The Kardashev Scale: Sizing Up Planetary Power
Do you think of Earth as an advanced technological civilization? On the Kardashev Scale, planetary systems like Earth hardly register.
Barking Trains Protect Death Wish Japanese Sika Deer
Mention Japanese trains and most people will conjour up an image of the Japanese Bullet train or Shinkansen hurtling through the Land of the Rising … Read more
Fancy a sandwich? Hop into a flying bathtub drone with The Real Life Guys
You’re starving. There’s nothing in the fridge. Most people would go back to bed. Not The Real Life Guys, a trio of German engineers, who jump into their bathtub drone and banish their hunger pangs with a sandwich from the local bakery.
Fast food automation and the rise of the burger flipping robot
Pasadena based Miso Robotics have created Flippy, a super smart burger flipping robot, which could herald a new era in fast food automation.
The Real Life PAW Patrol Saving The Streets Of Bangkok
An ad agency in Thailand wants to equip stray dogs with “smart vests” and turn them into the guardian watchdogs of Bangkok.
Mark Zuckerberg and Darth Vader Collect Harvard Degrees
Mark Zuckerbeg, the 33-year-old Facebook CEO, recently returned to Harvard, to receive an honorary doctor of laws degree after having dropped out 12 years earlier. Of course … Read more
Everything is Awesome as Lego break record for Lego wind turbine
A group of Lego boffins have taken renewable energy to another level by building a Lego wind turbine. Not only that, it’s a record breaker. … Read more
Robird drone swoops in to protect airport
We’ve got a new hero flying our skies, Robird, and it’s taken inspiration from the most unlikely of places – Flappy Bird, a mobile game … Read more
