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The Golden Gate Bridge Looks Good as Ever on Its 75th Birthday [Image Cache]
Yesterday was the Golden Gate Bridge's 75th birthday. To mark the occasion, there was a day-long party in San Francisco, which culminated in a massive fireworks display and light show. And we have to say, the old bridge looks as beautiful as ever bathed in the light of the fireworks.More »
You Won't Believe How Much Crazy Science & Microscopic Tech Is Crammed Into Your iPhone's Accelerometer [Video]
Your iPhone's accelerometer only costs sixty-five cents, but it's packed with cool tech. Have you ever wondered how your iPhone knows up from down, or when you’re shaking it? It’s all because of the tiny accelerometer chip inside the device, but how does it work? It’s ...
This Ice Bra Is Designed to Fight the Fukushima Nuclear Catastrophe [Engineering]
These are Super Cool Bras, underwear full of a special gel engineered to remain "soft and supple even when frozen." It's been designed to fight the Fukushima atomic catastrophe, which has made Japan to shut down all of its reactors.More »
Hydraulics Let This Lightweight Roof Automatically Adapt To Changing Stresses [Buildings]
Engineers design structures to withstand the maximum possible stress loads. But building with the worst-case-scenario in mind can be expensive. So researchers at the University of Stuttgart created the SmartShell which is designed to be a more affordable building technique that doesn't sacrifice ...
IBM's Holey Optochip Pumps 1 Trillion Bits per Second [Guts]
IBM Researchers have built an optical chip that can transfer more data per second than pretty much anything else on the planet.More »
HP's Laser-Powered Chip of the Future [Guts]
By 2017, HP hopes to build a computer chip that includes 256 microprocessors tied together with beams of light.More »
The Incredible Engineering Behind History's Greatest Airships [Aircraft]
Zeppelins are actually quite an impressive species of aeronautical engineering—you know, when they aren't on fire. That's especially true considering the level of technological prowess in the 1920's. Our friends at Oobject have assembled 12 shots of these magnificent air-borne cruisers befo...
Wallee adds more versatility to its iPad mount solution
The Wallee is an iPad accessory that’s almost as old as the iPad, yet it’s shown that it can remain just as relevant, and actually become more so as the iPad has evolved. The new headrest mount that works with existing Wallee cases is a good example of smart accessory design that can ...
This Is How Spaceships Are Born [Video]
Have you ever wondered how the hell spaceships get made? I mean, how does something like the six-legged ATHLETE rover go from an engineering fantasy into an actual working thing? Creativity? Technological know-how? Sure, you need plenty of that. But most of all: It takes the stones to dream up w...
Siri isn't a bandwidth hog & users aren't the problem
The sky is falling again in cellular land, and this time Siri is to blame. At least, that’s the assessment from anopinion article in the Washington Post Friday morning claiming Siri not only unleashed a huge new pattern of data consumption on mobiles, but that in return, her piggy ways dest...
