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A Clever Material Can Remember Hundreds of Past Shapes
Ever gotten off track working on origami (who hasn’t?), and wished you could figure out how to undo your last few folds? There’s a clever new material that might be able to help. It can revert to literally hundreds of earlier shapes by memory. Shape memory polymers—materials that “remember” their original form and return to…
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Here’s Why Seashells Don’t Have the Consistency of Chalk
Chalk and seashells are made of the same thing: calcium carbonate. Shells are stronger because they have trapped proteins inside, and scientist had thought that these proteins were trapped like flies in amber. It turns out it’s way more organized than that. Scientists know that it’s the little proteins trapped inside that makes the difference…
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This Kinetic Sculpture Was Inspired by the Flocking of a Murmuration
Murmurations are large flocks of migratory birds, most notably starlings, that zip through the sky at high speeds without ever breaking formation. And those formations can be pretty spectacular. Small wonder they’ve inspired the design of a striking kinetic structure: the Murmuration Chandelier. It’s the creation of designers Richard Harvey and Keivor John, who built…
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HPerformance makes the Audi RS6 is lighter and more fuel efficient
HPerformance makes the Audi RS6 is lighter and more fuel efficient Posted on 03-04-2014 at 11:42 by sir_smokalot – 16 Comments” Not exactly the first thing that you would expect from a tuner that is getting down to the beat on a power-Avant. The third generation Audi RS6 (C7) got from the wizards at Quattro…
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Can This Scratch-and-Sniff Book Turn You Into a Whiskey Aficionado?
While the clear intentions of vodka and gin were an easy sell for my cocktail glass, I admit it took me a little longer to dabble in the dark liquors. Mostly because I was confused. Was rye like bourbon? But what the hell was scotch? And apparently they’re all whiskey? If only I’d had this…
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Dakar update: Dutch truckers supreme
Dakar update: Dutch truckers supreme Posted on 08-01-2016 at 21:55 by Dizono – 31 Comments” Today was the fight for the victory in the sixth stage between two Dutchmen, who in the end, only seven seconds of each other managed to finish the race. Also the top 10 in the tussenklassemend is striking ‘orange’, with…
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Ligier JS2: French supercar with Maserati power
Ligier JS2: French supercar with Maserati power Posted on 08-01-2016 at 23:05 by Dizono – 10 Comments” You think when you hear of Ligier immediately voiturettes? The manufacturer started out so promising with a fine sports car, the end of the 60s… In 1968 begins old rugbyer and racing driver Guy Ligier (1930-2015) his own…
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Researchers are Launching a Final, Desperate Effort to Contact Rosetta’s Dead Comet Lander
High above us, perched precariously on the cold surface of a comet, there sits one of the most technologically-advanced and singular machines humanity ever sent to hurtle up into space and stick its unlikely landing. And now that it’s there, it’s totally ignoring all our attempts to talk to it. Since landing on Comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko…
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Savor the Ephemeral Beauty of These Frozen Soap Bubbles
Blowing bubbles is fun in the summer, but it gets really interesting when the mercury plummets in winter. When the temperature gets cold enough, bubbles will freeze faster than they can pop. You can watch freezing bubbles in action in a new video from Warsaw-based photographer Pablo Zaluska. Zaluska was inspired to take pictures of…