Sunday, 9 November 2014

Incredible Chemical Reaction GIFs Explained



We encounter thousands of chemical reactions every day: plants use them in photosynthesis, metals rust over time, and combustion reactions provide us with heat and light, among thousands of other daily uses. Chemical reactions occur when reactants transform into new

Thursday, 6 November 2014

The Onyx is a 'Star Trek' communicator for the real world


*Beep beep* "Picard to bridge, get us out of here."
Like Dick Tracy's watch, Star Trek's communicator has long been a muse for real-world technology products. The Onyx, a new device from hardware

Thursday, 23 October 2014

Thursday, 9 October 2014

This Gun Makes And Fires Paper Airplanes

Sometimes, a person accomplishes something so great, so revolutionary, that all they can do is smile as wide as humanly possible and show off the thing. This paper airplane gun, crafted by a 3-D printing and paper airplane enthusiast, is such a device. Wordlessly, the operator fires a series of paper airplanes. Then, with the top of the device removed, he reveals the assembly line inside the weapon. The gun folds the paper and then shoots it out the end -- at a rate of almost one a second.

Watch this ridiculous coolness below: