Lifeboat Foundation

Tesla is finally rolling out their own solar roof tiles.

The U.S. Army has been testing this lightweight, speedy tank for years. Now it’s on sale to the public. 😬.

Heart tissues are growing on these spinach leaves because science is amazing.

Virtual reality has never felt so real.

Living Desalination Factory

A global crisis is coming. Dubai is ready for it.

How small is the world’s smallest hard drive? Smaller than you’d believe.

Bug-out bags/survival kits are a controversial topic. Everybody has a different philosophy about what makes a good one. This is Brent’s. While bigger and heavier than a lot of the bags you’ll see online, you can keep it in the closet by your front door or the trunk of your car, and you’ll be prepared for an emergency that could last many days. Brent’s kit doubles as a slick backpacking setup, so you’ll get to know your gear extremely well, and you get to have fun with it, too.

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Who’s ready for a passenger Hyperloop capsule? http://cnnmon.ie/2mzIiaR

Roboticists frequently turn to nature for inspiration for their inventions, reverse engineering the traits that evolution has developed over millennia. Others are taking a shortcut by simply integrating modern technology with living animals.

The idea may seem crazy, but animals and machines are not so different. Just as a network of wires carry electrical signals between a robot’s sensors, processing units and motors, the flow of action potentials around our nervous system connects our sensory organs, brain and muscles.

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