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The KQED Series ‘Deep Look’ Explores the Capability of Harvard’s Swarm of 1,024 Autonomous Kilobots
In an episode of the KQED and PBS Digital Studios series Deep Look, writer Amy Standen explores the capabilities of the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences and…
A Student-Built Electric Car Breaks the World Record for Accelerating From 0 to 100km/h in 1.779 Seconds
An electric car built by students at the University of Stuttgart in Stuttgart, Germany recently set a new world record for “Fastest 0-100km/h Acceleration – Electric Car”…
An R2-D2 USB Desktop Vacuum Cleaner That Can Help Tidy Up a Dirty Computer Desk
The R2-D2 USB Desktop Vacuum Cleaner is an officially licensed, handheld version of the famous astromech droid from Star Wars designed to either play with…
Father/Daughter Team Films an Active Lightning Storm in Slow Motion at 2,000fps
Lightning researcher Tom A. Warner and his daughter recently filmed an active lightning storm in slow motion at 2,000fps using a Phantom Miro eX4 high-speed…
Photos of Animals by Small Road Signs to Remind City Residents That Gentle Wildlife Lives There Too
Crosswalk for Hedgehogs Tiny Road Sign is a photo project by the Vilnius, Lithuania-based CLINIC 212 creative agency where gentle woodland animals are posed by…
Stoic Owl Refuses To Be Bothered By Annoying Birds Who Are Repeatedly Hitting Him in the Head
A beautifully stoic owl, who’s quietly hanging out on a tree limb, refuses to let himself be bothered by the lowly and annoying birds who…
StarWars.com Picks Their Top 10 Best ‘Star Wars’ Sidekicks
On the latest episode of StarWars.com 10, StarWars.com picks their top 10 best sidekicks in the Star Wars universe. In this installment of the StarWars.com…
Man Drives a Golf Ball Directly Into the Lens of His Brand New GoPro Camera, Breaking It During Its First Use
A video captured by a man named Corey shows him driving a golf ball directly into the lens of his brand new GoPro HERO2 camera, breaking…
1000 Musicians Simultaneously Perform ‘Learn To Fly’ to Persuade the Foo Fighters to Play Concert in Italy
The Rockin’ Thousand is a group of 1,000 incredibly talented musicians who came together from all over Italy to simultaneously perform the now-classic Foo Fighters…
The Hunger Games: The Exhibition, An Exploration of the Books and Films at Discovery Times Square
The Hunger Games: The Exhibition is a fascinating exhibition — created by Lionsgate, produced by Imagine Exhibitions, and designed by Thinkwell — that explores the…