If you're trapped under rubble after an earthquake, wondering if you'll see daylight again, the last thing you need is an insect buzzing around your face. But that insect could save your life, if a scheme funded by the Pentagon comes off. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Can't seem to get your kids to stop playing games? A 79-year-old Minnesota man is banking on it. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Dolphin-inspired submersible boats by
Innespace Productions can jump, dive and roll like real dolphins. picked by suebe 5 months ago

When you decide to snooze, it connects to your online bank account via WiFi, and donates your real money to an organization you hate. picked by suckersklub 5 months ago

In a survey, which reveals "deeply worrying" levels of ignorance about the Apollo space program,
~11 out of 1009 people surveyed thought Buzz Lightyear was the first person to step onto the moon.
~A further 8 people thought it was Louis Armstrong.
~Over a quarter of all people do not believe the astronauts actually landed on the moon. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

The following post is adapted from the new book "This Is Your Country On Drugs: The Secret History of Getting High in America." picked by bornbad 5 months ago

Scientists have designed a synthetic tree that traps carbon dioxide from the air in an attempt to combat growing emissions. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Tunnel diggers have been hard at work along the U.S. border in recent days and months, the agency knows. Of every tunnel ever found by a patrol agent, 60 percent were discovered in the last three years, and patrollers spot a new one every month. picked by kakana 5 months ago

You want to buy a camera? We can pit it against three others with nearly indistinguishable features, no problem. Blu-ray players? We'll compile a three-axis matrix that triangulates the perfect combination of image quality, connected functionality and price. But if you're considering the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, we can't do much for you. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

For several years now the notion of an operating system from Google has had geeks around the world drooling. From the rumoured (and debunked) Linux variant Goobuntu to Android on Smartbooks, speculation has been rife. Today Google made an official announcement that their own OS is coming. picked by pocksucket 5 months ago

Microsoft has taken the rare step of warning about a serious computer security vulnerability it hasn't fixed yet. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

When it’s not in use, this concept remote just sort of lays there limp, pulsating with light. But when you touch it, the remote gets excited and becomes rigid.

*just like me* picked by bornbad 5 months ago

For years, government officials have urged people to protect their Social Security numbers by giving out the nine-digit codes only when absolutely necessary. Now it turns out that all the caution in the world may not be enough: New research shows that Social Security numbers can be predicted from publicly available birth information with a surprising degree of accuracy. picked by Bingo 5 months ago

More than 500 employees of Keihin Electric Express Railway in Japan will be subject to "smile checks" every morning. Software will evaluate the quality of their grins, and alert them if they aren't looking happy enough picked by suebe 5 months ago

By burning away all the pesky carbon and other impurities, coal power plants produce heaps of radiation.

The article is 1.5a old, but still an interesting read. picked by chinook 5 months ago

In 1955, Zenith introduced the first wireless TV remote control, the Flash-Matic, followed a year later by the Space Command.
But as technology improves and gets less expensive -- and the remote manages a wider range of content -- it's finally ready for a makeover. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Most people think the internet is beamed around the planet by satellites. In fact, 90 per cent of global internet traffic is carried by a vast cable network, thousands of miles of which snake under the oceans. picked by kakana 5 months ago

Like any college student with a flair for fashion, Stephanie Dorsey makes key choices each morning.
Designer jeans or a skirt. Pumps or flip flops. Hair scrunched, curled, straightened or pulled up.
Dorsey also decides whether to wear her ears. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

It’s truly a tool that people in this modern age cannot live without, which isn’t necessarily a good thing. If the Internet was gone the world would freeze and daily production of a multitude of products would slow down, or worse, completely halt. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

The new S1 mobile by Land Rover has been hailed as the world's strongest phone after it survived being dropped from a tall building, stood on by an elephant and roasted in an oven. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

Girls who were sexually assaulted by men they first contacted on MySpace cannot seek damages from the social-networking Web site, which is protected from liability by federal law, a state appeals court has ruled. picked by bornbad 5 months ago

A new battery, small and thin, weighs almost nothing and can be printed in a process similar to silk-screening shirts. picked by nateebiinature 5 months ago

Designer dreams up pen that perfectly replicates colors in the environment... picked by cactushair 5 months ago

A test to check if your web browser is doing its job.......I think you IE people that have not jumped on the Firefox band wagon will love this test /sarcasm picked by trushafty38 5 months ago

A man who gave himself a DIY circumcision using nail clippers was taken to hospital for emergency treatment. picked by bornbad 5 months ago