Researchers at Georgia Tech have made flexible fiber coated with zinc oxide nanowires that convert mechanical energy into power. Imagine powering up your iPod just by walking around. One issue is that the zinc oxide doesn’t do well in water, so these clothes can’t be washed yet. They will need to figure out a way [...]
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Pedestal Crater Margin. A pedestal crater is one with it’s ejecta blah blah blah…. OMG. I don’t have much interest in the science of University of Arizona’s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment web site, but the images are really cool and you can download them to use as wallpaper. It’s worth checking out the neat [...]
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We all know robots will eventually take over the world (and I, for one, welcome our new robotic overlords), and as the video below shows, they’re one step closer now by beating us at that most sacred of games, Air Hockey.
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This is a very interesting concept from BMW. Instead of a steel shell, it’s got a flexible cloth-like skin. Check out this video from BMW to learn more. The frame also moves to change the shape or open the hood and headlight area. The headlights can wink! It apparently takes only two hours to put [...]
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iTunes has a feature you may not have noticed, iTunes U. Free lectures, language lessons, audiobooks and more. I stumbled across this the other day and was very impressed with the variety of lectures from over 60 different colleges. There are even a number from MIT!
Check out a video from Apple.
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