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One day, phones might not need wireless radios
Researchers led by Alanson Sample, associate lab director and leader of Disney Research’s Wireless Systems group, devised an ultra-low-power system of sensors that transmit data to a central receiver by reflecting the ambient radio waves from commercial broadcasting systems that… Read More ›
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Slow Sync Flash Images
This week I’d like to feature a series of images that all use a fun and striking technique called Slow Sync Flash. This technique combines a slower than normal shutter speed combined with a flash during the exposure… More at… Read More ›
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Extrapolate
In this hand drawn animation a line is being extrapolated through a grid. When the line surpasses the boundaries of the grid, the process spreads to and reflects on its surroundings. Beyond each boundary the extrapolation of movement is causing… Read More ›
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The Amateur Cloud Society That (Sort Of) Rattled the Scientific Community
Clouds. It was a bizarre preoccupation, perhaps even a frivolous one, but he didn’t resist it. He went with it, as he often does, despite not having a specific goal or even a general direction in mind; he likes to… Read More ›
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10 years creating an epic theme park in Rollercoaster Tycoon 2
The game came out in 2002, but up until yesterday, I-am-Prime was still working on fine-tuning an isometric amusement park that was years in the making. As Prime mentioned in a Reddit post, the park contains 34 roller coasters, 255… Read More ›
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16 Famous First Photographs in History
While most early photos used the daguerreotype process invented by Louis Daguerre, technical inventions have created endless possibilities for photographers. Let’s take a stroll down memory lane to learn some of the famous first photographs that have changed how we… Read More ›
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Is Your Phone The Center Of Your Universe?
It is not the phone that is truly important, it is the applications that it contains. There is no aspect of our lives that is not affected by our smartphones in the modern day and thanks to the help of… Read More ›
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Amazon now delivering newspapers
Publishers in major Spanish cities, like Madrid and Barcelona, have teamed up with Amazon so that a physical newspaper can be ordered through the expedited delivery service. El Pais, Spain’s major newspaper with bureaus also in Latin America, will be… Read More ›
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The World’s Strangest Streets
Most streets are simple, straight and serviceable, a boring means to an end. But a few are more than that, attracting tourists simply to see the weirdness they entail. Steep streets, crooked ones and even wide ones, here’s a list… Read More ›
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PowerUp
Charge your MacBook and/or three devices up to 2x faster than a standard charger. Connect and sync up to three USB devices with your MacBook. For the exact same price as a standard Apple MacBook USB-C charger, you can do so much… Read More ›
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