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DNA Nanobots Turn Cockroaches Into Living, 8-Bit Computers
Apr 08, 10:20PM
We already have the potential to reconfigure DNA into itty bitty bio-computers programmed to do our bidding. But now, scientists have used high numbers of those nanobots to successfully complete logic operations inside of actual, living organisms. Say hello to the computerized cockroach.
How Huge Subterranean Grids Could Protect Cities From Earthquakes
Apr 08, 10:00PM
French engineers have been experimenting with a technique that could redirect seismic energy away from structures such as cities, dams, and nuclear power plants, sparing them from damage. It involves digging large, cylindrical boreholes into the ground, forming a defensive geometry of lace-like arrays that, researchers hope, could deflect seismic waves and thus make whole landscapes "invisible" to earthquakes.
How to Design a Smarter Olympics Bid
Apr 08, 9:40PM
The Olympic Games are often a bittersweet milestone for a city, filled with economic and political ups and downs . But it would appear that Oslo's 2022 aspirations are set for success in the hands of Norwegian design firm Snøhetta, which has executed one of the most elegant Olympic bids in history.
The Plan to Demolish SF's Old Bay Bridge Could Be Derailed By Birds
Apr 08, 9:20PM
To us, the bridge is a way to get across the water, but to cormorants in San Francisco Bay, the old Bay Bridge is home sweet home. And the 800 protected birds currently nesting there are not very keen on moving to the new Bay Bridge span—despite its shiny $700,000 bird "condos." If Caltrans can't lure the cormorants away in time, then the plan to demolish the old Bay Bridge , already behind schedule, could fall off the rails entirely.
300 empty desks were placed in the street outside Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters e
Apr 08, 9:15PM
300 empty desks were placed in the street outside Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters earlier today as part of a protest demanding extra funding for disadvantaged youth. The 300 desks are meant to represent the approximate number of students who drop out of LAUSD every month. [Photo by Richard Vogel/AP]
This Waterproof Picnic Mat Won't Budge, Even on Windy Days
Apr 08, 9:00PM
Picnic season is upon us: Time for outside snacking, beers on the grass, sun on the face, and wind in the hair. These good times are often—and unfortunately—punctuated by the scourge of ground-sitters the world over: the inevitable wet butt mark that comes from settling down on damp earth. If only there was something to protect you!
10,000 Falling Dominoes That Actually Work As a Simple Computer
Apr 08, 8:20PM
YouTube is chock full of falling domino videos, but Numberphile's Matt Parker may have trumped them all with a complicated 10,000 domino setup that just so happens to function as a very crude computer. How is such a thing even possible? This primer video explains the basics.
Flash Boys Author Michael Lewis's Old Predictions For the Future
Apr 08, 8:00PM
Author Michael Lewis is best known for uncovering hidden corners of our present, whether in baseball (Moneyball), the financial collapse (The Big Short), or high frequency trading (this month's Flash Boys). But in the September 26th, 1996 issue of the New York Times Magazine, Lewis took a swing at predicting the future.
MediaFire is going after Google Drive by offering some dirt cheap pricing for its recently overhaule
Apr 08, 8:00PM
MediaFire is going after Google Drive by offering some dirt cheap pricing for its recently overhauled cloud storage. If you sign up now, you can get 1TB for $2.50 per month—or $25 per year. Under the new plans, the regular $5 1TB price point is still half what Google Drive costs. Definitely hard to argue with that price tag.
You Don't Need To Know Math To Read This Mathematician's Watch
Apr 08, 8:00PM
Even if the mention of trigonometry, calculus, or algebra gets your heart racing and your palms sweating, you still might appreciate this watch that demonstrates the first proposition in book one of Euclid's Elements. Because even if you don't know what that means, you can still look like you do, while still easily telling the time.
Chrome Bug Can Turn Whole Pages Into Record Buttons for Eavesdroppers
Apr 08, 7:30PM
We've seen eavesdropping issues in Chrome before, like one exploit that lets sites ask for permission to the microphone, and then keeps listening long, long after . But now a new one discovered by Guy Aharonovsky goes a step further: it triggers listening with no permission, even if your microphone is completely disabled.
Where on Earth is this freaky lava pool?
Apr 08, 7:22PM
Where on Earth is this freaky lava pool? Why do people hate love locks? Is it true that fire ants love the suburbs? And what do the soon-to-be-lost sounds of the industrial age sound like? All your answers are here, in this week's landscape reads!
What If Every Single Subway Map Was Designed By the Same Person?
Apr 08, 7:20PM
Transit maps are as unique as the cities they represent. To know Tokyo's subway, you have to know the quirks of its subway map; to navigate NYC, you have to familiarize yourself with its mapping idiosyncrasies, too. But what if design was standardized across every city in the world?
Someone Turned This Massive Earthmover Into A Transformer For Fun
Apr 08, 7:00PM
The Bagger 288 is not only one of the largest earthmovers in the world, it's one of the largest land vehicles anywhere, full stop. And now someone has turned the 13,000-ton coal-chewing crawling beast into a fire-spitting stomping Transformer . Because why the hell not.
A Calorie Tracking Image Recognition App Keeps Portions Under Control
Apr 08, 7:00PM
Worried that you've piled your plate too high at the buffet? Researchers at SRI—the folks who created Siri before Apple bought it—are working on a new app that uses image recognition and clever AI to provide a fairly accurate estimate of the calories you're about to consume.
This Clever Newspaper Ad Hides a 3D Kitchen in the Classifieds
Apr 08, 6:40PM
As far as newspaper ads go, the classifieds are an especially boring section of tiny text and identically spaced columns. But it doesn't always have to be so! This ingenious little ad for Corona's kitchens by Colombia-based designer Felipe Salazar plays with the geometry of classified ads. An entire kitchen, complete with gas hood and stove, pops right out at you. You can't do that with Craigslist.
Why Do Chinese Investors Want to Build a Dubai-Style City In Kenya?
Apr 08, 6:20PM
A coalition of 100 investors announced plans to build a "Chinese-controlled economic zone" populated by skyscrapers and luxury residences. Their new city will be in Kenya, but the goal is to "match the glamour of Dubai." What would motivate investors to go to the trouble of building a massive new city in a country other than their own? It's pretty simple, actually.
3 Shadows Acting All Shady
Apr 08, 6:00PM
Last week, we challenged you to photograph a shadow puppet . Of the millions of Gizmodo readers, only three of you were brave enough to take on the challenge. We celebrate you hand-shadow-heroes today.
Beautiful video reveals the secrets of a watchmaker
Apr 08, 5:58PM
Put on your headphones and enjoy this fascinating view over the shoulder of a watchmaker, full of beautifully crispy closeups of the manufacturing and assembly of a Nomos Glashütte watch. I only have one complaint: I wish it weren't three minutes but five hours long—my autonomous sensory meridian response was off the charts while I watched.
50 Blu-rays, New Chromebooks, Titanfall, Bargain Bluetooth Keyboard
Apr 08, 5:45PM
This AmazonBasics Bluetooth keyboard has great reviews, will pair with your computer, phone, or tablet, and it's only $19 today. Compared to Logitech's $46 Bluetooth tablet keyboard, that's an absolute steal.
An Ergonomic Upgrade Makes Guitar Picks Easier To Grasp
Apr 08, 5:40PM
Die-hard musicians might scoff at the idea of the guitar pick needing an upgrade, but the creators of the Pykmax believe they've created a far more ergonomic and comfortable way to pick and pluck at strings.
E-Cigarette Plugged Into iPad Charger Explodes in Front of Bartender
Apr 08, 5:21PM
Behind a bar in England, an e-cigarette exploded, covering a woman in sparks and flames. E-cigarettes are controversial, but not usually for blowing up.
Heartbleed: Why the Internet's Gaping Security Hole Is So Scary
Apr 08, 5:08PM
In the past 15 or so years, we've all learned to feel pretty safe on the internet. BigSite.com is surely handling your credit card information safely, at least as safely as any brick and mortar store . Maybe don't be so sure; there's been a bug lurking in one of the internet's most important security measures for years, and it's given attackers the keys to the kingdom. Enter Heartbleed.
The Bubble Porn Video: No Nudity, But Extremely NSFW
Apr 08, 5:00PM
It was only a matter of time . If you've never heard of bubbling, the ingenious invention of a young, lonely Mormon man that lets your mind turn innocent bikini shots into porn, now's your chance to get acquainted—this time, in video form. And yep, it's just about as porny as you can get without actually being porn.
A Powerful Chemistry Tool Inspired by Music Boxes Only Costs $5
Apr 08, 4:40PM
Stanford University's Manu Prakash, Ph.D., loves coming up with cheap, rugged scientific equipment, like his 50-cent microscope made of folded cardboard . Now he's followed that up with another ingenious chemistry tool: A $5 device that uses the guts from a music box to control chemical reactions with super precision.
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