What's The Red Shape in NASA's Meatball Logo?
I’d assumed the chevron stood for aeronautics, and once I heard it represented a certain constellation. But the truth is more interesting.
I’d assumed the chevron stood for aeronautics, and once I heard it represented a certain constellation. But the truth is more interesting.
The key to making chips that can just shatter into a million pieces on command is using a material that’s best known for shattering: glass.
The world's largest arcade machine is enough to make anyone feel like a child again. Read More >>
For refugees who have spent weeks or months crossing hundreds of miles of open water and land to flee from war in Syria and Afghanistan, the question What’s In My Bag? is one of long-term survival.
Hopefully it means law enforcement will be able to incapacitate a suspect without causing life-threatening injuries.
Like most American suburbs, Cupertino has a once-hopping shopping centre that’s now a crumbling eyesore. But unlike most suburbs, Cupertino is now a very affluent hub of Silicon Valley capitalism.
Humans only live aboard the ISS for a few months, maybe a year. Robots, on the other hand, don’t need food or water or comfort, and can work on the station for as long as need be. Useful!
The newly elected leftie leader of the Labour party gets a surprise endorsement from the foofy-haired businessman.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that the Italians had decided to grow nothing but poppies and tomatoes from this picture — but in fact you’re looking at an image from Sentinel-2A, where healthy vegetation shows up as red rather than green. Read More >>
Apple thinks it’s figured out the future of TV, but it’s not apps. A few random clicks through YouTube reveals the real media goldmine waiting to be tapped: cats.
It sounds like something straight out of a comic book, but after losing his sternum and part of his rib cage to cancer, a 54-year-old Spanish man received the world’s first 3D-printed chest prosthetic made from titanium.
What happens when you take a line drawing into three dimensions? For designers at SOHN this chair is what: a simple seat with clean lines and an iconic profile.
LOLcats, Lil Bub, Grumpy Cat, Nyan Cat. Why aren’t dogs as popular as cats in memes and viral videos? The answer, believe it or not, may come from science.
Here is a very rare view of the icy backside of the planet Mars. Read More >>
The vast majority of solar cells are fixed, which means they miss out on energy as the sun crosses the sky. But now a simple fix could change all that.
The number one reason to buy a Sony phone? They’re waterproof. It’s pretty much the only thing that Sony consistently does better. And now, Sony wants to make sure you forget it.
