How To Code A Life

Synthetic biology — the science fiction-like branch of genetic engineering — hopes to automate programs used to engineer organisms that could produce better drugs and cleaner fuels. But can open-source science really succeed?

Allison McCann 5 months ago 20 responses

Real Life College Engineering

Welcome to Free Water 101.

Julian Shenoy 6 months ago 146 responses

Star Trek’s Enterprise Ship Could Be Built Soon on tecca.com ›

And it’d only take one trillion dollars. Whether you’re a Trekkie or not, you have to admit that there’s some sense of wonder to exploring the stars and trying to find life on distant planets.

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10 Hilariously Clever Engineering Solutions on oddee.com ›

Man and Nature don’t always have to be at war. Sometimes you just have to compromise.

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Gotta Etch ‘Em All!

The best part is the dulcet strains of the Pokemon theme song in background. The students over at Olin College spent precious studying time crafting a robot that could draw Pikachu riding a trike. Watch Video ›

Donna Dickens 2 years ago 25 responses

Pole-Climbing Bicycle

Instead of just locking your bike, why not hoist it? It keeps it safe from most bike thieves. Bike thieves with stripper experience are a different story. Watch Video ›

itscalledcreativity 2 years ago 55 responses

Play Mario With Your FACE!

Because you can! Good to know the scientists are doing something useful with their time. Watch Video ›

Andrew G. 2 years ago 26 responses

The Train that Never Stops

There have been many different Train concepts that aim to be the future of transportation, adding more speed, more room, more comfort and more features, but what about a new conceptual design looking to create a train that doesn’t need to stop? Watch Video ›

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Space Elevator

The Japanese are exploring the development of a $5 billion dollar space elevator that will potentially take radioactive waste, solar generators, and even people to space. If it seems like a work of science fiction, that’s because it is! The space elevator was first envisioned by Arthur C. Clarke in his classic 1979 novel The Fountains of Paradise. Now, Japanese engineers are hunched over a copy of that very book trying to figure out how the heck to make it work. Read More ›

Brian Ries 4 years ago 1 response