Man Makes Working $9 Bicycle Out of Cardboard

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From DVICE: There are a number of interesting bike designs made from a variety of materials, but one factor always held true: they're not generally made of cardboard. Well, designer Giora Kariv wasn't having that, so he went ahead and built a bike out of cardboard for $9. Read the w

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TED: Michael Anti: Behind the Great Firewall of
China - Michael Anti (2012)

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Michael Anti (aka Jing Zhao) has been blogging from China for 12 years. Despite the control the central government has over the Internet -- "All the servers are in Beijing" -- he says that hundreds of millions of microbloggers are in fact creating the first national public sphere in the country's history, and shifting the balance of power in unexpected ways.

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July 30, 2003: Last Vee-Dub Marks the End of an
Automotive Era

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From Wired Top Stories: The last "old style" Volkswagen Beetle rolls off a Mexican assembly line. Read the whole article

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The Giant Kuratas Battle Mech

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From Neatorama: You don't want to mess with Suidobashi Heavy Industry, or they will unleash their newest creation upon you- the KR01 Kuratas Battle Mech. Standing 13 foot tall and sporting some rather menacing hardware, this badass million dollar robo-suit might be the future of mecha

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Can sunshine treat multiple sclerosis

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A new study by researchers at the Menzies Research Institute Tasmania (Menzies) suggests that one of the main treatments for multiple sclerosis (MS) may also increase the amount of vitamin D patients receive from sun exposure.

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America's First Muscle Car

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Identifying the first muscle car all depends on your particular definition. For John F. Katz, writing in SIA #126, November 1991, it's the installation of a full-size car's engine into a mid-size car's chassis, and the 1930 Packard 734 Speedster that he profiles thus fits the bill. Add in a

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The strange neuroscience of immortality

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In the basement of the Northwest Science Building here at Harvard University, a locked door is marked with a pink and yellow sign: "Caution: Radioactive Material." Inside researchers buzz around wearing dour expressions and plastic gloves. Among them is Kenneth Hayworth.

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How to avoid traps in plastic electronics

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Plastic electronics hold the promise of cheap, mass-produced devices. But plastic semiconductors have an important flaw: the electronic current is influenced by ?charge traps? in the material.

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Cutting the graphene cake

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Sandwiching individual graphene sheets between insulating layers in order to produce electrical devices with unique new properties, the method could open up a new dimension of physics research.

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Over-Engineering

Would you buy air-conditioned pants?Not pants that use a more breathable fabric, but literally air condition? Me neither. Many people wear shorts to fight the heat during summer months. Others apparently need air-conditioned pants and shirts. But don't worry, these sweet stylish air-conditione

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