The evolution of speech
We can trace how different languages have evolved from each other, but what about speech in general? How did we go from animals grunting and screeching at each other to […]
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MIT makes a tiny Transformer
No, not a power converter. We’re talking about Optimus Prime and the like. Researchers at MIT’s Center for Bits and Atoms have created a tiny robot that assembles itself into […]
Making music with spider silk
Continuing in the let’s-just-steal-this-from-nature vein, researchers are Boston University, MIT and Tufts University are looking at spider silk. It’s one of the strongest substances on Earth, even stronger than steel, and […]
In case you weren’t feeling lazy enough post-Thanksgiving…
…there’s always Kelvin Doe to make you feel more like a lump of reheated mashed potatoes. Doe is 15 years old, but he was only 13 when he started building […]
Batteries powered by guinea pigs
You probably thought of hamster wheels hooked up to generators, right? Or maybe this commercial? The real story is actually far more bizarre. Researchers have discovered how to power electronic […]
How paintball could save the planet
We all know what will happen if a apocalypse-heralding asteroid comes hurtling toward Earth. Bruce Willis and his rag-tag team of oil rig workers join forces with NASA and detonate […]
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