Monthly Archive: July 2019
C.C. Weiss – The Tuatara looks sharper than ever and has now gone into production. (Credit: SSC). Way back in 2011, a year after Bugatti had set its long-standing world speed record, SSC showed it had no intention of relinquishing the title …
By Rich Haridy – Eye of Mordor: This stunning image is the result of narrowband data on the Helix Nebula, gathered over two months from suburban Melbourne, Australia. (Credit: Andrew Campbell, Australia). Now entering its 11th year, the Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the …
By Loz Blain – The Make it Extreme team show how to build this funky monowheel from scratch. (Credit: Make it Extreme). Monowheels are kind of ridiculous, largely pointless and far from a practical way to get around. On the other hand, they’re …
By Ben Coxworth – Each drone was equipped with a paint tank and a spray nozzle. (Credit: Carlo Ratti Associati). A couple of years ago, architecture and design firm Carlo Ratti Associati (CRA) unveiled Paint By Drone, a system that utilizes quadcopters …
It’s the stuff of pool party nightmares. By Emma Betuel – Somewhere in America this summer, a small child will have a diarrhea incident in a pool. The kid will freeze, waiting for that embarrassing blob of shame to envelop them, forever labeling …
A new study highlights the secondhand effects of drinking, arguing that higher taxation could curb problems. By Derek Beres – A new study reveals that 21 percent of females and 23 percent of males have suffered the consequences of someone else’s drinking. The …
“I saw angels, and they were singing the most beautiful music I have ever heard.” By Emma Betuel – Among those who have had a brush with death, the stories are often similar: Dark tunnels capped with bright lights, conversations with dead relatives, …
“A very small amount of stuff has a very big effect.” By Emma Betuel – When a pufferfish is filleted, one wrong slip of the knife can turn the seaborne delicacy deadly. Even in death, the pufferfish’s natural poison, called tetrodotoxin, is more …
The full fury of Mother Nature was captured on camera by the current crew of the ISS. By Scott Snowden – A towering mushroom cloud of ash and smoke rose from a volcano in the Pacific Ocean so high that an astronaut aboard …
