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One Million Pounds of Plate Glass Went Into This Incredible Maze
May 29, 12:00AM
What does 400 tons of pure glass look like? At the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art this month, you can find out—thanks to a new maze designed and built by the artist Robert Morris using 968,902 pounds of one-inch-thick glass.
A new Miami train station was unveiled today by All Aboard Florida, a privately financed passenger r
May 28, 11:30PM
A new Miami train station was unveiled today by All Aboard Florida, a privately financed passenger rail project that will connect Orlando to South Florida by refurbishing 235 miles of existing rail lines. This station designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill is expected to open in 2016. [All Aboard Florida]
3D Printing an Entire Chair Is Easy When It's One Big Puzzle
May 28, 11:00PM
We've been promised that 3D printers will eventually be able to replicate almost anything we want. But how do you go about creating larger objects when your printer's capacity is no larger than a toaster oven? The same way you can fit a Thomas Kinkade painting into a small cardboard box: You turn it into a puzzle.
THC May Help Protect Your Brain Against the Ravages of Meth
May 28, 10:40PM
Turns out that smoking a bowl before going to town on some meth could keep your brains from scrambling themselves. Newly published research out of the University of Cagliari suggests that THC, the same cannabinoid compound that gets your stoned, could protect your brain from the inflammatory effects of methamphetamine use.
Apple Just Hired the Two Smartest Music Moguls of Our Time
May 28, 10:27PM
It's official, Apple's dropping $3 billion on a headphone empire . But more than a blockbuster headphone brand and a promising streaming music service, Apple is getting two of the smartest music and entertainment minds in the world. Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine work for Apple now, and that's a potentially revolutionary combination.
These Are NASA's (Ugly) New Astronaut Shoes
May 28, 10:20PM
On Thursday, NASA is sending the astronauts on the International Space Station a new pair of shoes. These so-called ForceShoes are not for space walks. They're actually a high tech measurement device that helps NASA scientists gain a better understanding of the effects that heavy loads have on astronauts' bodies.
A Tiny, Breathing Lung Made of Cancer Cells That Helps Test Chemo Drugs
May 28, 10:00PM
One of the great tragedies of cancer medicine is when drugs work phenomenally in animal testing, but fail to deliver for human patients. As close as animal testing can get, it's no substitute for the real thing—which makes this tiny, breathing artificial lung, grown from human lung cancer cells, so promising.
How to Get Hit in the Head With a Drone
May 28, 9:40PM
Last week I attended a lively tech party and was hit in the head by a flying drone. Given that drones are as controversial as they are ubiquitous in the media, I know what's going through your head right now: "How can I also get hit in the head by a drone?"
Is the Future of Condoms Literally Just the Tip?
May 28, 9:20PM
There ain't nothing hotter right now than redesigning the necessary evil that is the modern condom. But while most pecker poncho redesigns tend to look at alternative materials (hello, graphene condom ), this newest one goes for an approach so minimal—it's barely even there.
These Plantable Pencils Grow Fresh Herbs From Your Failed Lit Ambitions
May 28, 9:00PM
There are times—dark, frustrating times—when you put pencil to paper and nothing's there. No inspiration. No life. So you scribble and scratch and sharpen until all that's left is a bitty wooden nub reminding you of the barren wasteland that is your brain. You could toss that useless end bit in the trash. Or! If you're using Sprout, you could stick it in soil and watch it slowly grow into a darling little plant.
Beats by Apple Makes Monster's Big Mistake Even Bigger
May 28, 8:42PM
Apple's move to buy Beats for $3 billion is a big deal, and not just because it's the biggest acquisition in the company's history. But for Monster's Noel and Kevin Lee, the original brains behind Beats, all it means is extra salt in the wound.
10 Books That Could Change the Way You Understand Modern Cities
May 28, 8:38PM
We have just entered the Urban Age, when the majority of the world's population lives in cities. Most of us may live in the metropolis, but these miracles of engineering and cultural productivity are almost impossible to understand. These ten books will help you untangle the mysteries of today's city life.
Apple Is Officially Buying Beats for $3 Billion
May 28, 8:33PM
After weeks of rumors and speculation , Apple has officially bought Beats By Dre for $3 billion. The deal includes both Beats' immensely lucrative headphone business and the recently launched streaming audio service. Beats founders Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre will join Apple. That's right, Dr. Dre works for Apple now.
A Simple Blast of Laser Could Help Your Teeth Grow Back
May 28, 8:25PM
Teeth don't grow back, as your dentist might like to remind you while revving up the drill for a root canal. But scientists have now found a way to regenerate dentin, the hard stuff in the middle of the tooth, right in the mouth. It's surprisingly simple, too—all it takes is a blast of laser.
Shooting Challenge: Circles
May 28, 8:20PM
We live in a world full of rectangles—mostly because of convenience. Our bricks. Our buildings. Our screens. But we're round creatures, and we love curves. And for this week's Shooting Challenge, we're celebrating the antithesis of the square: The circle.
This Bizarre Looking Device Lets You Draw How Your Eyes Actually See
May 28, 8:00PM
If walk through the square in front of the Flatiron Building this week, you'll see an odd sight: Someone with their head strapped into what looks like some sort of medieval brain control device. It's actually just Trevor or Ryan Oakes, artists (and twins) who invented a drawing tool that applies simple mathematics to produce a perfectly scaled drawing.
Scientists think there may be a wormhole in the center of our galaxy
May 28, 7:52PM
If Zilong Li and Cosimo Bambi of the Fudan University in Shanghai are correct, what we thought was a massive blackhole in the center of our galaxy could be a wormhole that would allow instantaneous travel between two points in space and time. In fact, it may be the gateway to a different universe.
This Supercooling Fridge Chills Food To Sub-Zero Without Freezing It
May 28, 7:40PM
The current trend in fridge innovation involves adding extra doors, built-in soda dispensers, and pointless touchscreens. So it's refreshing when a company like Mitsubishi brings a truly unique advancement to its new refrigerators in the form of a freezer drawer that chills food to three degrees below freezing, without actually freezing it.
How to Pull Off the Perfect Bank Heist
May 28, 7:20PM
In 2011, architect Armin Blasbichler asked his 21 architecture students at the University of Innsbruck to plan bank heists because, as he says, "architects have a specific view on buildings and organizational structures—on how things relate together, weak points and strong points."
Xbox One Review Update: Six Months Later
May 28, 7:00PM
Last November, Microsoft released the Xbox One. Six months later, the console has gotten a bunch more games and a hefty software upgrade. Microsoft has also decided to sell the Xbox One without the Kinect sensor. Halfway through its first year on planet earth, it's time to revisit our evaluation of the Xbox One.
How Forty Acres of Desert Appeared in the Middle of Maine
May 28, 7:00PM
Maine has miles and miles of coastline, but its most spectacular sand dunes are nowhere near water. For that, you'd have to head inland, toward the vast, sandy expanse known as the "Desert of Maine." There, thanks to hapless farmers and some unusual geology, you'll find rolling dunes in the land of lobster and pine trees.
New Method for Spray-On Graphene Makes the Supermaterial Even Stronger
May 28, 6:40PM
An international team of researchers just announced a simple, inexpensive way to spray graphene onto substrates at supersonic speeds. Besides sounding absolutely awesome, the method also offers a solution to a crippling weakness with the supermaterial. In effect, spray-on graphene is simply stronger.
Lookout has just released its new Theft Alerts product for iPhone and Android which not only allows
May 28, 6:26PM
Lookout has just released its new Theft Alerts product for iPhone and Android which not only allows you to remotely locate, lock, and wipe your purloined property but will also capture a photo of the thief and email it (as well as its exact GPS coords) back to you. This premium feature, however, comes with a $30/year premium subscription fee.
Watch Massimo Vignelli Read a Few of the Hundreds of Letters He Received
May 28, 6:20PM
In the final weeks before his death, acclaimed graphic designer Massimo Vignelli received over 1000 letters from fans thanking him for his inspiration. Thanks to the New York Times, we can see a beautiful video of Vignelli reading a few of those letters.
Samsung Wants to Be the Central Platform for All Wearables
May 28, 6:17PM
In the last year, Samsung has released three different smartwatches in an apparent attempt to iterate and get out ahead of the pack with a viable product that's actually useful. Today, we're getting a look at Samsung's master plan here: It wants to develop the central open platform for all the the data your wearables collect, and by extension to become the platform for which all of these devices are made. A bit like it's trying to be to wristables what Android was to phones.
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