The secret to producing the world’s stinkiest hunk of cheese may be to let it molder at the bottom of a shipwreck for a few centuries. As The Guardian reports, divers recently discovered what they believe to be a remarkably pungent dairy product in a shipwreck off the Swedish coast.
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On this day 25 years ago the world’s first website went live to the public. The site, created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, was a basic text page with hyperlinked words that connected to other pages.
Berners-Lee used the public launch to outline his plan for the service, which would come to dominate life in the twenty-first century.
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Behind the scenes, Brazilian authorities have taken bold new steps to keep drones away from designated Olympic areas, but not all of the new measures are effective. The country has partnered with drone manufacturers like DJI to update the onboard software with Olympic geofences, preventing drones from flying in the forbidden areas. But not every manufacturer has taken up … Read More → "How Brazil is trying (and failing) to keep drones away from the Olympics"
Hod Lipson and his team at Columbia University (CU) have been developing a prototype 3D printer designed to find a place on the kitchen counter alongside the toaster and coffee maker. The device will be able to print edible creations using a variety of pastes, gels, powders and liquid ingredients, meticulously crafted through computer software and eventually, cooked within the printer itself.
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An ancient Greek statue of Zeus has been recreated using 3D printing, after it was lost in the 5th Century.
One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the statue of Zeus at Olympia was recorded only in descriptions and illustrations on coins.
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The FCC’s iCanConnect program, which provides communication equipment to low-income deaf and blind Americans, is now permanent after four years in pilot form. Known formally as the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, it offers $10 million a year to local providers of communication technology aimed at helping deaf and blind folks connect with family and friends, and live more independently.
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Sharks aren’t exactly cuddly, but they’re not the villains that movies and nature documentaries make them out to be. And while portraying sharks as frightening predators might imbue otherwise dry nature documentaries with a bit more drama, scientists are worried that these kinds of negative portrayals might hurt conservation efforts. In a recent study published in the journal PLOS ONE, … Read More → "People like sharks more when they swim to upbeat music"
For the first time ever, a private company has been given permission to land on the moon. The authorization from the US Government means next year’s planned lunar mission by Moon Express will not only be the first by a private company, but the first time a private company will leave Earth’s orbit.
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Imagine if your clothes became an extension of your skin able to respond to the environment around you.
Behnaz Farahi, an architect and interaction designer at the University of Southern California has created a 3D-printed garment, Caress of the Gaze, which detects when you are being stared at and moves in response.</ … Read More → "The 3D-printed clothing that reacts to your environment"
Tokyo-based designer Duncan Shotton takes advantage of soy sauce’s varying opaqueness to create a pair of unique sushi dishes that reveal three-dimensional optical illusions once they’re filled.
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