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Baguette Dropped From Bird's Beak Shuts Down The Large Hadron Collider (Really)

By Stuart Fox Posted on 11.5.2009 86 Comments
The Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful particle accelerator, just cannot catch a break. First, a coolant leak destroyed some of the magnets that guide the energy beam. Then LHC officials postponed the restart of the machine to add additional safety features.

11.5.2009 at 01:27pm - Comment by Gonazar

It's nature's way of saying "Don't do it you idiots!"
Cars

Scaly BMW Concept Car Collects Solar Power, Then Raises Panels to Brake

By Jeremy Hsu Posted on 10.6.2009 20 Comments
Plenty of cars can look cool and run green these days, but now designers are taking such concepts to extremes. The BMW Lovos has 260 exterior flaps that can collect solar power and act as airbrakes at the same time.

10.2.2009 at 11:37pm - Comment by Gonazar

It would be cool if you could program the way the scales come up to tune the way the car steers at high speeds too.
Entertainment & Gaming

First Ever Video Game Census Finds Minority Characters Underrepresented

By Stuart Fox Posted on 9.22.2009 15 Comments
Name: Mario. Age: 28. Profession: Plumber. Ethnicity: White. Anyone who has played a lot of video games knows that the vast majority of characters are white males. However, a team of scientists have conducted the first ever virtual census, putting a number on the ethnicity and sex composition of video game characters, and raising questions about the psychological effects these games might have on members of the underrepresented groups.

9.22.2009 at 10:40pm - Comment by Gonazar

Just a bunch of falling blocks?!?! I take that as an insult! Tetris is a well defined game that has dominated the game industry as one of the best classics in history.
DIY

Now This is the Droid We're Looking For

By Posted on 9.22.2009 24 Comments
To get rid of the mess of wires from his many videogame consoles, PopSci reader Brian De Vitis decided to repurpose his R2-D2-shaped cooler. The engineering student modified its legs and repainted it to look more realistic. Then he stacked the motherboards from the eight consoles on shelves inside, added a sound system, and rearranged the inputs so he could plug in controllers from the outside. To watch all the gaming action, he added a projector in the rig’s dome, just like the real R2’s.

9.22.2009 at 12:16pm - Comment by Gonazar

Lol, is that a game cube on top of R2's head?
DIY

Now This is the Droid We're Looking For

By Posted on 9.22.2009 24 Comments
To get rid of the mess of wires from his many videogame consoles, PopSci reader Brian De Vitis decided to repurpose his R2-D2-shaped cooler. The engineering student modified its legs and repainted it to look more realistic. Then he stacked the motherboards from the eight consoles on shelves inside, added a sound system, and rearranged the inputs so he could plug in controllers from the outside. To watch all the gaming action, he added a projector in the rig’s dome, just like the real R2’s.

9.22.2009 at 12:13pm - Comment by Gonazar

Brian De Vitis is GOD! ALL HAIL GOD! I bask in his holy presence
Cars

BMW Augmented Reality Glasses Help Average Joes Make Repairs

By Posted on 9.3.2009 11 Comments
Here’s an innovative application for augmented reality: telling you how to do stuff you should already know how to do. BMW have developed a concept for AR glasses that can assist their own mechanics in performing maintenance on the company’s high-performance cars. The glasses read the field of view, point out the part that needs replacing, the screw that needs turning, or the cap that needs tightening (and even tells users which way to turn it).

9.3.2009 at 07:05pm - Comment by Gonazar

I agree with 3DTOPO, this has been out for years. I remember seeing this video at least 2 years ago. Just look at when that Youtube video came out, 2007!
Science

Solar Panels Built Into Roads Could Be the Future of Energy

By Adrian Covert Posted on 8.27.2009 219 Comments
The Department of Energy just gave $100,000 to upstart company Solar Roadways, to develop 12-by-12-foot solar panels, dubbed "Solar Roads," that can be embedded into roads, pumping power into the grid. The panels may also feature LED road warnings and built-in heating elements that could prevent roads from freezing.

8.27.2009 at 07:41pm - Comment by Gonazar

Well it's about goddamn time. This idea's been around for such a long time and has been waiting for someone to apply it. It's such an obvious asset as an energy source. More R&D funding into this should have been put up a long time ago.
Technology

Video: An Annotated Predator Drone Strike in Afghanistan

By John Mahoney Posted on 8.21.2009 15 Comments
In this video, exclusive to PopSci.com, Captain Adam Brockshus narrates a Hellfire missile strike on a group of insurgents in Afghanistan. As a Predator instructor pilot, Brockshus was called into the Ground Control Station to oversee a former student who was taking his first shot in combat. Click on for an inside look at how the hundreds of attack missions using unmanned aircraft are executed.

8.22.2009 at 04:18am - Comment by Gonazar

I believe it is.... :/
Technology

Video: An Annotated Predator Drone Strike in Afghanistan

By John Mahoney Posted on 8.21.2009 15 Comments
In this video, exclusive to PopSci.com, Captain Adam Brockshus narrates a Hellfire missile strike on a group of insurgents in Afghanistan. As a Predator instructor pilot, Brockshus was called into the Ground Control Station to oversee a former student who was taking his first shot in combat. Click on for an inside look at how the hundreds of attack missions using unmanned aircraft are executed.

8.21.2009 at 06:21pm - Comment by Gonazar

And that would be what it looks like to die. http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/index.php?comicID=286
DIY

Can This Chinese Farmer's DIY Helicopter Really Fly?

By Jeremy Hsu Posted on 8.7.2009 7 Comments
Anyone who dares to build a helicopter with wooden blades, a steel-pipe-reinforced frame, and a motorcycle engine deserves to go up in the thing. But the Chinese government has forbidden farmer Wu Zhongyuan from even attempting a test flight. We just want to see if the crazy contraption can fly.

8.8.2009 at 03:04am - Comment by Gonazar

The one in the photo and the one in the video are different... I definitely would not trust my life with the one in the photo. It seems to be lacking in quite a few aspects, such as steering. The rotors don't look like they tilt and it doesn't seem like there is much way to control pitch or yaw. I have to admit the one in the video is built much better, hence the flying capability. Still not much in the way of safety though, but that's up to the pilot.