Now that Discovery has finished its final journey into orbit, crews are getting the Space Shuttle ready for its retirement – which isn’t to say that it’s headed off to a dusty trail somewhere: Discovery has a lot of work…
Boston.com – The Big Picture :: For Discovery, A Farewell Spin
(photo by Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images, originally published at Boston.com) If you didn’t know, Space Shuttle Discovery just returned to Earth from its final journey to space. In tribute, the folks at Boston.com, known not only for their news…
Are We Over-Reliant on GPS?
A report from the British Royal Academy of Engineering points out that we’re using GPS for so many important things that we may run the risk of being overly reliant on a system that’s simply not built or designed to…
PCMag :: Lower Your Energy Costs with Tech
The summer is coming and it’s about time to start thinking about – if you haven’t already – how to keep your energy costs down when the heat goes up and you hit the air conditioner to stay frosty. Well,…
Skeletonics: Japanese Students Build Power Armor
It’s no secret that I’m a huge fan of Danny Choo’s site, and a fan of the personal brand he’s managed to build around himself as an ambassador of Japanese Culture, not to mention technology and the Web. Well, he…
The Future of Screen Technology
Over at the Open Innovation experiment, there’s a pretty awesome article discusses what the future of screen technology in computing and high-tech devices may look like in the coming years. After all, we’re becoming more and more used to thinner…
Site Highlight :: SolarBeat Puts the Motion of the Planets to Music
When I stumbled on SolarBeat, I thought it would be cute and quaint and simple, and it’s all of those things, but at the same time it’s a remarkably mesmerizing little web app that puts the motion of the planets…
Video: Hot Jetpack Action
A friend passed this along to me earlier today – the Martin Jetpack is a real device; works (as the video shows) fairly well, and gives the controller incredible control over their flight. The jetpack is made by the Martin…
Amelia Earhart’s Final Resting Place Believed Found
Amelia Earhart is one of my favorite people. Seriously, when people ask that hokey question of “if you could go back in time and meet any person in history who would you meet,” she’s up there on my list. She’s…
Cyborg Exoskeletons May Soon Become as Common as Bicycles
Over at H+, there’s an interesting article that runs down some of the cyborg exoskeleton technologies that we’ve heard about in recent years but haven’t seen much more of than a few promo videos and loose articles over. There are…