A New Gadget That Lets You Invent Your Own Internet of Things
• http://www.wired.com, By Margaret RhodesIt's a familiar adage in the tech world that hardware is hard. After all, a single coder can ship an app, armed with just a computer.
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2014 Physics Gift Guide
• http://www.wired.com, By Rhett AllainIt's that time of the year when people start buying gifts. But what if you need to come up with a physics-based gift?
How 4 Mexican Immigrant Kids and Their Cheap Robot Beat MIT
• http://www.wired.com, By Joshua DavisThe winter rain makes a mess of West Phoenix. It turns dirt yards into mud and forms reefs of garbage in the streets.
15 Futuristic Gifts for the Super-Early Adopter
• http://www.wired.com, By Tim MoynihanThe future is now.
Six 'Star Wars' Technologies That May Not Be So Far, Far Away
• http://www.popsci.com, By Dan MorenFrom landspeeders to lightsabers
Startup Selling $2,550 Scent-Emitting Televisions
• http://www.popsci.com, By Francie DiepThe Smell-O-Vision dream lives on
Quantum memory storage to help quantum communications go the distance
• http://www.gizmag.com-Colin JeffreyThe technologies made possible by breakthroughs in quantum physics have already provided the means of quantum cryptography, and are gradually paving the way toward powerful, practical, everyday quantum computers, and even quantum teleportation.
New electrolyte to enable cheaper, less toxic magnesium-sulfur-based batteries
• http://www.gizmag.com-Eric MackThere's another promising contender in the race to supplant the dominance of lithium-ion and metal-hydride based batteries in the world of energy storage.
Making Gasoline from Water? Yep!
• http://www.lewrockwell.com- Martin ArmstrongA German company says it has developed an engineering installation capable of synthesizing petroleum-based fuels from water and carbon dioxide.
Trunkster rolls up to baggage claim with GPS, battery and integrated scale
• http://www.gizmag.com-Dave ParrackAfter decades of remaining virtually unchanged, luggage design is seeing some innovation, from the Fugu Luggage which expands like an accordion, to the Bluesmart connected luggage which can be controlled via a smartphone app.
The Coolest Cooler
• http://www.dudeiwantthat.com-Erin CarstensIs it cool enough to be called the Coolest? You decide. After months of anticipation (well, my 6-packs, margarita mix, and I were waiting with bated breath) the Coolest Cooler has finally launched its Kickstarter campaign.
Top 10 cycling innovations of 2014
• http://www.gizmag.comBicycle historians, take note – it's time once again to look back at 10 of the bike-related products that most caught our attention over the past year!
This Is The World's Most Successful Battle Rifle
• http://www.businessinsider.com-Mike PerryThe Fabrique Nationale Fusil Automatique Leger (Light Automatic Rifle), or FN FAL as it is more commonly known, began life in 1946 when FN and Great Britain created a piston operated prototype rifle that utilized the German intermediate 7.92x33mm car
NVC case brings infrared night vision to iPhone 6
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben CoxworthWe're now well within the midst of a gold rush, when it comes to smartphone cases that "do things."
Rohinni's Lightpaper Is Incredibly Thin, And Printable
• http://www.fastcolabs.com, By Tyler HayesPrintable lighting is here, now what will you do with it?
A Phone That Protects Against Phony Cell Towers
• By Popular Science StaffThe Blackphone
The World's Biggest Aircraft
• http://www.popsci.com,Hybrid Air Vehicles Airlander
GoPro Developing Line of Consumer Drones
• http://online.wsj.comCompany Plans to Start Selling Multirotor Helicopters With High-Definition Cameras Late Next Year
A Tea Kettle Alternative That's Cooler, Cleaner, and More Eco-Friendly
• http://www.wired.com, By Margaret RhodesIn a 2013 TED talk, design consultant Leyla Acaroglu shared an odd statistic with the crowd: In the United Kingdom, 65 percent of tea drinkers overfill their kettles and boil more water than is needed for a cup of tea.
SpaceX Unveils Autonomous Drone Ship For Landing Reusable Rockets
• http://www.popsci.com, By Loren GrushBecause when rockets are truly reusable, they're going to need a place to park.
America's Laser Gun Goes To War
• http://www.popsci.com, By Kelsey D. AthertonPeeking out on the prow of the Ponce, pew pew pew!
Fugu Luggage expands travel options
• http://www.gizmag.comMany travelers will have faced the problem of the carry-on luggage that was big enough when embarking on a trip, but fell well short on carrying capacity for the return journey thanks to the addition of souvenirs, bargains and gifts for loved ones.
City of the future sinks into the ocean
• http://www.telegraph.co, By Julian RyallJapanese firm devises plan for an Ocean Spiral community that descends nine miles to the seabed
Finally, A Folding Electric Bike That Can Easily Fit Inside A Backpack
• http://www.businessinsider.comFoldable bikes have always promised flexibility for bikers.
The First Home Iris Scanner
• http://www.popsci.comThe Eyelock Myris is one of the best innovations of the year.
How It Works LiquidPiston X Engine
• https://www.youtube.com, Garret KrampeLiquidPiston's X Engine is a non-Wankel rotary embodiment of the company's innovative High Efficiency Hybrid Cycle (HEHC).
LiquidPiston unveils X Mini engine
• http://www.gizmag.com, By David SzondyBack in 2012, Gizmag looked at LiquidPiston's X2 rotary engine. The compact, low-vibration, high-efficiency 70 bhp and 40 bhp compression ignition engine was something of a sensation.
James Bond-inspired LASER WATCH will burn through objects from a distance
• http://www.mirror.co.uk, By Andy DawsonHobbyist Patrick Priebe has created a terrifyingly awesome laser watch that will burn through objects from afar
The FBI Is Very Excited About This Machine That Can Scan Your DNA in 90 Minutes
• http://www.motherjones.com, By Shane BauerRapid-DNA technology makes it easier than ever to grab and store your genetic profile. G-men, cops, and Homeland Security can't wait to see it everywhere.
Prototype electric car made with a 3D printer
• http://www.gizmag.com, By Ben CoxworthIt looks like Local Motors is getting some company in the 3D-printed car arena. German electric vehicle manufacturer StreetScooter recently completed the prototype of its C16, most of the exterior components of which were created using a Stratasys Ob
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