Our Milky Way galaxy is a spiral galaxy and as special as it is, it’s certainly not the only galaxy of its kind in the universe. Astronomers have announced the discovery of two galaxies that are nearly a perfect match for the Milky Way. According to astronomers, spiral galaxies are common, but these newfound twin galaxies share  … Read More → "Astronomers discover twins to our Milky Way galaxy"

Doctors are often stereotyped for having bad handwriting that no one—except other doctors—is capable of reading. 

To help non-doctors understand their illegible handwriting, Indian designer Orion Champpadiyil has created a brand new, tongue-in-cheek typeface for doctors.
via Design Taxi 

Freescale is announcing a new industrial touch sensing technology that’ll even sense your swipes and prods through a film of water.
via Engadget

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In the West, there’s the mafia. In Japan, it’s the yakuza.

The yakuza is an integral part of society but — unlike other crime organizations — it doesn’t operate entirely in secret.Yakuza are often well-known in their neighborhoods and have plainly marked public offices. In fact, Business Insider has reported how they quickly offered aid in the wake of Japan’s recent natural disasters — faster than even the Japanese government.

But it has … Read More → "An inside look at organized crime in Japan"

Most of us are aware that you can trademark a slogan, a logo, and a name, but did you know that it is also possible to trademark a sound? Of course, in order to get approval from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, said sound must “uniquely identify the commercial origin of the product or service.” It may sound fairly cut and dry, but keep in mind that the folks at Harley-Davidson were denied trademark status on their allegedly unique “Potato-Potato-Potato” sound. Here are some sounds that did pass … Read More → "8 sounds that are trademarked"

Hm, really?

Casio has announced a selection of new cameras which, it’s claimed, were designed to appeal to women. How do you make a woman-friendly camera, you ask? Well, Casio seems to be of the opinion that offering a range of colors (obviously including pink), textured finishes and buttons which can be pressed even if you have long nails, will do the job.
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NASA’s Curiosity rover is finally doing what it was created to do: rove. Following a successful wheel test, the probe moved forward about 9 feet, turned 120 degrees, and backed up a few feet.
via Wired

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Have you been looking for the perfect way to teach your aging parents or grandparents about these fancy new computers the kids are always talking about? It turns out the Navy was too—back in 1962—so it commissioned this educational film to get its engineers up to speed.
via Gizmodo

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The Airpod is a new entry into the alternative car market. It’s small and futuristic looking like many other models, but with one key difference: it runs on air.

Sound too good to be true? Well it’s no joke. India’s Tata Motors is developing the concept car that contains a pneumatic motor that uses pressurized air to drive the pistons. Aside from the “free” fuel, emissions are virtually … Read More → "Meet the tiny little pod car that runs on air"

US college freshmen this year “watch television everywhere but on a television” and have “never seen an airplane ‘ticket,'” according to an annual list created to detail the generation gap.

The “Mindset List,” whose 2012 edition came out Tuesday, was created in 1998 “as a witty way of saying to faculty colleagues ‘watch your references,'” and aims to give insight to the “intelligent if unprepared adolescent consciousness,” its authors say on … Read More → "For US students, plane tickets and TVs are relics"