This massive structure is a solar furnace built in Uzbekistan. There is another like it in France. They capture large areas of solar rays with plates that can move independently. There are over 12,000 mirrors used and the furnace can reach up to 2000 degrees Celsius.
Forks and spoons have come a long way. The designs have been refined throughout centuries as humans sought to perfect the tools used to shovel food into their mouths. Efficiency, aesthetics and ease of use are all factors in the construction of utensils. Here are some old designs from the past.
For only $750,000 you can live in a nuclear silo and launch pad converted into a modern luxury home. Located in Saranac, New York, the “Silo Home” was formerly a nuclear missile silo in the 1950′s. It’s no longer active so you can’t use it in your plans for world domination.
Human flight has evaded man for decades until now. This guy captures his dreams in the sky as he soars over the world. He’s fashioned a hybrid jetpack with aerodynamic wings. He can fly alongside airplanes and travel the world as Superman would.
This Autobot was handcrafted by a Chinese man whose love for Transformers shows in every detail of workmanship. The glowing blue eyes sit atop an aluminum body that is extremely mobile. And when necessary to complete the mission, it transforms into a fighter plane.
Just about any problem you will encounter in the modern can be solved by an app on your Android or iPhone. Whether you are building a deck and can’t find your level, or out and about when suddenly struck by the urge to see the latest Twilight flick, there is always an app that can [...]
Video games have a funny way of making really bizarre stuff seem totally normal. Take Super Mario Brothers, for example. The premise is basically that a random Italian-American plumber travels to another dimension in order to save a space princess stolen by a giant turtle-dragon and his flying turtle-goose minions. It’s totally bizarre, but we [...]
If Twitter statistics are to be believed, you have two career paths to follow if you want people to listen to you. Either become a pop singer or get elected president of the United States. I had no idea that the list would be quite so homogenous when I started resaserach for this piece. I [...]
Breaking news: it looks like the iPhone is here to stay. Sure its hardware is sleek and the one-button approach makes it intuitive to even the most technologically-challenged users in the world. But what really set the iPhone apart from the competition is its app store, which served as the precursor for most every smartphone [...]
A design researcher at the Berlin University of the Arts named Fabian Hemmert is inventing cell phones that will kiss you. Fabian believes there can be much more done with cell phones to create a physical experience. So far he’s developed prototypes with the ability to simulate kisses and breaths of air. There’s even one [...]
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