A lot of headphones today come with volume control built in on the wire. If your headphones didn't, though, you can craft your own with a few basic, salvagable electronics. More »
Headphones - Audio - Shopping - Consumer Electronics - Business
Three months using it, and I still believe iPad is the future. It's my favorite computer of all time. The only thing I want is more awesome apps. Like Samurai: Way of the Warrior. More »
The Way of the Warrior - Games - Video Games - Roleplaying - Recreation
The Fourth of July, a day on which we turn a blind eye to safety and announce our patriotism with dangerous, semi-legal pyrotechnics. BuzzFeed rounded up 11 classic examples of what not to do with your Roman Candles tonight. [BuzzFeed] More »
Fireworks - Pyrotechnics - Fourth of July - Business - Technology
Remember those creepy scenes in Mission Impossible II when Tom Cruise wore those super-realistic masks of other people's faces? This one, made by SPFXMasks, is kinda like that, but even creepier. And out-creeping Tom Cruise is no small feat. [BoingBoing] More »
Tom Cruise - Recreation - Travel - Cruises - Specialty Travel
In 1962, the US government thought it might be a good idea to send a hydrogen bomb hundreds of miles into the air and detonate it. Just, you know, to see what happened. Decades later, now you can too. More »
Energy - Hydrogen - Technology - Nuclear weapon - US government
We wish you an awesome day! Here's a clip from the Consumer Product Safety Commission that proves, once and for all, that it is not okay to point fireworks at family members. Happy July 4th everybody! [CPSC] More »
Fireworks - Pyrotechnics - Fourth of July - Technology - Independence Day
Willy Wonka thought it was magical. RoboCop and Boba Fett agreed that they already see everything in 3D. Silent Bob said he wanted to see some 3D dicks. And the Dude? He just went "whoaaaaa." [Sir Mitchell via Daily What] More »
Boba Fett - Art - Movies - United States - Organizations
Dear parents—that huge gash in my leg? Don't worry about it. My lost wind-up flashlight? Worry about it! Love, an adorable little kid. More »
Arts - Recreation - Literature - Shopping - Romance
First, Giro Helmets spent $15,000 to build a lifelike replica of Lance Armstrong. Only then did they start to develop his helmet. Hundreds of prototypes and wind tunnel tests later, they ended up with the most aerodynamic helmet ever. More »
Lance Armstrong - Cycling - Tour de France - Sport - Racing
New method creates super-thin, high integrity, continuous metal lines that surpass today's semiconductor industry requirements.
AIXTRON AG announced today a new order for six CRIUS II 55x2-inch configuration deposition systems from Hangzhou Silan Microelectronics Co., Ltd.
A team of researchers at the University of South Australia have developed and patented new technology that allows for enhanced delivery of cosmetics and drugs through the skin.
Researchers have made the surprising finding that graphene-based nanomaterials possess excellent antibacterial properties. Although antibacterial materials are widely used in daily life, and the antibacterial properties of nanomaterials are increasingly being explored and developed as commercial products, their cytotoxicity and biocompatibility has raised questions and concerns. Chinese researchers now found that graphene derivatives - graphene oxide, graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide - can effectively inhibit bacterial growth. This is a significant finding as previous have proven that graphene, particularly graphene oxide, is biocompatible and cells can grow well on graphene substrates. Furthermore, while silver and silver nanoparticles have been well know to be antibacterial, they and other nanomaterials are often cytotoxic.
Picosun Oy, Finland-based global manufacturer of state-of-the-art Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) systems highlighted today the results obtained by the Swedish nanotechnology company Nanexa, using Picosun's SUNALE ALD systems.
Protein-carbohydrate interactions play a crucial role in many biological processes such as cell-cell recognition and receptor-ligand interactions and catalysis. This thesis explores the possibilities of engineering the protei-carbohydrate interactions between carbohydrate-binding proteins and their ligands.
Manufacturing Digital's July issue offers a window into the nanoscale. With comments from Russell Cowburn, Professor of nanotechnology at Imperial College London, and Piet Christof Woelcken, nanotechnology expert at the Airbus Airframe and Architecture and Integration Department, Manufacturing Digital discovers the real power of nanotechnology.
