Category: Technology
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NASA Offers $18,500 To People Willing To Stay In Bed For 60 Days. Are YOU up for it?
We all know that space travel is not only expensive, but also dangerous. If humans are to send people to Mars, scientists must know and understand the effects that living in space poses to human body. It is known that the so-called “puffy-head, bird-legs” syndrome exists, which manifests itself when, due to zero gravity conditions,…
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In The 1970s, Volkswagen Released A Car That Was Half Bug, Half Campervan Called The “Bug Camper”
If you lived through the 1970s, you might remember the Super Bugger, a cross between the Volkswagen Beetle and an RV or camper. The Super Bugger used fiberglass paneling to construct a small living space behind the two front seats, and cost $6,000 in 1975. They . One couple, who have since maintained their Volkswagen Beetle camper,…
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This Japanese Cafe Found A Way To Employ Paralysed People As Waiters
If you grew up watching The Jetsons, you probably wanted a robot maid like Rosie. Although the Jetsons was largely based in fantasy, robot waiters are becoming more and more commonplace. They are already used in several cafes, such as Naulo restaurant in Nepal which has employed three humanoid waiters called ‘Gingers’. Taking the technology…
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Teacher in Ghana Teaches Students How To Use The Computer Program Microsoft Word Entirely on a Chalkboard
You might be surprised to learn that not everyone has the luxury of being taught to use a computer at school. For example, earlier this year, Ghana teacher Owura Kwadwo Hottish went completely viral when images of him teaching his students how to use a computer… without a computer actually being around. Owura teaches Information…
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Inventor Creates Robotic “Smart” Planter That Chases the Sun to Keep Plants in Sunlight
You've probably noticed before and wondered why it happens… your plants seem to grow towards the direction of sunlight. It's called heliotropism and is a phenomenon where leaves point in the direction of the light—the source of their nutrients. Most of the time, you’ve got to position your plants just right so that they are getting the…
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This art piece reacts to radioactivity
Transforming radioactivity into art. A hypnotizing ripple disturbed by waves of light. A visualization of the particles captured by a Geiger-Müller counter.
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The Forest and the Trees: Deep Learning and Object Recognition
The race to object recognition is on, and you’ve probably seen tons about the upcoming release of Microsoft HoloLens and Snapchat Spectacles V2. However, while the race to artificial intelligence is rapidly advancing achievements in complex machine learning, speech recognition (eg. Amazon Alexa and Apple Inc’s Siri), and the development of artificial neural networks, the advancements…
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The Secret Behind Michael Jackson’s Anti-Gravity Lean Was Actually a Pair of Shoes
Michael Jackson’s dance moves are unparalleled, but did you know that he got a little help from his kicks in the mid-’90s? His iconic, gravity-defying lean was first seen in the 1987 video for Smooth Criminal and directors pulled this off through the use of wires and special effects. But the King of Pop wanted to take the…
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Here’s the Truth Behind Those Instagram Photos
The team at @artFido spend a lot of time scouring Instagram looking for undiscovered artists to feature to our millions of followers. It often takes us a lot of time, but we love introducing up-and-coming artists to a wider audience and sometimes we stumble across a little ditty that just makes us smile. One such…
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Now You Can 3D Print Your Own Garden in Any Shape You Want!
Just in case you didn’t think 3D printers couldn’t print EVERYTHING, think again! Some students at University of Maribor in Slovenia designed a “green” 3D printer, known as PrintGREEN, whose output has the ability to grow grass. The device produces an earthy mixture in a variety of shapes and sizes, allowing you to express your gardening creativity with…