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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