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Day: November 30, 2011
Harvard-designed ‘soft robot’ shows you how low it can go (video)
It’s the stuff of slow-moving robopocalyptic nightmares: a ‘soft robot’ designed by a team of Harvard scientists that draws inspiration from invertebrates like worms and starfish. The wired ‘bot is made from a flexible elastomer material that allows it to squeeze into spaces that are inaccessible for more traditional robots. Inside are chambers that inflate […]
HandyNES mod shrinks console, makes light gun look like light cannon
Vita schmita. This red mushroom-themed portable NES is the latest gaming tribute from modder LovableChevy, combining the original Entertainment System’s innards with a 3.5-inch LCD screen, built-in controls and a rechargeable battery. The tinkerer has taken the time to include an AV out, headphone jack and an extra USB port for either a light gun […]
More Americans Plan to Give to Charity Despite Economy
Despite 80% of people feeling their financial situation is worse than last year, many still plan to give
Sizing Up the Beast – Can Climates Past Foretell Climes to Come?
A new paper posits a slight shrinking in the climate’s sensitivity to CO2; but it still has the climate dragon roaring