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Insanely Life-Like Sculptures Of Giants And More Amazing Images From This Week

Plus a water-purifying billboard, landscape photos made from landfills, the most twee-tastic gadget ever, and more

By Colin Lecher and Shaunacy Ferro Posted 03.01.2013 at 4:00 pm 2 Comments

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This Week In The Future: Coffee Break!

In the future, Diamond Oscar Coffee will replace Starbucks. It will just taste okay.

By Baarbarian Posted 02.22.2013 at 6:59 pm 2 Comments

This Week In The Future: Februrary 18-22, 2013

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Gadgets

3-D-Printing Pen Adds Dimension To Your Doodles

A new Kickstarter project lets you draw in the air, then watch a scribble form in plastic.

By Colin Lecher Posted 02.19.2013 at 12:44 pm 4 Comments

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A 3-D Printed Plastic House And More Amazing Images From This Week

Plus a valentine from space, a bathroom in a bubble, and more

By Colin Lecher Posted 02.15.2013 at 6:30 pm 3 Comments

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Science

A Shattered-Glass Dog And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including robot elephants, a 42-wheel BMW concept, and more

By Shaunacy Ferro and Colin Lecher Posted 02.08.2013 at 6:00 pm 0 Comments

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Technology

This Mind-Blowing, Horseshoe-Shaped Neon Hotel Can Light Up The Skyline

A lakeside view from every angle

By Colin Lecher Posted 02.07.2013 at 4:01 pm 6 Comments

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Science

Using Science To Discover Picasso's Genius

A persistent mystery for art historians and especially students of 20th century art might seem small at first: what kind of paint did Picasso use? But in fact it's a very big shift--Picasso was thought to have been one of the first painters to switch from traditional oil paints to common house paint, which is quick-drying and smooth and allows for a very different style (it doesn't show brush-marks, for example). Now, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Argonne National Laboratory teamed up and used hard x-ray nanoprobes to analyze Picasso's paint at the molecular level.

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By Dan Nosowitz Posted 02.06.2013 at 7:00 pm 4 Comments

Science

This Is Your Brain On Music [Infographic]

How music enters the brain, and what it does when it gets there.

By Colin Lecher Posted 02.06.2013 at 5:00 pm 5 Comments

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Science

11 Surreal Works Of Art Inspired By Space

Collaborative art installation Space Odyssey 2.0 takes a look at what science means to art today. And you know what that means? Space geese.

By Colin Lecher Posted 02.06.2013 at 3:00 pm 1 Comment

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This Week In the Future: Spice Up Your Turtle's Coffee

In the future, origami pets will need love, too.

By Baarbarian Posted 02.01.2013 at 7:00 pm 1 Comment

This Week In The Future, January 28-February 1, 2013

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Science

A Shark In The Hallway And Other Amazing Images From This Week

Including a solar-powered balloon, a storm on Saturn, how NASA watches the Super Bowl and more

By Shaunacy Ferro and Colin Lecher Posted 02.01.2013 at 5:00 pm 1 Comment

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Science

Mapping The Birth Of An Art Movement [Infographic]

Visualizing who knew who when abstract art was invented

By Emily Elert Posted 01.31.2013 at 7:00 pm 6 Comments

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Science

Crazy Art Piece Commemorates The First Russian Cosmonauts

And particle accelerators, and four-dimensional space, and a bunch of other cool stuff. Just watch these videos.

By Clay Dillow Posted 01.28.2013 at 5:00 pm 5 Comments

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Science

A Robot Lumberjack And Other Amazing Photos From This Week

Including a beautiful photo made by a beer can, BMW's slick new bobsled, and more

By Colin Lecher and Shaunacy Ferro Posted 01.25.2013 at 6:30 pm 2 Comments

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Gadgets

GameSci: How To Preserve A Game You Can't Pick Up And Hold

The hardware will die so the software can live.

By Colin Lecher Posted 01.25.2013 at 2:00 pm 7 Comments

The Art Of Videogames Exhibit At The Smithsonian American Art Museum

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