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“Rubber-Band Electronics” can stretch to 200 percent their original size

Researchers have developed "rubber-band electronics" technology that can bend and stretch to more than 200 percent their original size.

VSS Enterprise glides to earth on its latest successful glide flight test (Photo: Chris Van Pelt)

Space Systems

Virgin Galactic steps up the pace with latest SpaceShipTwo glide flight test

After an almost nine month break Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo (SS2) spaceplane is back in the air, successfully completing its 17th glide flight test last week.

The defining feature of the BMW Olympic Pavilion is its waterfall plinth

Architecture

BMW's Olympic Pavilion built on top of a waterfall

The BMW Olympic Pavilion is built on top of an artificial waterfall made with local river water.

ASUS has announced a new Plus Edition version of its Xonar Essence One external digital-analog converter and headphone amplifier that's bundled with an op-amp swap kit to further extend tonal customization options

Music

ASUS launches updated USB DAC and headphone amp with user customizable sound

ASUS has announced a new Plus Edition version of its Xonar Essence One external digital-analog converter and headphone amplifier that's bundled with an op-amp swap kit to further extend tonal customization options.

The researchers used a standard T-shirt purchased from a local discount store for their work

Wearables

University of South Carolina researchers convert T-shirt into energy storage medium

A professor at the University of South Carolina has successfully turned the material in a cotton T-shirt into a source of electrical power.

Rapamycin, a bacterial product first discovered in a soil sample from Easter Island, has been found to enhance learning and memory in young and old mice alike (Image: Shutterstock)

Wellness and Healthy Living

Easter Island drug improves learning and memory in mice of all ages

Rapamycin, a bacterial product first discovered in a soil sample from Easter Island, has been found to enhance learning and memory in young and old mice alike.

INSTEON's new LED light bulb can be paired with its free iOS and Android app so that the bulb can be turned on, off, or dimmed, using contemporary smartphones

Environment

INSTEON launches iPhone-controlled LED light bulb

INSTEON's new LED light bulb can be paired with its free iOS and Android app so that the bulb can be turned on, off, or dimmed, using contemporary smartphones.

Portuguese designer Gabriela Gomes has created a portable shelter prototype that somewhat resembles a giant red cloud sculpture (Photo: Joao Morgado)

Architecture

ByGG Shelter - habitable sculpture puts focus on sustainability

Portuguese designer Gabriela Gomes has created an interesting mix of art and architecture with this portable shelter installation.

Music

Winners in sonic experiment prosper and evolve, losers become extinct

Researchers have built a digital music generation engine called DarwinTunes, where simple loops evolve into more complex sequences according to consumer appeal.

IBM's "ninja polymers" are capable of killing antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus (pictured)

Wellness and Healthy Living

IBM Research produces bacteria-killing "ninja polymers”

IBM chemists have created polymer nanostructures that are capable of killing bacteria, without some of the drawbacks associated with antibiotics.

Postdoctoral fellow Guihua Yu, Associate Professor Zhenan Bao and visiting scholar Lijia Pan examine the printable, electrically conductive hydrogel (Photo: Linda A. Cicero / Stanford News Service)

Science

Electrically conductive gel holds promise for biological sensors and energy storage devices

Researchers at Stanford University have created an electrically conductive gel that feels and behaves like biological tissues, but conducts electricity like a metal or semiconductor.

Del Popolo’s is a traveling pizza truck located in San Francisco, that features an impressive wood-fired pizza oven

Good Thinking

Forget the ice cream truck, this one makes wood fired pizzas!

Del Popolo’s is a travelling pizza truck located in San Francisco, that features an impressive wood fired pizza oven.

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