A team of researchers led by Prof. Young-Tae Chang from National University of Singapore and Prof. Yoon-Kyoung Cho from Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Korea, developed a fluorescent caffeine detector and a detection kit that lights up like a traffic light when caffeine is present in various drinks and solutions.
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IMAGE: In order to thwart forgeries, EPFL researchers propose a new miniaturized authentication system. By combining both moiré patterns and microlithography techniques, it can be easily recognized by the naked eye and impossible to reproduce through currently existing printer or scanner technology. (Image credit: EPFL)
Lausanne, Switzerland–In this race for protection of property, EPFL researchers are making their contribution. Even though there has been a wide diversification … Read More → "Moiré patterns and microlithography thwart counterfeiters"
Water is everywhere. Over half of our bodies, over two-thirds of the Earth’s surface, yada, yada, yada. Most of us are over it. But Hacmon, who lives in LA and was trained as an architect, has spent the last several years obsessed with it. On a molecular level, he says, it’s “nature’s most sophisticated builder.” Eager to get a better understanding of its movements and behaviors–something beyond … Read More → "Amazing photo technique reveals water like you’ve never seen it before"
Until now, 3D printing an object with multiple materials meant giving the printer a very high-resolution image that specified the type of material to be used for each particular section. Throw in differences in texture, size, color and surface properties and you have a computational nightmare that can involve storing and processing petabytes of data to print even a small object.
To simplify the whole process, the CSAIL team created a software pipeline … Read More → "MIT’s new software increases the speed and flexibility of multi-material 3D printing"
Here at Neatorama, we love the amazing optical illusions of Julian Beever. This chalk work, which he calls “Wheel of Fortune”, is unfortunate for anyone who sits down on … Read More → "3D chalk art turns a Ferris wheel into a death ride"
Thanks to a Freedom of Information Act inquiry filed by Jeffrey Richelson in 2005, the US government has finally gotten around to declassifying documents about Area 51 and its purpose. Obviously, because this is the government we’re talking about, they’re all filthy lies.
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American conceptual artist Matthew Mazzotta has joined forces with the Coleman Center for the Arts and local residents from York, Alabama to convert an old abandoned house into a transformable open-air theater. Dubbed, Open House, the structure which looks like a simple wooden home, actually features separate sections that fold open to create a unique outdoor space, catering for 100 patrons.
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The American Quarter Horse Association has been ordered to accept cloned horses into its registry by a jury in the courtoom of U.S. District Court Judge Mary Lou Robinson. They were sued by a pair of Texas breeders, who said the organization’s practice of excluding cloned horses was monopolistic. The judge did rule on awarding costs to the breeders, who spent some $900,000 on the case.
No other horse breeding registry allows cloned animals, although the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association allows cloned … Read More → "Horse Association must accept clones on registry"
So it makes sense that if you were developing a robot with superhuman like leaping abilities, you’d make sure it had a tail too.
Designed and built by Jianguo Zhao at Michigan State University, Tailbot is just three inches tall but thanks to a strong pair of legs and a maneuverable tail, it’ … Read More → "This tiny tail-equipped robo monkey can leap like a superhero (video)"
