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Giraffe Street Lamp Gets Power from Swinging

Let’s be honest, all a kid really needs to see to go completely bonkers no matter where you might be is a swing. I know each time my kids see a swing somewhere, it’s as if they’ve never seen one before. An odd new concept street light has turned up…

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February 20th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Truss Robots Could Be Our Future Construction Workers

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A team from Cornell’s Creative Machine Lab have come up with a new robot which can not only crawl along truss structures, but that can actually manipulate them and move them around.…

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February 20th, 2012 by: Technabob

Man Working on 3D Printed House: Downloadable Dwelling

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If you’re still not excited about the potential of 3D printing, Enrico Dini would like to have a word with you. Dini founded Monolite UK with one goal in mind – to create stone-like structures using a 3D printer. Architects, hold on to your blueprints.…

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February 19th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Nevada Approves Regulations for Self-Driving Cars

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One of the common themes in science fiction is cars or other vehicles that can drive and navigate themselves. Google took that science fiction and made reality with its self-driving cars it has been testing and rolling around in some parts of Nevada. The cars are very cool and don’t…

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February 18th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Researchers Develop Strong, Removable Adhesive Based on Gecko Feet

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I’m not a big fan of lizards, they are gross, they try to bite you, and if you do catch a lizard, it will either poop on you or its tail will break off. Getting left holding a dismembered lizard tail is one of the more unsettling experiences in life.…

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February 17th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Swiss Satellite Aims to Clean up Space Junk

I can’t say that I ever really thought about Switzerland as being a space power. In fact, I didn’t even know the country had its own satellites in orbit but apparently, it does. As a matter of fact, the Swiss have enough satellites up there that they have devised a…

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February 17th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Mobee Robot Bees to Patrol the Skies of Our Nightmares

Robot bees are the real threat to humanity because they could potentially sting you dead and just fly off to find their next victim. If that happens you can thank the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) for their creation, the Mobee.…

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February 16th, 2012 by: Conner Flynn

Utter! Android Voice Recognition App Speaks Less, Does More

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As one might expect from its more open and much geekier ecosystem, there are already several voice recognition apps for Android devices. But a new app promises to trump them all and even Apple’s own Siri program. Currently being made by XDA Developers member Brandall, Utter! not only understands natural…

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February 15th, 2012 by: Lambert Varias

Mithos Electromagnetic Concept Car Looks Cool, Will Probably Never Exist

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Concept cars are a strange breed when we see them at major car shows. Sometimes they can be pure flights of fancy, and other times they can be clear hints at what future vehicles will look like. A new concept car that isn’t from any of the major automakers has…

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February 15th, 2012 by: Shane McGlaun

Scalado’s Remove App Cuts out Wandering Strangers from Your Photos

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You know when you think you’ve just taken the perfect shot, only to view the image in your camera and realize that there are random people who managed to photobomb your picture? Annoying, isn’t it?…

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February 15th, 2012 by: Hazel Chua

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