August 8, 2008
New Sub Zero Refrigerator Filters Bacteria and more!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out the new Sub Zero refrigerator which is capable of self-filtering and self-cleaning. It features a NASA designed filtration system that replenishes the air every 20 minutes while eliminating bacteria, odors, and microscopic contaminants. That means foo ... More
August 4, 2008
Original Google Storage Server Made with Legos!
It’d be hard to believe but yes, Sergey Brin and Larry Page made their first 40GB Google Storage Server with lego casing. Perhaps they might have been great lego-designers if they didn’t come up with Google. The development of the Google algorithms was carried on on a variety of Computers, mainly provided by the NSF-DARPA-NASA-funded ... More
June 23, 2008
Big Ass Digital Wall Clock!
Here’s a giant digital wall clock that will let you substitute an LCD TV. The Big Time Digital Wall Clock is probably one of the more futuristic and striking looking clocks available. Being 100 x 50cms in size you will soon notice the time and probably take a second look as this would not look out of place on the wall next to the big screen ... More
June 13, 2008
NASA’s new Spacesuits look more like a Body-Builder!
Check out the new spacesuits (on the right) that NASA has been working on. It definitely looks more like a body builder now when you wear one. NASA just awarded its future spacesuit contract to Oceaneering International. The US firm must now design, test, and produce two suits — the default suit (pictured after the break) worn on-board for ... More
June 7, 2008
Sunset on Mars!
I live in Sunset, Sanfran and watch boring ol’ earth sunset almost daily but sunset on Mars? Beautiful… As part of their Image of the Day series, NASA posted a beautiful image of a sunset on Mars sent by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit on May 19, 2005. [via boingboing - laughingsquid] Consumer, Cool, Earth, mars exploration rover, ... More
June 2, 2008
NASA Scientists Make Magnetic Fields Visible!
Wow, this is something to watch and watch again… (Video after the jump!) Magnetic fields are invisible, at least usually. But Scientists from NASA’s Space Sciences Laboratory have figured out how to make them visible, showing them dancing in an absolutely gorgeous movie called, appropriately enough, Magnetic Movie. You don’t wan ... More
May 25, 2008
Mars Phoenix Landing LIVE today on NASA TV!
Make sure to tune into NASA TV today (3PM PST) for live view of the Phoenix landing on Mars! via make Consumer, Cool, Educational, Entertainment, landing on mars, live today, nasa, nasa tv, phoenix, Space, tv today ... More
May 12, 2008
GooHack Searches of the Day - Goo
Well, to promote our new hack search engine, GooHack, we will be doing “GooHack searches of the Day” daily and try to find some interesting new hacks for all you hacker readers. So to start out, I did a Goo Hack search on the term “Goo” and found some interesting stuff: How to make glow stick goo - Lol… I really need ... More
December 12, 2007
NASA creates flying telescope
This is an attempt to get some great images from space, but without the costs involved by maintaining the Hubble telescope in space, which is great but hugely expensive. This forms part of the NASA Origins program and by working with the DLR who are the German Aerospace Centre they have developed a flying telescope inside a Boeing 747SP. This wil ... More
November 6, 2006
Educational Circuits for Kids
Here’s some cool educational circuits for kids. They’ve got some cool circuit building kits such as voice-controlled circuits, light-activated experiments with what seems like safe-to-use circuit parts. Later on, they can start modding with easy-to-use electronic circuit board such as CUBLOC, Basic Stamp, or even get into real low-lev ... More
September 29, 2006
Space Elevator Games - Elevator 2010 Competition
DC from SpaceElevator came by the other day at my work to pick up some XPORT and XPORT Dongles. Well, he told me about some cool sites that build space elevators! The competition will be held at the X-PRIZE Cup in Las Cruces, NM on October 20-21. Thanks DC for the info! Elevator:2010 is designed to address the “social engineering” ... More
