The U.S. Wanted to Use Bat Bombs to Fight the Japanese in World War II
I can only imagine what was going through Lytle S. Adams’ mind when, upon hearing news of the Japanese attack…
Tag: technology
The Invention and Application of Safety Grooving
I was running around with some friends in the rain one night when I witnessed something both horrible and hilarious…
Steam and STEAM: How We Can Power the Next Industrial Revolution
History repeats itself, they say. And they, of course, often attribute this to the mistakes we make. Humans like to…
Biomimicry: When Nature Inspires Technology
Sometimes the best inventions just grab you and stick with you. In 1941, Swiss engineer George de Mestral went on…
3D Printed Houses Are Becoming a Real Estate Reality
I’m still trying to wrap my mind around 3D printers. Never in my wildest dreams would I have thought up…
The Mill BLACKBIRD: The Car That Can Transform Itself
Special effects have completely transformed film and video productions—with the help of SFX makeup, green screens, CGI and other technological…
For the Love of Human Ingenuity: Understanding the Great Horse Manure Crisis of 1894
Once upon a time we wrote about the whale oil myth—the mythical notion that due to the free market/exchange, the…
The Future is Now: The Self-Driving Car Revolution
Baby, you can’t drive my car… …because it’s going to drive itself. Duh. If you spend any time poking around…
Falling in Love with the Rocket: Happy Birthday, Gravity’s Rainbow
While the Western world gathered ‘round their televisions last night to find out whether Leonardo DiCaprio would finally get the…
Think trips to the Gas Pump are too Inconvenient? Now there’s an App for That.
So chances are you’ve been here at some point in your life: you’re driving to work, already running late due…