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Can Money Buy Happiness?

John Riggs — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:37:07 +0000

People have always told you money can’t buy you happiness. It usually comes from people with money telling you when you’re flat broke. Well, one of my favorite YouTube Channels, ASAP SCIENCE, wanted to figure this theory out. Here’s what they came up with. What they figured out, in a nutshell, that giving is a [...]

Duke University Creates 'Harry Potter' Style Invisibility Cloak

Amanda Ferris — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 21:22:11 +0000

If you’re a fan of J.K. Rowling’s hit ‘Harry Potter‘ series, you must have longed for your own invisibility cloak so that you could go off on your own magical adventures just like Harry himself. But invisibility cloaks are merely fictional, right? Wrong! A team of researchers at Duke University have created the first invisibility [...]

What an Ant's Home Looks Like Using Molten Aluminum [VIDEO]

John Riggs — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 16:25:49 +0000

I’ve always been pretty curious on what an ant farm looks like on the inside. Not those 2-D kid’s things you can pick up at the store, but an actual ‘shrink yourself down’ drop down and anthill home would look like. These guys pour molten aluminum down an anthill so it will harden and unearth [...]

Engineers Finally Rule Whether Toilet Paper Rolls Should Go Over or Under

Shauna Wright — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:27:42 +0000

It’s an age-old question (and probably the cause of more than one marital argument): Which way should toilet paper rolls be oriented? This is serious business, people. So serious that even engineers have gotten involved. The awesome folks at EngineeringDegree.net put together an infographic covering everything from the history of toilet paper to the physics involved in how it’s hung and the pros and cons of each.

Man Takes First Steps in 20 Years With Robot ExoSkeleton

John Riggs — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 15:17:42 +0000

Imagine losing the ability to walk. Imagine losing said ability for over 20 years.

Now, imagine the kind of elation you'd feel if an invention came along that made it possible for you to walk again.

That's exactly how the man in this video felt after using the ReWalk ExoSkeleton robot. Designed by Argo Medical Technologies Ltd., the robot is a lightweight brace device that attaches to your legs and restores a person's mobility functions.