It’s a moment we’ve been waiting for for a long time. No, Microsoft’s various operating systems are not merging quite yet, but they’re about to get universal apps that work across all devices. Including the Xbox One. And best of all, you only have to buy each app once and it works everywhere. Read more…
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Windows 8.1 Universal Apps Can Run On Desktop, Mobile, and Xbox
Arsenic-contaminated water is a massive problem in the developing world. But, even when you filter it out, the toxic sludge that the process produces often gets dumped right back into the water supply. It’s tough to dream up a use for arsenic soup, but one research team finally has: They’re making bricks out of it. Read more…
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Scientists Make Bricks With Sludge Filtered From Arsenic-Laced Water
Take heed, because there’s a lot of bad stuff out there on the internet today. But there’s one thing that’s very good and useful: it’s Gmail, and today your favorite email service is celebrating its tenth birthday. Read more…
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Gmail Is 10 Years Old Today
Why does the zebra have stripes? It’s not a riddle — scientists say they’ve actually found an answer. And no, it’s not camouflage for hiding under a slatted roof. The stripes actually serve as an insect repellent. Read more…
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We Finally Know Why Zebras Have Stripes
A man in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania armed himself with weapons, threatened police, and barricaded himself inside his apartment. Luckily, a police robot was there to stand on the firing line. Read more…
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A Man Got into a Firefight with a Robot in Pennsylvania
Warner Brothers will adapt J.K. Rowling’s wonderful extended Harry Potter-universe Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them into a trilogy of “megamovies, ” according to the New York Times . What is a megamovie? Who cares! “The stories, neither prequels or sequels, will start in New York about seven decades before the arrival of Mr. Potter and his pals.” Read more…
Last year Facebook debuted a nice redesign that featured big, beautiful pictures, seen above. But Facebook never rolled it out. Why? Because most people have crappy old computers. Read more…
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Facebook Ditched a Fancy Redesign Because Your Computer Sucks
You probably don’t realize it, but hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods pass through airports every day inside of passengers’ baggage. Well, a ring of baggage handlers at LAX certainly realized it. Police say they’ve been stealing thousands of dollars worth of goods right out of people’s suitcases for months. Read more…
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Ring of Thieves Pulls Off Huge Luggage Heist At LAX
Science, man. An international team of scientists have made a major breakthrough in synthetic biology . For the first time ever, they were able to insert a man-made, custom-built chromosome into brewer’s yeast to not only create a life form but one that also passes down its man-made genes to its offspring. We’re closer to creating artificial life. Read more…
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Science gets closer to artificial life with first synthetic chromosome
Since you probably don’t use most of the buttons on your remote control, why not make them work for other things? This project shows you how to use an Arduino to decode the signal from a remote and then use it to make an outlet switch keyed to that code. Read more…
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Control Any Circuit with a TV Remote and an Arduino