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• 3D-Printed 'Bionic' Ear Can Hear Beyond Human Ability
  Scientists at Princeton University have designed a bionic ear that can hear better than human ears. And get this: It was printed using an off-the-shelf 3D printer. We've heard of 3D printers someday building human organs before, but what's noteworthy about this project is this printed ear intertwines embedded electronics. These Princeton researcher […]
• Apple Ad: iPhone is Most-Used Phone for Listening to Music
  Samsung may sell more smartphones, but a new Apple ad claims that more people listen to music on their iPhones than any other phone The 60-second ad, which broke Thursday night, is a bit of a stylistic departure for the brand. The music is downbeat — even somber — the visuals are grainy, even a bit gritty. Images show people grooving to music on their iPhone […]
• Bikes Made From Trash Power Film Festival
  A group of students in France crafted wooden, energy-producing stationary bicycles from trash. These novel bikes were recently used to power a film festival screening in St. Étienne. The whole thing started last year when a group of green-minded engineering students at the School of Mines in Saint-Étienne started an “eco-projections” initiative to show docum […]
• Lost Apollo 11 Moon Dust Found in Storage
  Vials of moon dust brought back to Earth by the first men on the moon have been found inside a lab warehouse in California after sitting in storage unnoticed for more than 40 years The samples — collected by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin — were rediscovered last month by an archivist who was going over artifacts tucked away at the Lawre […]
• Prepare for the Cicada Invasion With This Creepy-Crawly Time-Lapse
  The cicada swarms are coming, and there is nothing you can do to stop it You will step on a cicada shell, one will fall in your hair and that buzzing drone will haunt your entire summer. But instead of fearing the creepy crawlers, appreciate this miraculous act of mother nature with a time-lapse by filmmaker Samuel Orr Orr is determined to change the bad rep […]
• The 'Dance of the Planets' Is a Real Thing That's Happening Now
  It's prom season — for the planets Every couple of years, give or take, planets get together in the night sky in such a way that they seem to be aligned with each other. They seem to be, really — from Earth's perspective — shyly approaching each other, asking each other to dance. This planetary mixing-and-mingling is scientifically known as "p […]
• This Telepresence Robot Is Powered By a Smartphone
  What if you could have your smartphone greet customers while they’re shopping in your store or have a tablet work as a babysitter? That’s the idea behind R.bots Synergy SWAN, a telepresence robot with that works with any Android or iOS device. To make the robot work, you attach your smartphone or tablet. The device charges while its docked, and the robot int […]
• Password Protection Act Bars Employers From Demanding Login Info
  What kind of experience do you have in the field? Who are your references? What's your Facebook password? If the Password Protection Act becomes law, it would make it a crime for employers to ask that third question. The PPA was introduced in the House of Representatives Wednesday by Reps. Ed Perlmutter (D-Colo.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.). It would make i […]
• Let's Drive a Snowmobile Off a Cliff
  What's it like to drive a snowmobile off a cliff? Thanks to B.A.S.E. (Buildings, Antennas, Spans and Earth) jumper Erik Roner and his trusty trio of GoPro cameras, we get to experience just that without having to risk our necks. Roner performed this exhilarating jump in honor of his late friend, Shane McConkey, who suffered a fatal accident while ski-B. […]
• Boy Scouts Lift Ban on Gay Members: How Twitter Reacted
  The Boy Scouts of America's governing council voted on Thursday to allow openly gay scouts to join local troops for the first time in the organization's 103-year history. Gay adults still can't serve as troop leaders, but many see the decision as a significant step for forward for gay rights in America SEE ALSO: How Online Activists Helped End […]