There used to be a time where companies hoarded patents like gold. Picture a dragon’s den full of treasure, or cursed jewels sitting in some forgotten crypt. If an inventor came anywhere close to something that resembled someone else’s patent, he or she faced years of legal battles; battles that could leave them as battered …
Unfortunately for the visually impaired, the world’s greatest art means little if they can’t experience it for themselves. That’s why Marc Dillon has launched his non-profit project Unseen Art, to 3D print the world’s most famous paintings so that the visually impaired can enjoy the pictures in their own way. According to the IndieGogo campaign, …
3D printing is everywhere. It’s a craze. A mania. 3D Printing mania may not roll off the tongue well, but it’s led to the most creative fun scientists and engineers have probably had in a long time, with printers designed to make everything from pizzas and cookies to cars and houses. Just a step further …
A few days ago, scientists in China announced that they were the very first to produce gene-edited dogs when they created a beagle with double the muscle mass of a normal dog of the same breed. Liangxue Lai and more than two dozen of his colleagues at–and this is a mouthful–the Key Laboratory of Regenerative …
Join any website as a new member and often you are prompted–sometimes forced–to create a complicated password that uses at least an upper and lowercase letter, and one numeric character. Others seem like they want you to include the most ridiculous elements, all for the sake of maximum security. Even with frequent and prolific hacks …
Mobile gaming is huge. It’s huge for people who enjoy the jump-into, jump-out-of games they can play while riding the train, waiting to see their doctor, scarfing down their lunch, or waiting on line. But it’s popular with developers for a whole different reason: impulse buying. When you’re in the middle of a challenging level …
Clickbait is the scourge of our generation of journalism. Skim the digital pages of most media sites and these kind of headlines are most likely to grab your attention: X Number of Things You Won’t Believe Happens in A Certain Place! X Number of “Facts” That Will Blow Your Mind! This Part Sounds Normal, But …
As each day passes it seems more and more that regular connectivity to the Internet and all it has to offer becomes more and more important to each member of a family. From the kids being able to do research for schoolwork to you getting products and services for your home, to looking up recipes, …
As we become increasingly aware of our impact on the environment, responsibility begs us to find a way to fix the problems we’ve created. There are some who fear our renewed interest in the stars and colonizing other planets. Fear that it’s some kind of insurance for just in case there comes a time where abandoning a sinking …
For some parents of autistic children, one of the things they frequently notice their kids having trouble with is getting dressed. One mother who was interviewed for the site NationSwell.com, Michele Iallonardi, told the website her 12 year-old son who has autism, has difficulty getting dressed—specifically in terms of differentiating between front and back and …