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July 16, 2018

This Sun-seeking Robot Flowerpot Will Keep Your Plant Alive

This Sun-seeking Robot Flowerpot Will Keep Your Plant Alive
The Vincross Hexa is a programmable six-legged robot that looks all creepy walking on its bug-like legs, but now it has found its purpose thanks to Vincross founder Sun Tianqi.…
October 12, 2016

House Built on a Giant Turntable So It Can Face the Sun All Day Long

House Built on a Giant Turntable So It Can Face the Sun All Day Long
Check out this home in Norway that was built on a giant turntable. No, it doesn’t play tunes as it spins around, although that would be an awesome bonus.…
September 15, 2016

Nintendo 3DS XL Getting Pokémon Sun and Moon Edition

Nintendo 3DS XL Getting Pokémon Sun and Moon Edition
Very soon, the latest installment of the Pokémon franchise will be unleashed on the world. The upcoming Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon could see a surge in sales thanks to the popularity of Pokémon Go.…
July 6, 2016

SnappyScreen Covers You in Sunblock in Less Than 10 Seconds

SnappyScreen Covers You in Sunblock in Less Than 10 Seconds
Sure, you can apply sunblock to yourself, without any help, but you may miss some spots. And asking someone else to rub it onto your body might be awkward.…
March 29, 2015

Empire Strikes Back Sunshade Cools Your Car with the Cooling Power of Hoth

Empire Strikes Back Sunshade Cools Your Car with the Cooling Power of Hoth
They say the way you think has a lot to do with how well you adapt to your environment. If you think it’s hotter than balls, you will feel like it is hotter than balls.…
October 16, 2014

The Sun is a Giant Jack-o-Lantern

The Sun is a Giant Jack-o-Lantern
If you ever want to see some cool pictures of stuff in space, NASA and its massive photo archives should be the first place you stop.…
July 25, 2014

Massive Solar Storms in 2012 Could Have Devastated Modern Life on Earth

Massive Solar Storms in 2012 Could Have Devastated Modern Life on Earth
We’ve all seen movies and TV shows over the years that give us a glimpse at what life on Earth would be like if we lost all power and our electronics were inoperable.…
February 17, 2014

Ivanpah Solar Plant Accidentally Creates Death Ray that Kills Birds in Flight

Ivanpah Solar Plant Accidentally Creates Death Ray that Kills Birds in Flight
Last week in the California desert, a $2.2 billion solar plant opened that creates electricity by harnessing solar energy. Rather than using traditional solar panels, this facility has hundreds of mirror-like reflectors that shoot the sunlight at a tower filled with water in the center of the mirror arrays.…
November 13, 2013

SURYA Sunscreen Sculpture: A Creative Way to Deal with Unwanted Solar Glare

SURYA Sunscreen Sculpture: A Creative Way to Deal with Unwanted Solar Glare
This awesome sunscreen looks like it would be at home in deep space, but it’s actually designed for the arts district in Dallas, Texas. The sculpture/sunscreen was commissioned by the police to protect us from brain scans by aliens (NOT!).…
November 5, 2013

Study Claims At Least 8.8 Billion Earth Size Planets Exist in the Milky Way Alone

Study Claims At Least 8.8 Billion Earth Size Planets Exist in the Milky Way Alone
Not all Earth-sized planets are Earth-like. Take for instance the planet Kepler 78b, it’s Earth like in size but orbits too close to its parent star for any chances supporting life as we know it.…
July 2, 2013

Street Charging Stations Juice up Your Mobile with the Power of the Sun

Street Charging Stations Juice up Your Mobile with the Power of the Sun
So you’re doing your groceries or are out for a run, when you suddenly get a call – and then your phone dies because it’s out of power.…
June 13, 2013

Star Wars Sun Reflector for Your Landspeeder

Star Wars Sun Reflector for Your Landspeeder
It sucks that we have to ride around in Honda Civics and the like, they are driving Landspeeders and piloting X-Wings in a galaxy far, far away; not to mention the Millennium Falcon.…
May 19, 2013

Sunflower Uses Solar Power to Shine Light into Your House

Sunflower Uses Solar Power to Shine Light into Your House
Do you find yourself sitting in the dark, even if it’s bright and sunny outside? Well, speaking from experience, regular exposure to sunlight can really make you feel better both mentally and physically.…
March 12, 2013

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory Observes Two Eclipses in Only Seven Hours

NASA Solar Dynamics Observatory Observes Two Eclipses in Only Seven Hours
On Earth, being able to view a solar eclipse is a very rare occurrence. In space, it’s not so rare to witness this event. Recently, NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory caught a glimpse of two incredible eclipses in only a seven hour period.…
January 14, 2013

Flatsun: 60,000 LEDs Simulate the Sun

Flatsun: 60,000 LEDs Simulate the Sun
I didn’t think that anything could accurately emulate theSsun, but that didn’t stop Rafael Lozano-Hemmer from trying, as he used 60,000 LEDs to recreate some solar magic – albeit without the intense light and heat of the actual Sun.…
October 1, 2012

Asteroid Dust Cloud Could Be Used to Fix Global Warming

Asteroid Dust Cloud Could Be Used to Fix Global Warming
A group of scientists from Scotland have an insane idea to help reverse the effects of global warming here on Earth. The scientists think they can grab a near-Earth asteroid called 1036 Ganymed and use it to him to create a massive dust cloud to block some of the Sun’s energy from warming the Earth.…