Due to FAA regulations , drone are limited in size and power in the United States. But apparently not in Norway, which is now the home of a new record-setting superdrone called the Megakopter that recently snagged a Guinness World Record for hoisting just shy of 134.5 pounds. Read more…
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Giant Voltron Drone Lifts 134 Pounds For a New World Record
A series of big storms sending much-needed rain and snow to Northern California has dramatically replenished a drought-stricken reservoir that was on the brink of disaster. Thanks, El Niño! Read more…
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A California Reservoir Infamously Depleted By Drought Rises 20 Feet in 10 Days
A new report by Amnesty International claims that Apple, Samsung and Sony are consistently failing to perform the basic checks which are required to ensure that mining operations for essential minerals do not take advantage of child labor. Read more…
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Apple, Samsung and Sony Linked to Child Labor Claims in Cobalt Mines
I bet you’ve never thought about how giant clams wil revolutionize future technology. It’s okay. You probably didn’t know about the incredible way these massive mollusks turn sunlight into power . Read more…
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Giant Clams Light Up Like Plasma Screens, Only Better
Flash drives can come in all sorts of fun shapes and sizes (my current favorite is shaped like R2-D2), but wouldn’t it be cool to make one with your own design? With a microwave kiln and some glass you can. Read more…
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Make a Custom USB Flash Drive Out of Glass With a Microwave Kiln
The first flowers to ever grow in space are blooming on the International Space Station today. Despite fears of over-watering , the crew coaxed the zinnias into a burst of colour in their zero-g vegetable garden. Read more…
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This is the First Flower Grown in Space
Looking to add some loops into your music? DIYer Szymon Kaliski used a Raspberry Pi to power a four-track audio looper, complete with toggles, potentiometers, and more. Read more…
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Build a Four-Track Audio Looper with a Raspberry Pi
Following in the same vein as the Revelmode announcement yesterday , today Netflix announced that it was ordering a series based on a YouTuber. This is the future of entertainment, everyone. Read more…
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Netflix Just Bought Its Very First YouTuber
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mysteriously disappeared on March 8, 2014—nearly two years ago, if you can believe it. And while Australian researchers still haven’t found the plane, they recently discovered a shipwreck dating back to the 19th century . Read more…
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19th Century Shipwreck Discovered by Australians Still Looking for MH370
Energy-saving bulbs may have some competition in the shape of an ageing technology. Scientists have developed a new kind of incandescent light bulb that uses modern science to ramp up its efficiency, almost matching that of commercial LED bulbs. Read more…
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This New Incandescent Bulb Uses Nano Mirrors to Match LED Bulb Efficiency