If you’ve ever tried to pick a color to paint a room, you know paint colors have some of the strangest names. There’s a lot of paint colors out there, and eventually all the normal color names are exhausted, and you end up with colors like “Potentially Purple.” So if we’re going to have absurd color names, why not go all the way and let an artificial intelligence do the work of naming them?...
So the Segway never really managed to change the world and swap out good old-fashioned walking for something more high-tech, but twenty-six-year-old Japanese engineer Kuniako Saito hopes he can follow through on the Segway dream with something slimmer and slicker: The Walkcar. Pretty much a MacBook Air with wheels, the WalkCar is a personal transportation device that weighs in the neighborhood of five pounds, and can cruise at speeds of up to six miles an hour....
Albert Einstein’s famous equation, E = mc2, has nearly infinite applications in physics. But one of its most obvious ramifications is that even a small amount of mass can produce a huge amount of energy. The example given in this video from MinutePhysics is that a cat, if it’s energy was fully extracted, could power the country of Norway for a year. Unfortunately, things aren’t that simple. View full post on YoutubeIn reality, it’s extremely hard to extract energy from mass....
Winter comes on the days seem shorter. They’re colder, darker, and you barely get to see the sun at all. But they aren’t really getting shorter. In fact, December actually holds some of the longest days of the year. Sure, because of the tilt of the Earth, the northern hemisphere gets much less sunlight in the winter than it does in the summer. But as MinutePhysics explains, the time from high noon to high noon is actually as much as 30 seconds longer in December than it is during other parts of the year, thanks to effects caused by the Earth’s tilt and its elliptical orbit....
Scientists have run a seven-month test of a superconducting wind turbine in Denmark.Wind turbines are already a relatively affordable option in alternative energy, and superconductors could make them even more affordable in the long run.This test brings superconductor turbines to a deliverable level that could open up more research opportunities.A team of scientists from around Europe has tested a wind turbine that transmits energy using a superconductor. The team, named the EcoSwing Consortium, published its project in the journal Superconductor Science and Technology....
The long-promised $35,000 Tesla has arrived. It’s been three years since the Model 3 was first revealed to the world, and even longer since Tesla CEO Elon Musk first teased the idea of an electric car for the masses. But now, the least-expensive, base model of the 3 is available on the Tesla website. Delivery is said to happen within two to four weeks.The base Model 3 is rear wheel drive only....
Media Platforms Design TeamWe’re deep in an Allegheny forest, miles from the nearest blacktop, when it occurs to me that we might be off track. Our GPS and topo map indicate a road, but we’re half-buried in a thicket of wildflowers, greenbrier and fallen timber. If a path lies beneath our tires, it’s a master of disguise. “We’re done—time to turn around,” says Chad Hunt, my co-pilot and photographer on this foray into West Virginia’s mountain country....
The “i” is gone from iPhoto. In its place comes Photos, a sleeker, more advanced way to manage your images. The app, free and available today in a software update, gives Apple’s basic photo program some of the advanced features found in the soon-to-be-defunct Aperture, but in a new, pared-down interface.1. Store photos in the iCloud Photo Library This is arguably the most important part of Photos. Photo Stream, Apple’s old cloud storage system, limited you to 1000 photos in the cloud....
Media Platforms Design TeamMedia Platforms Design TeamUpdate: The patient reportedly traveled back from West Africa while incubating the disease but not displaying symptoms. Patients who display symptoms are not allowed to fly. The CDC is not releasing information about the patient’s name or condition right now because of doctor-patient confidentiality. He traveled back to the U.S. from Liberia on Sept. 20 and developed symptoms on Sept. 24.Because ebola is transmitted via direct contact, public health officials will now try to find anyone the man might have been in contact with between flying to the U....
A gubernational candidate in Michigan wants the entire state to have free, publicly owned Internet. Abdul El-Sayed, running as Democrat in this fall’s election, calls it “Mi-Fi.“Public networks are an idea that has been growing in both political parties. In January, there were rumors that President Trump was going to push for a nationalized 5G network outside of private control, that idea has yet to formally materialize on the national scale....
I remember the first time I saw a Motorola Razr. My scoutmaster pulled it out of his drab green scout pants and held it aloft. This was the phone. I’d seen it on commercials, spinning at unbelievable angles, but I didn’t expect it to actually be that small. And yet, he could flip through texts, contacts, and games. Even in that tiny size, it worked. Unbelievable.Topo Designs Ultralight JacketTopo Designs Ultralight JacketNow 25% Off$67 at Moose Jaw I don’t find myself pining for a Razr anymore, but I felt that same feeling recently when I got my hands on a Topo Designs Ultralight Jacket....
View full post on YoutubeA Wisconsin dad has taken his Halloween celebrations to a whole new level by building a replica of Disney’s Haunted Mansion in his garage. Dan Schmidt is a design director at the Great Wolf Lodge resort chain who knows how to renovate the surplus space in his home. He’s been plugging away at the project since 2014, and his children have likely enjoyed every last minute. Inspired by backyard PVC roller coasters, Schmidt used plywood to form the track’s base....
Mini showed specific Traveller Concepts in Frankfurt and Tokyo. Now this one for Detroit brings a winter sports theme. It’s inspired by the Mini Traveller from the Sixties, and will go into production as, essentially, a Mini wagon in about three years, according to Dr. Michael Ganal, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG and responsible for Sales and Marketing. The Traveller Concept has no B-pillar, for easier ingress/egress, and has an adjustable cargo box in the back....
Dunkirk, the newest epic from Christopher Nolan, retells one of the iconic legends of the Second World War. From May 27 until June 4, 1940, more than 338,000 Allied troops who’d been encircled by the Nazis at Dunkirk, France, were evacuated by sea. About 100,000 were lifted from the beaches during Operation Dynamo, and the rest were taken from the harbor and the wooden breakwater. An estimated 933 ships took part; 236 were lost and 61 put out of action....
Elon Musk is once again touting his idea to turn 10,000 square miles of U.S. desert into a solar farm that can power the entire country.The cost of this solar farm is potentially eye-watering, but it may be one of the less expensive of the possible options.This is one of the more feasible “Elon’s whimsical inventor tweets.”Elon Musk has revived his idea to power the entire U.S. with one single, giant solar farm....
Imagine if all the bad weather spread throughout the year were to be combined into a single storm, leaving only sunshine to fill the rest of the days. It may no longer be as far-fetched as it seems. With the help of the International Satellite Cloud Climatology Project and the Global Precipitation Climatology Project, NASA scientists revealed that over the last 40 years fewer rain and snow storms have occurred in mid-latitudes (from the subtropics to the Arctic and Antarctic circles)—and that the ones that have occurred are more severe than before....
Media Platforms Design TeamCraft brewers are flinging open the pantry doors and using a wide variety of ingredients to create interesting, great-tasting beers that were practically inconceivable just a few years ago.For 15 years Rob Caputo was just another obsessed home brewer. Luckily for craft beer aficionados throughout the Midwest, Caputo was able to parlay his passion into a career, founding Flat12 Bierworks in Indianapolis. Caputo searches online for articles on food pairings and cookbooks (cake and pie recipes are favorites), trying to come up with inspiration for his latest craft beers....
Fake Blood It’s easy enough to buy this stuff in the tube. But if you want some of the really good faux blood, try emulating some of the Hollywood recipes.One of the most famous comes from the 1979 classic The Evil Dead. Along with Lovecraftian horrors, the movie also brings plenty of blood. The recipe, relayed by the movie’s lead, Bruce Campbell, in his autobiography If Chins Could Kill, calls for 6 pints of Karo syrup, 1 pint of dairy creamer, 3 pints of red food coloring, and a few drops of blue food coloring....
Media Platforms Design TeamDETROIT — So you’ve heard how a newly designed car can be based on the chassis of another, current model. One good example comes from the Pontiac G8 and its chassis model Holden Commodore that we just spied. But here’s a better one: Ford will use the chassis of its Taurus X model as a base for the much-ballyhooed 2009 Flex crossover. Yes, the Flex has a longer wheelbase, by 5 in....
Humans don’t seem particularly tough compared to other animals, but looks can be deceiving. A new study highlights one of humanity’s strongest qualities: that the species is “ecologically unique in its ability to occupy, and specialize in, a variety of different environments.“Other animals are stronger, more resilient, and faster than humans, who cannot fly, can only inhabit water for a limited amount of time, and who are lacking in natural weapons....
