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A Folding Electric Car?
That’s right, a folding electric car. Meet Hiriko, the first 100% electric vehicle. Based off of MIT”s CityCar, it is 100 inch long car that seats two people. But what really makes this car awesome is...
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Wireless Brain
After 13 months of research, programming and testing, researchers at Brown University have done what thousands of comic books, sci-fi movies and novelists have been predicting for years: They have...
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Scrapyard Adventures
This Monday I went on an adventure to my local junkyard, so I thought for this week’s post I’d tell you a little bit about it. Maybe I should explain how I found myself in this junkyard in the first...
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The Science of Napping
So now that its spring break, I know lots of students who while be spending catching up on sleep. (Me included) But how effective is sleeping during the day? What benefits does it have? Hopefully you...
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Precursor to handheld holograms?
While handheld holograms may not be possible yet, Hewlett-Packard Labs have created a prototype that could serve as a sneak peak into the not so distant future! These prototypes are screens that could...
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What Your Facebook Likes Could Say About You
According to a recent study by the University of Cambridge’s Psychometrics Centre and the Microsoft Research Cambridge, Facebook Likes could tell much more about you than you think. From your race,...
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In the curling world there are two types of good sliders. Teflon and Stainless steal. Teflon sliders come in sizes from 1/16 ” fo 1/4” increasing in speed as the thickness increases. thinking about it...
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Stressed Out?
As exam season approaches, I know many of us are starting to get stressed out. I came across this interesting and informative infographic showing the BENEFITS (yes, stress can be beneficial!) and of...
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Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain?
I have to say that because I live in Vancouver, B.C. I encounter this problem quite frequently, mostly because I always forget my umbrella. If I want to get from point A to point B staying as dry as I...
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Sex Appeal in Science?
In February of 2013, Business Insider posted the year’s 50 Sexiest Scientists, among them a line-up of engineers, medical doctors, researchers, PhD students and inventors. Original article can be found...
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