Integrated graphics are getting better and better , but if you really want to game on your laptop, ain’t nothing gonna beat discrete. Nvidia’s new line of GTX mobile cards are about as good as it gets, and they’re not just bringing performance upgrades, but better battery life as well. Read more…
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Nvidia’s New Laptop Cards Are Battery-Saving Scorchers
Buildings “grown” from fungus and other organic materials may seem like a far-off concept to some. But this summer, a group of young Brooklyn architects are planning to demonstrate just how real the technology is—by building a tower out of bricks “grown” from mycelium, a root-like fungus, in the courtyard of MoMA P.S.1. Read more…
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A Tower Grown From Fungus Is Coming to NYC This Summer
The bright ball that hovers over Times Square on New Year’s Eve is special this year. Sure, it’s iconic and colorful and mesmerizing as it always is. This year, however, the ball will captivate us all with a brand new crystal coating. And, boy, is it pretty. Read more…
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Inside the Design of the New Times Square New Year’s Eve Ball
The 1980s ushered in more than a few aeronautical revolutions thanks to the emergence of both composite manufacturing techniques and rapidly advancing digital technology. This uniquely designed experimental aircraft integrated all of them into a single system. Read more…
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This Wacky Forward Wing Jet Flew Faster Than the Speed of Sound
Southwest is so awesome. You can watch TV for free onboard , the flight attendants aren’t jerks, and now you can use iMessage during your flight for just two bucks. Read more…
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Southwest Airlines Will Let You Use iMessage Onboard For $2
We live in a magical age filled with robot maids, flying cars ( sorta ), and mechanical guard dogs . And now, finally , that list includes color-changing home furnishings, like this fiber optic throw pillow. This is the 21st Century for crying out loud. Read more…
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This Technicolor Dream Cloth Is Woven From Optical Fibers
Aviation Week’s Guy Norris has an exclusive article on the successor for the Lockheed Martin SR-71 Blackbird, the mythical spy plane that may be the favorite of every airplane nerd in the world. The hypersonic SR-72 is the first aircraft that can fit perfectly in Star Wars or Galactica, a true space age ship. Read more…
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This is the amazing Lockheed Martin SR-72—the space Blackbird
It may sound like a Halloween prank, but the Balkan News Agency claims that a team of scientists in a Transylvanian university has created artificial blood. The researchers say that they have successfully tried it on mice. If human tests work, this could be one of the biggest breakthroughs in modern medicine. Read more…
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Transylvanian university scientists create working artificial blood
After years of will they or won’t they , the US Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finally given permission for airlines to allow passenger to use personal electronics for the entirety of their flights. Translation: You don’t have to shut down your phone anymore. FINALLY. Read more…
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Victory! The FAA Approves Personal Electronics for All Phases of Flight
NASA has smashed its record for transmitting data to and from the moon. Now, it boasts a frankly amazing 622Mbps transfer speed to the rock that circles our little planet. Read more…
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NASA Has a 622 Mbps Data Connection—to the Moon