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Scientists have figured out how to create blood vessels in 3D printed organs
Engadget - 3 Jul 2014 02:19
While 3D-printed organs sound like a great idea -- imagine no longer waiting around for a transplant -- a major hurdle for printing internal ones thus far have been creating intricate blood vessels and ventricles that ar...
Researchers teach a computer to predict teen binge drinkers
Engadget - 3 Jul 2014 04:48
Intervention during someone's teenage years is frequently the key to preventing alcohol abuse in adult life. It's good to know, then, that a group of scientists has found a way to predict that abuse at an early age using...
How to turn an entire watermelon into one giant Jell-O shot
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 23:07
At this year's Fourth of July party, blow your guests' minds harder than a Yonshakudama firework with a watermelon that splits to reveal a jiggly Jell-O core. All of the vodka and flavor, none of the seeds.
How fast do you have to run if you want to walk on water?
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 02:42
It's possible to walk on water. I mean, you can skip a stone across water too, right? It's just not exactly humanly possible. Water can theoretically support the weight of a human only if they have beyond enormous feet o...
Civilization: Beyond Earth ships October 24th with maps based on real planets
Engadget - 3 Jul 2014 23:57
If you're eager to play the first Civilization game set in space (not counting Alpha Centauri), you now have a date to mark on your calendar: Beyond Earth will reach Windows-based PCs on October 24th. That's a long time ...
What Are Your Favorite Fireworks?
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 23:40
Readers, I have a confession. Having grown up in the puritanical state of Massachusetts where even sparklers are illegal, I knew fireworks only as explosions in the far-off sky. I did not know fireworks were things ordin...
Evolve PC alpha sign-ups open right now
Slash Gear - 3 Jul 2014 23:21
Just in time to celebrate the birth of the United States of America comes the sign-up sheet for the alpha version of the team-hunting game Evolve. Just like our forefathers, you'll be given the chance to control one of s...
There Are Vast Reserves of Ancient Freshwater Hidden Below the Ocean
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 23:20
When you're drilling deep under the seabed, the last thing you might expect is freshwater. Yet Danish scientists on a recent expedition in the Baltic Sea suddenly found freshwater gushing up from their drill. In fact, un...
How Could You Not Lust Over this Portable Wooden Arcade Box?
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 23:00
Hearkening back to a simpler time when electronics--including home vide game consoles--came with stylish faux-wood finishes, the R-KAID-R packs a modern emulator into a handmade wooden box that's able to play all of your...
Five IFTTT recipes that make Android Wear irresistible
Slash Gear - 3 Jul 2014 22:50
Amongst the apps released this week in the the wave of Android Wear for Google Play was IFTTT, making way for a number of Android Wear Channel additions in the process. IFTTT - for those of you unfamiliar - stands for If...
Check Out All the Alien Species Discovered By Deep Sea Vehicle Alvin
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 22:40
While the Chinese are busy scouting the best under-sea sites to pillage for precious metals, America's venerable oceanic exploration sub, the newly-renovated DSV Alvin , continues to uncover scores of deep sea life forms...
Who would win a race between Optimus Prime, a Batmobile and a DeLorean?
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 22:26
I don't know who would win the race between Optimus Prime, the Batmobile and a DeLorean time machine. Probably the DeLorean, since it can travel to the future and win right away, right? This cool stop motion short by Tai...
Cross-Sections of Fireworks Show the Part of the Boom You Never See
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 22:20
As you bide your time until darkness falls tomorrow night, here's something to keep your mind occupied: Photographer Andrew Waits slices open popular firecrackers and shows us what's inside.
Airbus: Eh, Pilots Don't Really Need Windows
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 22:00
As a kid (or, let's be honest, even as an a adult), nothing is more thrilling than getting to venture into an airline pilot's coveted cockpit throne. But if Arbus' new cockpit-less patents ever become a reality, those da...
Univision to end free streaming of World Cup games
Engadget - 3 Jul 2014 21:43
Many people in the US, even those who don't speak or understand Spanish, have been using the Univision Deportes app to watch the World Cup. To a certain degree, this was due to the fact that Univision's service was compl...
Bigfoot hair samples tested by Oxford for science
Slash Gear - 3 Jul 2014 21:33
The tests you're about to read about began all the way back in the year 2012, when researchers at Oxford University and the Lausanne Museum of Zoology sent out the call for Yeti hair. It was then that the hair samples be...
The Matador is a compact blanket for spontaneous picnic emergencies
Coolest Gadgets - 3 Jul 2014 21:30
The sun is bright, the weather is lovely, and you have an urge to speculate what clouds look like with some friends while hiking. However, you don’t want to lay your head on the bare ground, as you don’t know what so...
Airbus submits patent application for windowless jet cockpit
Ars Technica - 3 Jul 2014 21:20
Fully opaque cockpit would let pilots navigate with viewscreens and holograms.
You Set this Analog Watch With Swipes, Not Dials
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 21:20
If you needed any further proof that buttons, dials, and knobs are slowly being completely replaced by touch-sensitive alternatives, Rado's new HyperChrome Touch Dual Timer watch is Exhibit A. Its old-school analog displ...
These Paper Models of Microbes and Cells Are Beautiful
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 21:09
Some artists find inspiration from the grand and vast, painting galaxies and taking photos of expansive landscapes . But Rogan Brown finds his inspiration through a microscope, focusing on the infinite mystery of nature'...
The Cooling Car Seat - May Save your Butt
Coolest Gadgets - 3 Jul 2014 21:00
We’ve all been there. Running out to the store, wearing our shorts and a cool top, doing our best to beat the heat. We grab our groceries and load up the trunk, and jump into the drivers seat… and YIKES! The back of ...
Stunning photos of windows transform New York City into a starship
Gizmodo - 3 Jul 2014 21:00
Photographer Donna Dotan was shooting downwards out of a Manhattan apartment window when she noticed the beautiful symmetrical reflection. It inspired her to create this amazing series in which New York looks like an ent...