Aug 04 2011

Swedish Man Builds Nuclear Reactor in His Kitchen

Tag: Community,Crime,Experiments,Green,Hearing,Kitchens,Materials,Nuclear Science,Police,Safety,Video — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 3:24 pm
The man contacted Sweden's nuclear authority and asked if it was permitted for an individual to build a nuclear reactor.

Aug 03 2011

Reuse Old Bottle Caps in Funky Table Lamp Kit

Tag: Design,Drinks,Eco-Friendly Lighting,Food,Gadgets,Green Your Electricity,Materials,Recycling,Reuse,Visual Arts,Waste and Recycling — Katherine Noyes @ 12:07 pm
Why throw your caps away when they could create a unique work of table lamp art?

Jul 25 2011

Stainless Steel Pen Accepts Hi-Tec-C Cartridges

Tag: Design,Gadgets,Materials,Reuse,Visual Arts — Katherine Noyes @ 6:33 pm
Why settle for a common plastic sheath when you could use this more deserving alternative?

Jul 22 2011

Titanium Straw Out-Muscles All Others

Tag: Cooling,Drinks,Food,Gadgets,Green Tech,Materials,Plastic,Reuse,Waste and Recycling,Zero Waste — Katherine Noyes @ 1:34 pm
Forget those wimpy plastic substitutes -- this is the only straw you really need.

Jul 15 2011

Even BPA-Free Plastic Not Always Safe

Tag: Food Unwrapped,Materials,Packaging,Plastic,Plastic Bags — Emily Sohn @ 1:33 pm
Even BPA-free plastic can leach hormone-like chemicals, research shows, and there's no way to tell which products pose the risk.

Jul 13 2011

Take Your Cellphone or iPad Underwater

Tag: Adventure Sports,Forensic Techniques,Gadgets,Materials,Plastic,Reuse,Water,Water Sports — Scott Tharler @ 4:17 pm
A reusable, puncture-resistant, element-proof storage bag hermetically seals to protect your devices.

Jul 07 2011

Soft Exoskeleton Shields iPad from Bowling Balls

Tag: Gadgets,Laptops,Materials — Scott Tharler @ 12:26 pm
G-Form's iPad Extreme Sleeve 2 utilizes super impact-absorbing material to protect tablets from drops and shocks.

Jul 05 2011

Bend Lego Bricks, Learn Some Geometry

Tag: 3D Models,Architecture,Artists,Design,Games and Gear,Materials,Materials Science,Open Source,Plastic — Amy Enchelmeyer @ 8:46 pm
With some Lego building blocks and a little math knowledge, you can create amazing sculptures.

Jun 30 2011

Roller Pen Writes Electronic Circuitry

Tag: Apps,Batteries,Business,Computers,Devices,Electronic Art,Electronics,Engineering,Experiments,High School,How to Draw,Light,Materials,Materials Science,Nanotech,Paper,Particles,RFID,Science,Soldiers,Storage,Technology,Video,Windows — Alyssa Danigelis @ 2:41 pm
The rollerball pen dispenses conductive silver ink, enabling electrical circuits to be drawn directly on paper and other surfaces.

Jun 30 2011

Phase Change Materials Bring Us Closer to ‘Brain-like’ Computers

Tag: Brain-Computer Interface,Computers,Materials,Materials Science,Supercomputers,Synthetic Biology — Emad Hanna @ 1:12 pm
Materials store memory and process information simultaneously, just like real neurons.
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