Category Archives: Cool Things & Ideas
NASA gives up travel to space? Well, ET3 wants to bring space travel to Earth.
As a kid I remember watching reruns of Star Trek and being fascinated by those sighing doors. You know, the ones that could magically open and close whenever anyone needed … Continue reading
If you want to put the internet to work for you, then check out ifttt.
Maybe I’m behind the times, maybe I’m right where I need to be- sitting shotgun and grinning like mad. Either way, I like to think I at least have a … Continue reading
Building a dream one box at a time: Caine’s Arcade
This story just makes me happy. Don’t skip it… take a few minutes to watch this awesome mini-documentary about a 9-year-old boy who built a cardboard arcade in his dad’s … Continue reading
Green tech claiming islands around the world: A quiet revolution you should know about.
How do cutting edge renewable energy companies demonstrate proof of product in highly competitive and often heavily subsidized energy markets? They’re moving offshore. Unlike big oil, they aren’t planning to … Continue reading
Feast your eyes on this stunning video of the Northern Lights viewed from space. Hauntingly beautiful.
What do you get when you take the sun, mix in a colossal coronal mass ejection (which is roughly like 160,000,000,000 megatons of TNT going off at once, so it’s … Continue reading
Lightest man-made material in the world! Imagine a brick that weighs less than a paperclip…
Scientists are lightening up. Literally. Late last year Alan Jacobsen, a research scientist at HRL Laboratories created a new kind of material… an “ultralight metallic microlattice” that is 25% lighter … Continue reading
Brazil invests in the Arts: A culture that is booming and reaping the rewards…
Art, the ability to create is a defining quality in humanity. It isn’t just a question of colors looking pretty on a page or how to sell a product with … Continue reading
The death of the wheelchair… an evolution in mobility technology that could change everything.
Innovation is an amazing thing. Sometimes you just have to sit back and wonder, why didn’t we think of that sooner? Watching this mobility device, the Tek RMD – Robotic … Continue reading
Move over Spiderman: “Gecko Power” is coming to everyone.
Who wouldn’t want to climb the walls like a web-slinging superhero? Well, that technology may be just around the corner. Several universities in the U.S. have been studying the amazing … Continue reading
Happiness Flow Chart
Isn’t it nice to lay out all those options in a convenient little flow chart?! See. Know. DO.
Move over nano-science, these EXTREMELY mini crochet animals are amazing!
Amazingly tiny toys… who DOESN’T want one of these? It’s hard to get less high tech than crochet. It’s equally difficult to imagine geeking out in a pretty “tech” sort … Continue reading
A chameleon the size of an ant. It’s the latest discovery from Madagascar.
Size isn’t everything, but the latest sensation in the science world owes it’s fame to a serious lack of mass. Four itsy-bitsy species of miniature chameleon were recently discovered in … Continue reading
A Hobbit House of your very own for less than $5,000? This ecohome isn’t a fantasy!!
Everyone should have a home of their own but let’s be honest, when the average new home costs upwards of $270,000 (it’s $400,000 in Boulder, Colorado), having a spot to … Continue reading
Gamers do what scientists couldn’t… and help AID’s research while having fun.
Move over Sudoku. As brain teasers go, there are a lot of popular games but how many puzzlers are there that could lead to a cure for AID’s, cancer, Alzheimer’s … Continue reading
Levi Jeans says washing is over-rated. Instead conserve water and put those pants in the freezer.
That’s right. Levi Straus is pushing to cut the environmental impact of its jeans. The New York Times reported yesterday that the company is furthering its efforts to shrink their … Continue reading
