New research indicates that the Earth and moon are 60 million years older than previously estimated. That is, the violent collision believed to have created the moon and gave Earth its current form occurred just 40 million years after the solar system formed some 4.5 billion years ago.

Previous estimates had the Earth and the moon forming 100 million years after the solar system’s formation.

How confident are the researchers of their finding? … Read More → "Earth and moon may be 60,000,000 years older than previously thought"

Jennifer Scism and her husband, David Koorits, were planning a seven-day backpacking trip in the Adirondacks when she realized that most of the lightweight, pre-packaged dehydrated meals available left something to be desired in the taste department. However, unlike many backpackers who simply endure gritty macaroni and cheese and over-salted, rubbery beef stew, Scism was in a position to do something about it.
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Two months after Google Glass announced a deal with eyewear brands Ray-Ban and Oakley, it’s made another foray into the fashion world with a exclusive Net-a-Porter collection designed by Diane von Furstenberg.

“I’m old enough to have danced at Studio 54 and young enough not to have missed the digital revolution,” the 68-year-old designer said in an Elle interview as … Read More → "Google Glass aims for high fashion with DVF collection"

One of the groups was from Seoul National University’s BioRobotics Laboratory, led by Professor Kyu-Jin Cho. Researchers there have designed a clever robotic wheel based on one of the most famous origami patterns, the magic ball pattern. 

The wheel they created can change its radius by deforming its shape. This is a useful trick to be able to … Read More → "Robots get flexible and torqued up with origami wheels"

Because battery technology still relatively sucks, electric vehicles like buses that have to run all day long usually stay tethered to a spiderweb of overhead cables. But as an alternative to that costly infrastructure, researchers at the EPFL have developed an electric bus that can recharge itself at every stop in as little as 15 seconds.

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Bluetooth earbuds like Dre’s new Powerbeats aren’t actually “cordless.” They still have a cable running from one bud to the other, which puts a limit on just how tidy and inconspicuous they can be. A group of former Sony Ericsson and Nokia engineers reckon they can go a step further: losing the connecting cable and headset mic in order to create two miniscule, music-dedicated buds with independent batteries and& … Read More → "Earin’s tiny wireless earphones recharge while they’re in your pocket"

For years, no one knew the identity of this mystery man who, from the 1930s to the 1960s, took hundreds of photobooth pics of himself. Once his image stash became the main attraction at a portraiture exhibition, however, he became an internet sensation and, whaddya know—someone online recognized his friendly face. Meet Uncle Franklyn!
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This is a pretty awesome looking video (and I never say that) for the water-based Hoverboards made by Zapata Racing (previously: their Flyboard). Hey McFly you bojo, hoverboards don’t work on water! Apparently these ones do though. As a matter of fact they only work on water.
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The eye is often compared to a camera, but although its basic design is as simple as an old-fashioned box Brownie, its detailed structure is more complex than the most advanced electronics. This means that, unlike simpler organs, studies of retinal disease rely heavily on animal studies, and treating such illnesses is extremely difficult. One ray of hope in the field comes from researchers at John Hopkins, who have constructed a functioning segment of a … Read More → "Three-dimensional light-sensitive retinal tissue grown in lab"

Pen maker Bic has commissioned a German ad agency to create the “Universal Typeface Experiment,” which is in the process of collecting handwritten letters of the Latin alphabet from anyone who’s willing to draw them. The end result will be a downloadable font that represents the average of everyone’s contributions — but in the meantime, you can browse the letters that … Read More → "This typeface is crowdsourced from thousands of handwritten characters"