NASA will give you $30,000 if you can solve their 'space poop' problem

NASA will give you $30,000 if you can solve their 'space poop' problem
The problem is this: During launch and entry, astronauts are locked into their suits, unable to access any part of their body for hours. As a result, if they need to urination, defecate or are menstruating, they must do so in special adult diapers.

December 5, 2016 at 01:51AM
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Achates' Opposed Piston Engine Could Revive Pull More Power From Less Fuel

Achates' Opposed Piston Engine Could Revive Pull More Power From Less Fuel
Most car engines use a four-stroke reciprocating design. But one company wants to chuck that out the window in favor the opposed piston engine — which, among other things, was employed by locomotive engines the early 20th century.

December 2, 2016 at 09:42PM
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Paper bike helmet wins Dyson award

Paper bike helmet wins Dyson award
A cheap, foldable cycling helmet made of paper wins the international James Dyson award.

November 18, 2016 at 12:45AM
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The Man Who'll Make a Gorgeous Guitar Out of Anything

The Man Who'll Make a Gorgeous Guitar Out of Anything
Matt Artinger was put on this earth to design and build some of the sweetest-sounding guitars ever crafted.

November 9, 2016 at 09:00PM
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3D-printed satellite launcher heads to ISS with blessing of Chris Hadfield and Grant Imahara

3D-printed satellite launcher heads to ISS with blessing of Chris Hadfield and Grant Imahara
Andy Filo's design for a "femto satellite" launcher impressed the right geeks: Grant Imahara and Colonel Chris Hadfield. Of course, in this case "going to space" means being uploaded and printed on the ISS.

November 8, 2016 at 07:36PM
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The Reason Traffic Lights Are Red, Yellow, and Green

The Reason Traffic Lights Are Red, Yellow, and Green
Red means "stop," green means "go," and yellow means "hurry up and make that damn light." Why those colors, though? Why not blue, purple, and brown?

October 18, 2016 at 06:35PM
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This LEGO Bag Turns Your Hand Into LEGO

This LEGO Bag Turns Your Hand Into LEGO
Attached to the handles of the bag are two extra pieces of material that look like LEGO hands. All you have to do is grab the bag and voila, your hands are instantly transformed into the iconic yellow hands of a LEGO figure.

October 14, 2016 at 11:27PM
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Trying to Solve the L.E.D. Quandary

Trying to Solve the L.E.D. Quandary
Is there a workable business model for products that are built to last, rather than to fall apart?

October 7, 2016 at 09:39PM
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Photos: African cities are starting to look eerily like Chinese ones

Photos: African cities are starting to look eerily like Chinese ones
China is providing the manpower to fuel quickly-urbanizing African cities, importing its own ideas about urbanization that may or may not work on the vastly different continent.

September 24, 2016 at 07:27PM
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Girl Genius Combines Her Trike With A Hoverboard

Girl Genius Combines Her Trike With A Hoverboard
This girl's going places (like across the patio and maybe over to the next-door neighbor's house).

September 1, 2016 at 11:36PM
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A 200-year transformation: How the National Mall became what it is today

A 200-year transformation: How the National Mall became what it is today
The original idea for the Mall — a grand, tree-lined avenue flanked by imposing buildings — goes back to the very origins of the capital city, Pierre L’Enfant’s plan conceived for George Washington. But in Washington, plans rarely go as planned, so the Mall has been a work in progress for more than 200 years.

August 24, 2016 at 07:01AM
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An Electric Circuit Pen Lights Up Paper Towns In This Music Video

An Electric Circuit Pen Lights Up Paper Towns In This Music Video
Though this pen is nothing new, the creativity in this music video definitely is.

July 8, 2016 at 05:04AM
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This 'Deal With It' Robot Is What Too Many People In The World Need

This 'Deal With It' Robot Is What Too Many People In The World Need
Simone Giertz is sick of people trashing on her shitty robots. So of course, she makes another shitty robot as the best response to it.

July 7, 2016 at 06:07AM
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The Man Who Invented Shopping Malls Wanted Nothing To Do With Them

The Man Who Invented Shopping Malls Wanted Nothing To Do With Them
Victor Gruen came up with the idea of the mall, but it didn't turn out at all as he had planned.

July 5, 2016 at 11:42PM
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This Stellar Vine Brings Out The Beauty In The NYC Subway

This Stellar Vine Brings Out The Beauty In The NYC Subway
How does this drawing move like that? We have no idea. How does the New York subway system manage to smell like a port-o-potty in July no matter what time of day/month/year it is? We have no idea.

June 21, 2016 at 06:15AM
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Trying To Cut Your Hair With A Drone Is Not A Good Idea

Trying To Cut Your Hair With A Drone Is Not A Good Idea
Simone Giertz, the queen of shitty robots, is back with the hellish scissorcopter. Thought it might not be that great at hair cutting, it is definitely good at hair-raising.

June 9, 2016 at 04:48AM
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Delta Introduces Redesigned Security Checkpoint To Fix Long TSA Lines

Delta Introduces Redesigned Security Checkpoint To Fix Long TSA Lines
By processing passengers in parallel instead of one at a time, Delta hopes to prevent slow passengers from screwing up the entire line. An idea we can get most definitely get behind.

May 31, 2016 at 08:15PM
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The invention of the paper bag was a triumph of feminism

The invention of the paper bag was a triumph of feminism
How one 19th century woman transformed our bags forever.

May 31, 2016 at 08:28AM
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European Windows Are Lightyears Better Than American Ones

European Windows Are Lightyears Better Than American Ones
We had no idea how absolutely pitiful American windows were until we saw this video. Think of all that cross-breeze we're missing out on!

May 24, 2016 at 09:24PM
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Russian Gamer MAkes

Russian Gamer MAkes
YouTuber Моддинг и поделки своими руками needed to upgrade his computer, and he went all out with the new casing.

May 22, 2016 at 01:33AM
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