A Flashlight That Can Start Fires and Cook Dinner Is the Best Camping Accessory

Wicked Lasers is known for its handheld lasers and flashlights that redefine what it means to be bright. A few years ago it released a flashlight that was intense enough to start a fire, and now the company has managed to dramatically shrink its design so you can easily bring it the next time you go camping and leave the matches at home. Read more…

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A Flashlight That Can Start Fires and Cook Dinner Is the Best Camping Accessory

Here’s How Long Those Small Condiment Packets Last Before They Expire

You open up your cupboard, or take a peak in your camping cooking supplies, and you find a bunch of old ketchup packets. Are they still good to eat? How long do they last? Let’s find out. Read more…

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Here’s How Long Those Small Condiment Packets Last Before They Expire

This Is the First 3D-Printed Part That’s Approved for a Jet Engine

3D printing has just reached another major milestone as the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has officially approved GE’s T25 as the first 3D printed part cleared for use on a commercial jet engine . Read more…

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BioLite’s New Lanterns Are a Tiny Powergrid For Your Campsite 

The ingenious twig-burning folks at BioLite have done it again. Their latest, the NanoGrid, is a combo battery pack and lighting system for the outdoors. Now you can charge your gadgets and light up your campsite with the power of a single wood stove. Read more…

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Borderless Gaming Fixes Alt+Tab Issues in Full Screen Games

Windows only: Games are best when played full screen, but many won’t play nice with Alt+Tab in full screen mode—which means you can’t look at your browser for a guide or change the music playing in the background. Borderless Gaming fixes that problem. Read more…

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Before the Hollywood Sign Found Fame, Others Signs Dotted LA’s Hillsides

HOLLYWOODLAND’s voice was not alone. Other hillsides also spoke. Across Los Angeles in the 1920s, signs announced new real-estate subdivisions in big block letters perched high above the city. BEVERLY CREST. BRYN MAWR. TRYON RIDGE. Read more…

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Before the Hollywood Sign Found Fame, Others Signs Dotted LA’s Hillsides

Animated Map Shows How Paved Roads Spread Across L.A. County

Is the L.A. of 2014 driving around on a road network built for the L.A. of the 1980s? That’s one conclusion two researchers at Arizona State University draw from their above data visualization , which uses building records from the Los Angeles County Assessor’s Office to infer the age of the metropolis’ roads. Green represents the oldest roads, red the newest. Read more…

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Animated Map Shows How Paved Roads Spread Across L.A. County

Full-Color 3D Printing Is Here, and It’s Marvelous

Everything from photography, to television, to printers made the eventual evolution from black and white to full color. And following in those technological footsteps is the 3D printer, with 3D Systems recently announcing what it’s claiming is the world’s first continuous-tone full color plastic printer called the ProJet 4500 . Read more…        

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Full-Color 3D Printing Is Here, and It’s Marvelous