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How the US Invented Dirty Bombs to Stop the Soviet Advance in Europe
Feb 05, 7:20PM
The thought of mutually assured destruction in the form of worldwide nuclear annihilation made leaders on both sides of the Iron Curtain squeamish. But, limited nuclear war, now there was a plan! Irradiating the Soviets just a little bit, you know, as a deterrent, was seen as the clearly superior option to outright ICBM volleys.
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Vancouver Moves Closer to Officially Naming a "Dude Chilling Park"
Feb 05, 7:00PM
Guelph Park in East Vancouver was just like any other under-appreciated park in a city near you: grassy but forgettable. Until a fake sign was erected in one corner by a local artist, christening it with a new name: "Dude Chilling Park." Suddenly, Guelph/Dude Chilling Park became a global sensation.
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Impulse Grab Some Cheap Storage And Power, GoPro, Seinfeld [Deals]
Feb 05, 6:45PM
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If you're storage and power needs aren't already met then this is impulse purchase day for you. Grab a 4400mAh power bank for 12 bucks and/or a 16GB USB3 flash drive for nine. Doesn't get much cheaper than this.
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The Incredible Urban Salt Mines Hiding Underneath Our Feet
Feb 05, 6:27PM
Road salt is one of those city services that we take for granted, an invisible network infrastructure with a murky provenance. But though you may not know it, the salt on your roads might come from a sprawling, century-old mine right below your feet.
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In Sochi, Every Single Phone and Laptop Is Definitely Getting Hacked
Feb 05, 6:05PM
Say you're going to Sochi for the Winter Olympics. You've magically found a hotel that's actually complete and not full of trash and construction equipment. Crisis averted, right? Not quite—because as NBC Nightly News' experiment shows, your computer or smartphone could be hacked in seconds in Sochi. Hackers will be going after your computer or smartphone from the minute you land.
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Gooey Electrolyte Could Put an End to Battery Fires
Feb 05, 5:40PM
Battery fires are no fun. Just ask Boeing. Problem is, lithium-ion batteries are full of liquid acid electrolyte that gushes out when a battery's housing ruptures, causing chemical burns and fires. Not fun. But what if, instead of burny liquid, batteries were filled with a viscous goo that would stay put? That's exactly what these Washington State University researchers propose.
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The Northeast Is a Mess Because It's Running Out of Salt
Feb 05, 5:28PM
The Northeast may have had its fun mocking the South's recent descent into chaos in the face of snow, but now it's our turn to fall apart. This newest storm has shut down I-84—one of the region's biggest highways—and crippled countless other roads. The culprit? We're running out of salt.
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We Got Our First Close-up Look at Venus 40 Years Ago Today
Feb 05, 5:15PM
Venus' perpetually overcast skies had long obscured our view of the planet, making it appear nearly featureless when viewed in the visible light spectrum. But when viewed through Mariner 10's ultraviolet-filtered camera lens, the second planet from the Sun can be seen in unprecedented detail. See what Venus looks like normally below. [NASA]
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Teenager 3D-Prints Prosthetic Hand for Adorable 3rd Grader in Need
Feb 05, 4:56PM
An enterprising 16-year-old in Kansas recently 3D-printed at prosthetic hand for his 9-year-old family friend, giving the young tyke the use of fingers for the first time in his life. And he did it all at the local county library.
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Electronics retailer Newegg just launched Newegg Premier, an Amazon Prime-like subscription service
Feb 05, 4:31PM
Electronics retailer Newegg just launched Newegg Premier, an Amazon Prime-like subscription service that offers free expedited shipping, free returns, and exclusive deals—all for $50 a year. [Newegg Premier via Ars Technica]
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A Gorgeous Inkless Pen That Never Needs a Refill
Feb 05, 4:20PM
Pininfarina is known for turning Ferraris and other exotic cars into even more impressive works of art, so it's a safe assumption that its new 4.EVER Pininfarina Cambiano writing instrument is going to cost a small fortune when available. But with an inkless design that never needs a new cartridge, it could eventually pay for itself—after a century of use.
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A Subway Map of All the Best Coffee Shops In NYC
Feb 05, 4:00PM
Here's a map that shows you all the best places to get your coffee fix in New York, based on the subway line. How convenient!
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Photos of Movie Theaters Show the Former Grandeur of Cinema
Feb 05, 3:27PM
Your garden-variety multiplex probably resembles a concrete box with interiors sporting giant movie ads and sterile seating areas. But there are still a number of surviving theaters that show off the glamour and scope of cinema in its heyday. Photographer Franck Bohbot's recent series documents just that.
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Let This Periodic Table Of Storytelling Destroy Your Writer's Block
Feb 05, 3:20PM
Writing is many things: a job, a hobby, a personal imperative, an act, an art, a gigantic pain in the ass. But is it a science? The Periodic Table of Storytelling breaks down narrative elements into a familiar form—though one that liberal artsy folks probably haven't thought about since high school.
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Crazy Oculus Rift Rig Turns Any Room Into a Holodeck Full of Zombies
Feb 05, 3:07PM
The Oculus Rift is already great when you're just sitting down, but it's easy to imagine an awesome future where you walk around with it on. A holodeck on your face. Well, that future's already here.
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Snore Sensing Pillow Automatically Nudges You To Roll Over
Feb 05, 2:40PM
It seems like snoring has become more of an epidemic than any of us have realized. At CES, Sleep Number revealed its IQ bed that lets bedmates silence a snoring partner. But now there's a pillow that can stop a deafening snorer all by itself.
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Why a Single-Molecule LED Could Be a Big Deal
Feb 05, 2:27PM
Technologically speaking, smaller is virtually always better. So it's perhaps no surprise that scientists have developed the first ever single-molecule LED. But why is it potentially such a big deal?
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Gawker Human Rights Watch Releases Video Showing Anti-Gay Attacks in Russia | io9 The 16 Most Awful
Feb 05, 2:13PM
Gawker Human Rights Watch Releases Video Showing Anti-Gay Attacks in Russia | io9 The 16 Most Awful Lego Sets Ever Assembled | Jalopnik Putin Critic Finds 200-Pound Wooden Cock On Roof Of Her BMW | Jezebel Here's an App for Having Sex at 30,000 Feet | Paleofuture That Coke Super Bowl Ad Would Have Been Illegal in 1910s Iowa
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10 Playing Card Decks That Are Too Pretty For Your Poker Table
Feb 05, 2:00PM
For graphic designers, playing cards are a playground: The simple constraints of four suits and thirteen different cards accommodate tons of creativity without overcomplicating things. And there's an amazing number of interesting decks out there.
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This Luxurious Stealth Bicycle Is Clad in Crocodile Skin
Feb 05, 12:53PM
From a distance, this bike looks like a stealthy cycle in plain black. Get a little closer, though, and you'll realize that it is, in fact, covered in luxurious crocodile skin.
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British Spies Have Attacked Anonymous With DDoS
Feb 05, 12:20PM
New documents leaked by Edward Snowden and obtained by NBC News suggest that the UK's spy agency, GCHQ, launched a DDoS attack on the hacker collectives Anonymous and LulzSec.
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You Can Now Download All of DARPA's Open Source Code From One Place
Feb 05, 11:30AM
From robots to mind-reading, new programming languages to advanced communication systems, DARPA has fingers in many, many pies. And now, it's making all its open source code available by publishing the DARPA Open Catalog.
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The Places in the US With the Most Pleasant Weather, Mapped
Feb 05, 10:45AM
Most maps these days tell us how bad the weather is or how climate change is ruining our neighbourhood. So this one, which shows how many pleasant days per year areas of the US get, is a refreshing change.
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Why Is Glass Transparent?
Feb 05, 10:00AM
We all take for granted the fact that glass is transparent. But stop and think about it for a second: how can something so bulky and solid be so easy to see through?
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The FDA Has Finally Approved This Swallowable PillCam After Nine Years
Feb 05, 9:15AM
Straight out of a 70s sci-fi film, PillCam has long existed as a means to image your insides—but only now has the FDA approved the device for use inside your colon.
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