March 20 2010, 8:20pm

JakPak: The Jacket That Turns Into a Sleeping Bag

Called the JakPak, this innovative jacket not only protects you from all types of weather, but it unfolds to become a fully-functional sleeping bag. Best of all, "there are 'storm flaps' to keep out water and an insect net. The…

March 19 2010, 10:25am

Kaboom! Large Hadron Collider triples its own world record

The only thing better than claiming a world record is utterly smashing it, and that's exactly what the Large Hadron Collider did this morning in Geneva, Switzerland. The LHC previously managed to reach an energy of 1.18 TeV. I guess…

March 13 2010, 8:20pm

Celsius X-VI-II: The $275,000 Mechanical Cell Phone

At $275,000, the Celsius X-VI-II is a limited edition cell phone that boasts approximately 540 mechanical parts, though no word yet on the technical specifications. Continue reading for a strange teaser trailer. Click here for first picture in gallery. The…

March 12 2010, 7:03am

Intendix takes non-invasive computer interfaces mainstream

The dream of mainstream, non-invasive computer interfaces has arrived, assuming you don't have problem with the space cap you'll need to wear. Austrian firm g.tec Guger Technologies has produced the new system called intendix which allows anyone to control a…

March 6 2010, 8:00pm

Kojiro Humanoid Robot Features Advanced Musculoskeletal System

Researchers at University of Tokyo's JSK Robotics Laboratory have developed Kojiro, an innovative humanoid robot with an advanced musculoskeletal system that mimics its human counterpart. It "has motors which pull cables that simulate the method which muscles and tendons interact,…

March 6 2010, 5:00am

Houston Dome Project

Can a geodesic dome save Houston? The Discovery Channel thinks so. Featuring gigantic doors that can be closed to insulate the city from inclement weather (hurricanes, etc.), apex vents for ventilation, and built using a "strong and lightweight plastic called…

March 5 2010, 11:11am

iPad to ship on April 3, 3G model in 'late April'

Attention Apple iPad hounds: It's official. The iPad launch date in the U.S. is Saturday, April 3 (missing the "in 60 days" ship date teased at the 1/27/10 Apple announcement), with pre-orders starting on March 12. First out of the…

February 27 2010, 7:20pm

Aurora Watch Has No Hands, Just Lasers

Unlike other watches, the Aurora has no hands, just lasers. Basically, Jihun Yeom (designer) "has put laser lights in a watch, with red indicating minutes and blue indicating hours." Click here for first picture in gallery. They appear only when…

February 24 2010, 2:00pm

Largest Plane Graveyard On Google Maps

This is an Google Maps aerial shot of the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG), AKA "The Boneyard", a 2,600 acre facility that serves as the final resting place for over 4,200 US aircraft (I'm gonna go steal a…

February 24 2010, 8:44am

Snackbot, the vending machine that comes to you

Two years of work for Carnegie Mellon University's Paul Rybski and his team of students, the combined minds of 17 other faculty members, and a $20,000 cocktail including a laser navigation system, sonar sensors and stereo camera-eyes all led to…

February 23 2010, 7:30pm

Strange Holographic Heads Double as Drumkit, Turntables

Not much is known about Neurosonics, other than the two musicians use holographic heads as a drumkit and turntables. Plus, there was reportedly no post-production editing. Video after the break. [via Neatorama]

January 30 2010, 8:00pm

Metal Foam: A Material Stronger Than Real Metal

Afsaneh Rabiei, a mechanical and aerospace engineer professor, has developed metal foam, "a material as light as aluminum and stronger than stainless steel." Continue reading for the news report. Her goal was to create something that could be used in…

January 30 2010, 7:00pm

Where's George Lets You Track US or Canadian Bills

Have you ever wondered just where the currency in your pocket has been? Well, Where's George is your answer. This website lets you "track US or Canadian dollar bills as they travel across the country; enter the serial number and…

January 29 2010, 2:00pm

White Goat: Weird machine turns office paper into toilet paper

Behold the hilariously named White Goat (no relation to your humble narrator) we told you about last year, a paper-hungry machine that poops toilet paper. In development for years, now it's about to actually go on sale. Or so they…

January 29 2010, 1:40pm

Nuclear fusion ignition now closer than ever

Controlled nuclear fusion just got a whole lot closer to reality. This week, researchers at the National Ignition Facility at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory fired up 192 gigantic lasers to a mind-boggling level of 1 megajoule for the first…

January 26 2010, 3:14pm

A Hollywood Fake Computer Screen Maker Speaks

You know when you're watching a movie and someone on-screen says, "Time to use internet!", and then they get on a computer and it looks nothing like any operating system or browser that ever existed, and then a red screen…