https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUnI5r1zHnw North America is in for a natural light show overhead, as a meteor shower expected over the weekend could turn into a full-on sky storm, affecting countries’ entire skylines. Its intensity could even outdo the Perseid meteor shower. Stargazers are expecting the spectacle to hit late Friday and last into Sunday morning, just as... Continue Reading →
Type–Hover–Swipe in 96 Bytes: A Motion Sensing Mechanical Keyboard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y3dUeGNIX4M Microsoft Research has shown off its latest work in the motion-control category: the Type-Hover-Swipe mechanical keyboard. With this device comes a keyboard equipped with small sensors between the keys that detect gestures in a mere 96 bytes, allowing for device control. The prototype keyboard is constructed with low-res infrared proximity sensors between the keys,... Continue Reading →
Air-purifying billboard does the work of 1,200 trees
http://youtu.be/-HaC5PQXrho Billboards could do more than just advertise, if scientists at the University of Engineering and Technology (UTEC) in Peru have their way. While UTEC's earlier billboard produced drinkable water, its latest creation scrubs the air free of pollutants. According to the team, a single billboard can do the work of 1,200 trees, purifying 100,000... Continue Reading →
3 Rad 3D Printing Projects That Could Actually Help Save the Planet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDiWBoEAHdk Give someone a 3D printer, and she'll make something cool; teach someone to use a 3D printer for sustainability, and she might change the world. We've seen a variety of 3D-printed projects spring up over the last two years — from medical splints to houses to guns — and most fanatics will gladly argue... Continue Reading →
Mars Curiosity rover may have transported Earth bacteria to Mars
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7l0mJsrgoE The NASA Curiosity rover that was thought to bring only cameras, sensors, and scientific equipment when it traveled to Mars in August 2012 may have brought along dozens of species of bacteria that originated on Earth, according to a new study. A study conducted by the American Society for Microbiology and published in the... Continue Reading →
We Already Know Kids Eat Too Much Sugar, So Why Aren’t More of Us ‘Fed Up’?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCUbvOwwfWM How much sugar do your kids eat? And does that question make you want to hit the back button immediately? It's such a prickly subject. I'm a family food blogger and I still feel defensive just thinking about it, like my crazy button has been punched with a big, judgy finger. It's annoying, this... Continue Reading →
The Surprising Truth on How Little We Have to Spend on American Products to Make a Big Difference
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4FrGxO2Fn_M Unemployment seems complex, but the Million Jobs Project says creating new jobs in the U.S. is a whole lot easier than we think. They say it’s a simple recipe: If everyone in the U.S. were to spend just 5% more on made-in-America goods, 1 million jobs will be created in the U.S. Armed with... Continue Reading →
NASA SET TO LAUNCH THE FIRST 3D PRINTER TO THE SPACE STATION
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svwSmNPhu5M&feature=share Space travel is a dangerous business. Astronauts are hurled into space in a tiny life support bubble. Contact with Earth is severed. Whatever they’ve got onboard is all they’ve got—period. But what if they could make tools and parts onboard? Singularity University Labs startup, Made In Space, believes 3D printing can provide just such... Continue Reading →
Want People to Eat Lab-Grown Meat? Make It Local and Artisanal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDCmLya-lZc Lab-created meat is the future of food, but people are still freaked out by it. But meeting your lab-grown meat before you eat it can help allay those fears, according to a Dutch researcher. The most common early reactions to the first lab-grown burger, which was made by a Dutch researcher in 2013, were... Continue Reading →
College students design home with $2 energy bills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CnbWe230A8 A family home with a minuscule energy bill? Yep — and thankfully it’s not just one big solar panel attached to a shoebox. A group of students from three Syracuse, N.Y.-area colleges designed a home that only racks up $2 in energy costs each month — and it’s a 1,925-square-foot craftsman-style beaut. The students... Continue Reading →
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