via Boing Boing
If you watch the first few shots of this video with the sound off, you might be forgiven for thinking it was about volcanoes. … Read More >>
REVEALED: Inside Canvas, 4chan Founder Moot’s Secretive Startup
via SAI: Silicon Alley Insider
Moot, a.k.a. Christopher Poole, founded the infamous imageboard 4chan and is now a respectable partner at VC firm Lerer … Read More >>
Extreme Wind Farming Gets $102 Million Blast
via Fast Company
Wind farms suffer from a problem: They’re built to harness wind, but are still vulnerable to wear-and-tear caused by severely … Read More >>
4 New Species of Zombifying Ant Fungus Found
All images: David Hughes, Pennsylvania State University
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HOW TO: Make a gin n’ tonic laser
via Boing Boing
At heart, a laser is really just an electron that’s been pushed into releasing a little energy, in the form of a particle of … Read More >>
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Medtronic’s Tiny Pacemaker – No Surgery, No leads, Wireless Communications
via Singularity Hub
Look at the nail on your smallest finger. Chances are that it’s about twice as big as the pacemaker Medtronic is hoping … Read More >>