DARPA Made a Vacuum the Size of a Penny

You know that terrible feeling in your gut when you’ve eaten something you shouldn’t have? Well imagine having a Roomba small enough to swallow, one that could clean up that mess inside you. That’s not exactly what DARPA had in mind when it funded the creation of this penny-sized vacuum , although it certainly should have been. Read more…        

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A Blu-ray Disc That Lasts 1,000 Years Guarantees Caddyshack Lives On

They last a lot longer than the tape-based storage of yesteryear, but optical discs, particularly the type you burn at home, aren’t guaranteed to survive even a decade. So if you want to pass on that wedding video/vacation photos/copy of Caddyshack to your great-great grand kids, you’ll want to opt for Millenniata’s new 25GB Blu-ray compatible M-DISCs which are guaranteed to last at least 1,000 years. Read more…        

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This Tiny Telescope Will Be The First Moon-Mounted Webcam

Ever since humans looked up, we’ve been obsessed with gazing deep into the seemingly infinite cosmos. We’ve got plenty of telescopes both on Earth and floating around it that are staring out into the abyss, but the ILO-X is going to be perched on the moon. And you’ll be able to use it right from your computer . Read more…        

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