There was a time when high school science projects involved baking soda volcanoes dropping egg-filled containers from helicopters. That may actually still be the case, but not for a batch of 1,600 high school students at this year’s 2013 Intel International Science. 18-year-old Eesha Khare developed a super-capacitor with a special nano-structure that allows more… Continue reading 30-second cellphone recharge technology developed by high school student
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A 450-foot tall game of pong played on the Cira Centre Building in Philadelphia
It’s the grandfather of all video games. Pong has been played on many grand stages, but according to Dr. Frank Lee, gaming professor at Drexel University, the game played on April 19th and the followup games on April 24th are the biggest games of Pong in history. Dozens of people got to play, being selected… Continue reading A 450-foot tall game of pong played on the Cira Centre Building in Philadelphia
How LED lights are made
LED lights are small, but integral components in our technology. From tiny blips of light that serve as electronics indicators, to large-scale LED clusters that form business signs, these diodes have played an impactful role in the history of electronics and computing. LEDs were a brainchild of the 1960s, an era marked by innovation and… Continue reading How LED lights are made
Volvo active high beam control keeps your brights on without blinding others
Turn them on. Turn them off. Turn them on. Turn them off. On busier roads, it gets to the point that toggling between low beam and high beam gets so repetitious that most people just turn them off and go semi-blindly into the night. Volvo feels your pain. They know that there are times when… Continue reading Volvo active high beam control keeps your brights on without blinding others
The most detailed lightsaber building instructional infographic you’ll see all day
Let’s go ahead and start with a disclaimer – if you build a real lightsaber and harm someone or yourself with it, please do not blame us. We’re only showing you the “how”. What you choose to do with the most powerful weapon in the galaxy is up to you. With that out of the… Continue reading The most detailed lightsaber building instructional infographic you’ll see all day