There’s bad news for Loch Ness Monster truthers, but good news for movie buffs: A recent expedition into the depths of Scotland’s famed lake has uncovered the Nessie replica used in the movie 1970 film The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes.

The prop was thought to be lost after it < … Read More → "Long lost monster found in Loch Ness (but don’t freak out)"

These are the 3-D printed flower vases made specifically for attaching to you bicycle designed and sold by Colleen Jordan of Etsy store Wearable Planter. They are an extension of her preexisting wearable planter jewelry line we posted last year. The planters attach to your bike’s frame or handlebars using an integrated plastic clasp or elastic strap. And the … Read More → "Little 3D printed flower vases for your bicycle"

This weekend, NASA will be adding an extra room the side of the International Space Station. Starting at 2:15AM ET on Saturday, the space agency will begin installation of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, or the BEAM — an inflatable space habitat that will stay connected to the Tranquility node of the ISS for the next two years. … Read More → "An inflatable space habitat is getting attached to the ISS this weekend"

The Lift-Bit is a piece of customizable furniture whose only limits are your imagination. Designed by Carlo Ratti for the furniture company Vitra, the Lift-Bit can transform itself into any shape with the swipe of an iPad screen.

Gizmodo reports that the shape-shifting sofa is made up of a series of hexagonal stools mounted … Read More → "This app-controlled couch may be the ultimate piece of customizable furniture"

DJI, the world’s largest commercial drone manufacturer, announced today that it is training first responders in Europe to use drones in rescue operations. The project, which will be rolled out in partnership with the European Emergency Number Association (EENA), a Brussels-based NGO, could improve efficiency and save lives…

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Rain is normally a solar energy cell’s worst nightmare, but a team of Chinese scientists could make it a tremendous ally. They’ve developed a solar cell with an atom-thick graphene layer that harvests energy from raindrops, making it useful even on the gloomiest days. Water actually sticks to the graphene, creating a sort of natural capacitor — the sharp difference in energy between the graphene’s electrons and … Read More → "Solar cell generates power from raindrops"

Researchers at Cambridge University’s Department of Architecture, working alongside PLP Architecture and engineering firm Smith and Wallwork, have presented conceptual plans for a wooden skyscraper to London mayor Boris Johnson. If it went ahead, the timber tower would be the tallest of its kind in the world.

While it’s too soon to comment as to the project’s chances of … Read More → "Seeds planted for London’s first wooden skyscraper"

We’ve built robots that can walk, talk, play incredibly deep board games, and even run hotels just like us, but there’s apparently one human skill the machines have yet to master & … Read More → "Robot waitstaff force the closure of two restaurants in China"

Millions of visitors make the trek to Yellowstone National Park each year, drawn in by the breathtaking views on offer. But a group of scientists is keen to look beyond the regular sights by building a deep-diving robot that’s designed to investigate the ecosystem of microbes thriving beneath the surface of Lake Yellowstone.

Researching the waters within Yellowstone National Park has … Read More → "Robot researcher to delve the depths of Lake Yellowstone"

Three men left on a boat Monday traveling between two islands in Micronesia. But a large wave overturned their 19-foot boat, and they swam a couple of miles to the nearest island, uninhabited Fanadik, a few hundred miles north of Papua New Guinea. They were stranded there for three days. Meanwhile, when they didn’t arrive at their destination by the next day, relatives called the US Coast … Read More → "Men rescued after spelling out “HELP” in leaves"