one of the most destructive. Artist William Pye has created a water sculpture that safely contains this powerful force.
His “Charybdis” is located outside Seaham Hall in Sunderland, England. If you’re not up ...
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If you’ve wanted to take a vacation somewhere warm and sunny, but the guilt over the potential carbon footprint has been too much, then this concept solar-powered floating resort might be for you.
Designer Michele Puzzolante has come up with the “Solar Floating Resort.” It merges the features of a boat, ...
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Floors, while they can be pretty, are generally designed for function rather than style. One artist has created some cool-looking floor designs using vinyl tape.
Jim Lambie of Glasgow, Scotland, has come up with these cool geometric designs. The titles of his works include “The Doors, Morrison Hotel” and “Careless Whisper,” ...
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Any Batman fan knows that “The Dark Knight Rises” will be coming out this summer. If you can’t wait until July 20, here are some cool alternative posters to tide you over.
With the amazing box office business that “The Avengers” is doing, and the success of the last movie, this ...
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Geeks (myself included) seem to run on caffeine, but one company’s taking espresso to the next level with the Zipwhip, a robot that creates custom messages in espresso.
Out in the Pacific Northwest where I live, being a barista is Serious Business. So serious, in fact, that there are actually awards ...
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If you’re reading this, chances are you’re using the plan old keyboard and mouse on your computer, or you might be using a mobile device with a touchcreen. One new device, the Leap, lets you control your computer without touching it.
Leap Motion has created the Leap, a $70 device the ...
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How many times has this happened to you? You’re sitting in a restaurant, about to put some ketchup on your fries, but when you open the bottle, it doesn’t want to give up its tomatoey goodness, no matter how hard you shake it. Fortunately, some MIT students have solved one ...
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If you think of origama, images of folding pieces of paper into cranes come to mind. But a couple of guys have decided to take his ambitions further by building a folding boat.
Max Frommeld and Arno Mathies, Masters students of production design at London’s Royal College of Art have created ...
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Internet users have a wide variety of opinions on politics, but one thing united them: the proposed SOPA and PIPA laws in the U.S. Congress that would have amounted to censorship of the Internet.
One of the groups opposing the law, Fight for the Future, has erected billboards reading “Don’t mess ...
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