Why This Oscar-Winning Disney Short Looks Like Nothing Made Before
Director John Kahrs had a vision for his animated short Paperman. There was just one problem. The technology to make it didn’t exist yet.
Recording The Legends People Tell About Diamonds, Using A Diamond
Cutting vinyl records using styli made from diamonds and emeralds.
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Watch: “Portlandia” Takes On Conceptual Art
The art world was long overdue for a Portlandia-style skewering--it gets a great one in the show’s third season.
Bluetooth Haute Couture Guides You To Your Lost Gloves
A collaboration between a California startup and a downtown New York fashion phenomenon lets users connect their garments to their iPhones.
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Augmented Reality’s Killer App: Killing People
Google Glass-style heads-up displays are already on their way to the battlefield.
Watch: 2 Scientists Accidentally Discover A World-Changing Super Material
The graphene supercapacitor is capable of charging up to 1,000 times faster than a normal battery.
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Science Explains Why Humans Covet Beautiful Things
More and more, research is piling up to explain what we already knew: People love beautiful things.
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Infographic: A Beautiful Calendar Designed Around 12 Different Types Of Measurement
Not the most functional calendar, nor the most efficient reference for conversions, but certainly one of the more beautiful examples of either you’re likely to find.
Kickstarting: A Super-Simple MacBook Dock, From Richard Sapper’s Sons
For some of us, docking our laptops is a necessary evil. One team of Kickstarters hopes to make that evil a bit more pretty.
Think Your Home’s Small? Look At Hong Kong’s Illegal Microapartments
Complaints about needing more shoe storage or having no space for your third bike? Please. In Hong Kong, the price per square foot averages $1,300.
From A Genius Mixologist: The Only Ratio You Need For Perfect Cocktails
Designing your own mixologist-approved cocktails isn’t hard; just follow this simple methodology.
