The Competitive Enterprise Institute is an important think tank battling meddlesome government, climate nonsense and cronyism. I am a big …
USEFUL: A Map Of Wireless Passwords From Airports And Lounges Around The World
From Anil Polat, a computer security engineer who obviously travels a lot, comes this useful map of WiFi passwords for …
Lava lamps secure 10% of the internet. (Yes, really.)
At the headquarters of Cloudflare, in San Francisco, there’s a wall of lava lamps: the Entropy Wall. They’re used to …
VIDEO: The worst driving habits. Is this you?
Scientists are still working on self-driving cars that eliminate human error and failings. Until then, the YouTube automotive experts at …
Fish-friendly micro hydropower turbine
Here’s a great idea. it’s inspired by nature, and delivers clean and decentralized energy at a low cost, without harming the …
Elijah the Inventor – You’ve heard of him, but you didn’t know it!
Elijah was born in Canada in 1843 to two fugitive slaves. He became one of the great innovators of the …
GAIA CREATES RICHEST STAR MAP OF OUR GALAXY – AND BEYOND
ESA’s Gaia mission has produced the richest star catalogue to date, including high-precision measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars and …
Robobirds! The scarecrows of the sky!
These robotic birds are like scarecrows in the sky. They can we used to keep real birds away from sensitive …
OMG! This is going to change everything. Facial Reenactment means we can’t trust anything
“Manipulating video with convincing reenactment.” This takes neutral video of a target and transfers expressions and words from an actor …
Special ‘pen’ detects cancer by touch
Is the pen mightier than the scalpel? Although a surgeon’s goal is to remove cancer in its entirety during excision …
Buckle up for the new passenger economy
(BPT) – A hundred years ago, few thought that the clunky automobile that broke down so often would ever replace …
Why Robots Will NOT Put Us Out of Work
A few weeks ago, we ran a piece that suggested robots would kick eight types of worker out of a …
Are Flying Cars Coming to the Skies?
Since the very first science fiction hit the shelves, the world has fantasized about flying objects. For nearly a century, …
VIDEO Survival Lily: How to protect your CAMP & FOOD from bears!
This is a really cheap way to secure your perimeter. It would give you the heads-up if a predator (animal …
Will calling 112 tell if that’s REALLY a cop car behind you?
There’s a post making the rounds on Facebook with an urgent message telling people that if you are pulled over …
CQ-CQ-CQ – Radio hams head for guano covered island
Are you a radio ham? That’s the slang for an amateur radio user. In the US you must pass a …
Millennia-old technique to make and keep ice in the desert.
Yakhchāl is Persian for ice pit and it’s an ancient type of evaporative cooler. Above ground, the structure has a domed shape with …
Want fewer car crashes? Take down the signs.
Hans Monderman, the Dutch traffic engineer, observed that when the power went out to a set of traffic lights, accidents …
Everything is terrible, I mean, AWESOME!
Wow, the daily news is grim. Civilization is collapsing all around us. Corruption is everywhere. The political parties are falling …
BETTER THAN CONCORDE: Boom Supersonic ~ New York to London in THREE HOURS
Supersonic flight has existed for 70 years, but until now, it hasn’t been efficient enough for routine travel. Boom’s airliner …
Meet Zoa™ – Leather grown in a lab
Leather is a material like no other. Since we first clothed ourselves in animal skins, leather has been prized for …
Regrowing coral reefs.
We’re always hearing terrible stories of “bleaching” of the world’s coral reefs. Mostly the stories are full of doom and …
Warning: Hidden cameras planted in hotels and vacation rentals
Beware! LONGBOAT KEY, Fla. (WFLA) — A vacation rental on Longboat Key had a hidden camera secretly recording guests in …
Power grid reliability and resilience are matters of national security
By Printus LeBlanc Earlier this week, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry sent a proposed rule change to the Federal Energy …
How do you pay when the power is out?
Reddit user voicesinmyhand made a very good point about planning for survival after a cataclysmic event. You can be prepared for any …
This tiny modular home adapts to your moods
According to this designer, to have a truly smart home the tech needs to be integrated from the inside out. …
Zello – Turn your phone into a walkie talkie to contact rescuers
Zello is a very valuable app during times of natural disasters, search and rescue, or community events. It gives you free …
Have you been pwned? Has your online account been compromised?
Troy Hunt, a web security expert, created Have I been pwned? as a free resource for people to quickly assess …
This is the Real Reason Your iPhone Cables Break
Apple products look great. Whatever else you think of the company, there’s little doubt that Apple uses high-end materials to …