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Science illustrator and animator Eleanor Lutz has created these cool animated technical drawings of flying animals in motion. I would love to paths the wings draw in 3D. Eleanor Lutz is a designer in Seattle who has a bachelor on molecular biology from the University of Washington. You can follow her on her site, Twitter,…
Today, the CDC confirmed the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the U.S.: a man who was traveling in Liberia and is now at a hospital in Dallas. Should you panic about Ebola now? Nope, and here’s why. The bottom line is that Ebola spreads only through the direct contact with bodily fluids—making it a…
Microsoft debuted Windows 10 today and it has a solid Start Menu. Good job, Windows! But before getting Windows 10 on point, the Start Menu went through more than one reinvention. Some went better than others. Windows 95 This is where it all started. Looking at this I can pretty much hear the “OOOOEEHHHAAAU UUHHHGGGHHEEUURHHH”…
There are lots of ways to put ink on paper, so why not use a goddamn steamroller over pavement to make a massive relief print? At San Francisco’s Roadworks Festival, an old-timey industrial construction beast from 1924 that’s since been spiffed and shined made literal street art. And it was awesome. The 11th annual event…
Look, I’m trying to type this with a straight face, but this life-sized Pikachu plush is so adorable I might just be desperately clawing at the screen in a bid to reach through my monitor and cuddle the crap out of it. Japanese Department store Beams will release the life-sized plush toy this November, for…
New Yorkers: How well do you know your local skyline? Enough to be able to tell these 23 water towers apart, and place them in the borough where they belong? It’s a day ending in “y” which means—hey look, Popchartlab has a new print out! This time the team has icon-ized a selection of the…
When we think of small living expertise, we think of NASA, submarine engineers, or tiny house enthusiasts. Hotel designers don’t come to mind, but they ought to: Like these two Dutch architects managed to wedge nearly everything you’d need to live comfortably into a wood mechanism the size of a walk-in closet. You can chose…
Windows 8 had it rough. It existed for a post-desktop world that (still) hasn’t quite materialized, met by a sea of people who weren’t asking for something that new and strange. That’s why even though it feels like a regression, Windows 10 is still such a marvel. It’s a step backwards into what Windows 8…
The U.S. Department of Justice just charged a group of four young hackers with a doozie of a crime. They’re accused of breaking into both Microsoft and U.S. Army servers and stealing $100 million worth of everything from unreleased games to military training software. Two of the hackers have already pleaded guilty. This is interesting…
If the motor burns out on a cheap desk fan, or the power switch breaks on a simple hand mixer, you’re not going to have them repaired. But just replacing cheap appliances is pretty wasteful, so using 3D printing techniques and standard components, a group of designers have proposed a sort of building kit for…
For five straight years, I spent an inordinate amount of time staring at the screen of an iPhone. I’m not alone in that, but I am usually quick to buy new models and even quicker to download new operating system updates. Perhaps I’m a little too quick, because earlier this year, my enthusiasm got the…
Are you ready for a one minute timelapse from the space station crammed with aurora, lightning, starscapes, sunrise, and finally daylight illuminating an ocean of clouds? It’s amazing. https://gizmodo.com/our-planet-dances-in-the-fire-of-the-solar-wind-1635219142 https://gizmodo.com/heres-a-lightning-storm-as-seen-from-the-space-station-1599548377 https://gizmodo.com/atmospheric-layers-at-sunset-1560479309 The view 400 kilometers above the Earth is framed by parts of the a Soyuz spacecraft. It was recorded by European Space Agency astronaut…
We have covered Robert Bösch‘s photos featuring a hundred alpinists doing crazy things before. but here are the complete series because they are simply beautiful and amazing. Some are pretty damn crazy too, like the one above. Robert Bösch is a master in geography from the University of Zürich and mountain who has worked for…
Financial scammers are infecting ads on Google’s ad network, and people who visit Examiner.com are at risk. These infected ads look legit, but they use Flash-based redirection to install malware and steal financial information. And you don’t even have to click on them to get infected with Zbot, the banking trojan that takes financial data.…
If you’ve been paying attention, you know that insides of golf balls are unexpectedly beautiful—like psychedelic bullseyes or surreal alien planets. But what is all that colorful stuff made of ? As this video from Wired shows, golf ball is a serious piece of technology crammed into a mere 1.62 ounces. https://gizmodo.com/the-cross-section-of-golf-balls-look-like-theyre-from-821220068 The modern golf ball…
Gerry Anderson is a name forever burned into the minds of kids who grew up with sci-fi series like Fireball XL5, Captain Scarlet, Stingray and of course, Thunderbirds – but with a little help from crowdfunding, we might get to see a new Anderson-created Puppet series hit screens called Firestorm. You might have heard about…
Urban Outfitters is a poseur. In recent weeks, the claim that the trendy chain sells the most vinyl of any other retailer has been repeated over and over and over again. It is a lie, according to Billboard, because it’s actually Amazon dot com that sells the most vinyl. The false claim reportedly first came…
The South China Morning Post reports on a noodle shop chef who was secretly adding opium poppy shells used for the creation of opium and heroin. His hope was that the ingredient would make customers addicted to his food but, while the ingredient triggered a drug positive, it only landed him in jail. According to…
To see the glow from a species of bioluminescent octopus used to require a trip to the deep sea and a fair amount of patience. Not anymore. Ambio, a mobile lamp from Amsterdam-based designer Teresa von Dongen brings the sublime light away from the ocean by creating a “artificial saltwater medium.” Ambio showcases the bioluminescence…
Monochromatic rainbows are pretty, yet alien. We’ve previously seen a double red rainbow at sunset, but today’s example takes that concept up a notch for a gothic display of red on black. https://gizmodo.com/yes-some-rainbows-only-have-one-color-1640458484
