Researchers in Taiwan discovered that when they added gold nanoparticles to Bacopa caroliniana plants, it caused the chlorophyll in them to produce a reddish glow. That’s not all, “while lit, the glowing trees vegetation consumed more carbon from the atmosphere than normal.” Continue reading for one more picture. Here’s what this means: PopSci calls this [...]
Ecotricity founder Dale Vince wanted a supercar, but not just one that you can pick up at a car dealership. So, he built Nemesis, which is basically a Lotus Exige “fitted [with] 96 lithium-ion polymer cells, a completely new transmission and two motors developing 330bhp.” Video after the break. It has so far reached a [...]
explosivejared writes “The Economist has a story on the increasing scientific productivity of countries like China, India, and Brazil relative to the field’s old guards in America, Europe, and Japan. Scientific productivity in this sense includes percent of GDP spent on R&D and the overall numbers of researchers, scholarly articles, and patents that a country [...]
Amazon is selling the Seagate Expansion 750GB Portable Hard Drive for only $69.99 shipped, originally priced at $103.99. Its “built-in power management ensures energy-efficient operation; simply drag-and-drop to save files.” Product page. [via Amazon] Original post by TecheBlog Staff
This NES cartridge wireless router is as unconventional and geeky as they come. To build your own, you’ll need: any NES cartridge, Belkin F5D7230-4 router, flathead screwdriver, and a soldering iron with accompanying supplies. Video after the jump. Click here for the first picture in the gallery. [via UnconventionalHacker] Original post by TecheBlog Staff
Popped your tire, and then the spare tire as well? Using a shopping cart wheel isn’t the best solution to your problems, as it may cause more damage than not. That’s not all, Click here to view thirty-six more funny solutions to everyday problems. Continue reading to see how not to fix a jeep. [Sources [...]
Photo credit: RoboSteel.com Standing 7.2-feet tall, this giant Bumblebee Transformer is made entirely from recycled steel and cost the team at RoboSteel.com approximately $6500 to build. Unfortunately, it can’t actually transform into a Chevrolet Camaro. Click here for more pictures. [via Acidcow] Original post by TecheBlog Staff
Tuning your car with aftermarket parts is one thing, adding massive wings, graphics, and extra wide fenders to your van is another. Click here to see twenty-four ultra strange modified vans from Japan. video after the break. [Sources 1 | 2 | 3] Original post by TecheBlog Staff
Both Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X have their fair share of problems, but the former has always been the target, and these fan-made errors aren’t helping things. Click here to see them all. [via Oddee] Original post by TecheBlog Staff
Photo credit: Charles W. Cushman Prior to the 1950′s, it was very rare to see color photographs in the wild. However, starting from the early 1940′s, “commercially viable color films (except Kodachrome, introduced in 1935) were brought to the market; these films used the modern technology of dye-coupled colors in which a chemical process connects [...]
