The first volume of Marc Cushman’s epic These are the Voyages – The True History of Star Trek: The Original Series, Season One will be released summer 2013 by Jacobs/Brown Press… In the 1980s Gene Roddenberry and Robert H. Justman gave Marc Cushman express permission to write the definitive history of Star Trek’s production, then backed up their stamp of approval … Read More → "Star Trek: The lost scrolls"
On March 10, 1849, eight score and four years ago yesterday, a future president brought forth on this continent a new notion for improving river navigation.
That was the day Abraham Lincoln filed a patent application for his imaginative method of “Buoying Vessels Over Shoals.”
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There’s a reason why Oreos exist in their present form: they’re a carefully formulated combination of exactly the right amount of cookie with exactly the right amount of creme. But that’s just not good enoughfor humans, because humans are crazy, and rather than just buying some chocolate cookies or some frosting, we instead insist on disemboweling our Oreos to separate the creme from … Read More → "HERB learns to separate Oreos, probably thinks humans are crazy"
Nanoscribe, a spin-off from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology in Germany, has developed a tabletop 3-D microprinter that can create complicated microstructures 100 times faster than is possible today. “If something took one hour to make, it now takes less than one minute,” says Michael Thiel, chief scientific officer at Nanoscribe.
While 3-D printing of toys, iPhone covers, and … Read More → "Micro 3-D printer creates tiny structures in seconds"
A design concept for a small, self-sufficient house — an eco-friendly, isolated retreat from the modern world — breaks the mold by envisioning it more as a fine piece of furniture than as a house. Dutch product designer Frank Tjepkema’s three-story Isolée sits lightly on the ground, touching only at its four legs.
“My approach was the same as if I were making a piece of furniture,” he told FRAME magazine. “ … Read More → "Isolee concept applies furniture design to self-sufficient house"
The age of super-compacts is in full swing, but with that smaller wheelbase comes compromise in stability. MONO is a transformable EV that adapts its stance to maximize the driving experience whether you’re in the city or on the open road. The vehicle automatically adjusts the wheelbase depending on road type, traffic, or speed to ensure stability and practicality no matter the driving conditions. In its compact form the EV is only slightly larger … Read More → "MONO – Mini transformer by Heesang Ahn"
Home lighting has gained new status in the world of network-connected digital gadgetry.
Philips today introduced a software development kit for a brand of its LED light bulbs. The APIs let programmers write custom iOS applications for Hue, bulbs that connect to a home network and can be controlled from a smart phone or iPad.
The Hue bulbs connect to … Read More → "Philips invites developers to write apps for its Hue wireless LED light bulbs"
Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia has been a labor of love. Still unfinished over 130 years since construction started, Antoni Gaudi’s designs have been given a boost through advanced software more typically used in aeronautical projects. CBS’ 60 Minutes took a look at the recent development of the huge church, a building where every detail of its facade attempts to detail the story of the bible. While the architect had crafted& … Read More → "’60 Minutes’ shows how Gaudi’s Sagrada Familia inches toward completion, with help from some aeronautical software"
Atherosclerosis — the buildup of fats and cholesterol on the artery walls that can lead to stroke and heart disease — is generally considered a problem of modern times, a result of fatty diets and inactive lifestyles. But a new examination of mummies from ancient cultures suggests that the disease appeared long before the arrival of junk food and flat-screen televisions.
via The New York Times
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… Read More → "For just 2 million dollars you can have your own underwater plane"It’s one thing to have your own submarine. It’s another to have your own submarine that’s an awesome jet. And for just 2 million that dream can come true with Spymaster’s custom Orcasub.
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