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Paper Waste Makes World's Grossest-Looking Bricks

Another "green" brick, this time made like sausage

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.20.2012 at 11:00 am 12 Comments

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Inside China's Secret Arsenal

The Chinese government is rapidly building a bigger, more sophisticated military. Here’s what they have, what they want, and what it means for the U.S.

By Peter W. Singer Posted 12.20.2012 at 10:00 am 55 Comments

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Watch This Gift-Wrapping Robot Make Elves Obsolete

General Motors reprograms robots to put a toy car in a wrapped box. Unionize, elves, before it's too late!

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.19.2012 at 6:00 pm 7 Comments

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Science

Would Arming Teachers And Students Really Have Prevented A Tragedy?

Policy that would make it easier to carry concealed weapons into schools could have meant “the difference between life and death for many innocent bystanders,” a spokesman for Michigan House Speaker Jase Bolger said after last week's shooting at Sandy Hook. Does research bear that out?

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.19.2012 at 11:30 am 114 Comments

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Technology

Why Are Architects Deploying Drones?

Uh, beats a ladder?

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.18.2012 at 1:30 pm 4 Comments

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Science

The Helmet That Can Save Football

Athletes in the U.S. suffer 3.8 million sports-related concussions each year. While helmet makers dither with small improvements, Swedish scientists have built something that could protect us all.

By Tom Foster Posted 12.18.2012 at 1:07 pm 26 Comments

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5 Petitions For Things Less Important To National Prosperity Than A Death Star

So much is less important, obviously. But these things especially.

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.17.2012 at 1:00 pm 11 Comments

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Google Hires Ray Kurzweil To Head Its Engineering Lab

The futurist and inventor famous for his predictions on the technological singularity will be Google's new chief of turning the theoretical future into consumer products.

By Clay Dillow Posted 12.17.2012 at 12:30 pm 7 Comments

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This Week In The Future: Fish On Land, Wolves In The Sky

In the future, the great Pixel Wolves Of The Sky will look down below on the mutated fish. The wolves will be hungry but also weirded out.

By Baarbarian Posted 12.14.2012 at 6:57 pm 1 Comment

This Week In The Future, December 10-14, 2012

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Science

A Nest Made For People And Other Amazing Photos Of The Week

Including surreal pictures of food, a rarely seen "singing" dog, and more

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.14.2012 at 6:30 pm 4 Comments

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Science

How Many Model Rockets Would You Need To Get To Space? [Infographic]

A lot of them! And that's just if you know how to stack them for optimal use.

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.14.2012 at 1:00 pm 16 Comments

XKCD Explains What We've All Been Wondering About Model Rockets

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Annotated Machine: How Robots Could Recycle Dead Satellites In Orbit

DARPA's plan to recycle the orbiting satellite graveyard

By Katharine Gammon, Illustration by Kevin Hand Posted 12.14.2012 at 10:00 am 12 Comments

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Technology

Digital Tool Ages Your Face To Scare You Into Saving Money

People save more for retirement when they see older versions of themselves, so Merrill Edge is more than happy to make you look old and wrinkly.

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.12.2012 at 5:00 pm 12 Comments

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Technology

For New Lamps, An Unlikely Energy Source: Gravity

As long as you reset a weight every 30 minutes, you can have a continuous, battery-free light source.

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.12.2012 at 4:30 pm 33 Comments

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These Terrifying Handcuffs Can Shock And Drug Prisoners

A recently filed patent details the (scary dystopian) handcuffs of the future.

By Colin Lecher Posted 12.12.2012 at 2:15 pm 19 Comments

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June 2013: American Energy Independence

Five amazing, clean technologies that will set us free, in this month's energy-focused issue. Also: how to build a better bomb detector, the robotic toys that are raising your children, a human catapult, the world's smallest arcade, and much more.