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Beer in a pouch: How Astronauts get drunk
Presumably. I’ve never actually seen an Astronaut drink beer in space. But if they did, it would be in a pouch. It seems like a strange idea, but supposedly it tastes a whole lot better. No aluminum can taste for one. The CarboPouch by the Beve...
Supermarket uses power-generating parking lot
England is a very innovative country. They’ve created such things as Policemen in tall hats, Palace guards that don’t flinch, Time-traveling Police boxes and now they are powering their supermarkets with their own parking lot. At least on...
World’s smallest VGA display
Getting video on a small screen is not a huge thing and it’s not new. But how about video on a screen that’s insanely small? Kopin has managed to pack a liquid-crystal display (LCD) with VGA resolution (600 x 480 pixels) onto a screen tha...
Cardboard gadgets make everything disposable
When you really start to think about the sheer number of gadgets in the world, it’s amazing they aren’t littering the streets and roadways like cold tech corpses. After all, we keep buying them and them throwing them out to buy another. ...
Philadelphia rolls out solar-powered trash compactors
There’s a new trash can in Philadelphia. Several in fact. These brand new solar trash cans are being installed on philly sidewalks and are entirely powered by the sun. The city hopes that you will use them. They can accept close to eight times ...
First look at Pixel Qi’s outdoor readable screens
Pixel Qi is showing off its latest line of displays that are more energy efficient compared to your standard LCD display. The screens will feature two modes: A backlit mode with full color saturation and an ePaper mode that will not use the backlight...
Edmund Dohnert’s mechanical curiosities
Edmund Dohnert has always had some uncertainty about whether he’s an artist or an engineer. We don’t really care. His works are just plain cool. And yes, they are both art and engineering. Just plain fun to look at and watch. For instance...
Giant snakes to power 50,000 UK homes
Giant snakes powering homes? What is this, the Flintstones? Are we to play our non-vinyl granite records with bird beaks? Man, I hope not. But as it turns out, reptiles are a good source of energy. Not real ones. Fake snakes. A company called Checkma...
