World’s tiniest violin is smaller than a strand of human hair
In a remarkable feat of engineering at the nanoscale, physicists at Loughborough University have crafted what they believe to be the world’s smallest violin. You…
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Self-balancing cube robot demonstrates robotics and engineering principles
Robots are not anymore just limited to the ones we envision because of sci-fi movies and TV shows. While there are still of course a…
Cyborg cockroaches uses tiny helmets to steer around areas
When you hear the words cockroach cyborgs, do you think, “That’s an interesting way of creating small robots that can do what the regular sized…
Touchable 3D Holograms Bring Sci-Fi Interaction Closer to Reality
Anyone who’s watched a sci-fi blockbuster has felt the allure of 3D floating graphics you can swipe, pinch, or spin in midair. The idea of…
Electricity-producing slime can become medical tool and energy source in the future
Childhood often involves playing with slime. This popular toy, still enjoyed by many, offers a uniquely tactile and relaxing experience. Squishing, mixing, and manipulating slime…
Lollipop-shaped lickable devices try to recreate tastes in VR
There’s really no argument that all of the eXtended reality experiences available to us now are nothing but illusions. As believable as the visuals might…
Doomsday Clock gets a sculpture symbolizing how far/close we are to catastrophe
One of my all-time favorite graphic novels is The Watchmen by Alan Moore. One prominent element there is the Doomsday Clock which has been around…
Battery-free wearable accessories could soon be powered through your skin
Remember when the first smartwatches were ridiculed for needing to be charged almost every night? Although the situation has improved significantly, the fact remains that…
NASA unveils first look at SUV-sized Mars Chopper concept
NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter was a groundbreaking piece of equipment that was able to be the first human-made object to fly to a different planet…
Glow-in-the-dark petunias could usher in a new trend in indoor gardening
Indoor gardening and plants gained momentum around 2-3 years ago as people sought ways to cope with boredom and insanity while cooped up at home….
This strange-looking plant box uses science to create eerie music
There are people who believe that music can be found in everything, mostly in a figurative sense. Harmony, a word that’s primarily associated with music,…
Gravity Well transforms invisible science into an ethereal cosmic chandelier
Science is all around us, whether we see it or not, from the simple chemistry that turns carbon dioxide into oxygen to the invisible forces…