In a previous article I wanted to know if I could use the recording medium from old floppy disk as an infrared (IR) filter to shoot infrared photography on an iPod. I built a simple IR detector using…

SensaBubble is a chrono-sensory mid-air display system that generates scented bubbles to deliver information to people using different senses. The bubble-based technology creates bubbles with a…

While creating new springs to support a cephalopod-inspired imaging project, a group of Harvard researchers stumbled upon a surprising discovery: the hemihelix, a shape rarely seen in nature. Helices…

In Tom Wolfe's "The Right Stuff" and in 1940s engineering, there was a demon in the air at 750 miles per hour, a line some said could not be crossed. It was called the Sound Barrier for that reason.…

The Science Play and Research Kit (SPARK) competition winners were announced today. The SPARK competition was a challenge to “reimagine the chemistry set for the 21st Century,” according to the…

Underwater Acoustics - Searching For The MH370 Flight Recorder Australian and Chinese vessels have both picked up acoustic "pings" that could be from the black box of missing Malaysia Airlines…

Could A Fire Have Caused The Loss Of MH370? Ever since Malaysia Airlines MH370 disappeared there has been much speculation in the media and across the web about what may have happened. …

In a previous article I demonstrated an unbreakable code for secure communication through the United States Postal Service using One Time Pads created with Scrabble tiles (or Boggle cubes). It seems…

Occasionally I’ll come across a web page that shows you how to make an infrared (IR) filter for your iPhone (in my case the iPod Touch) out of an old floppy disk. I had an old floppy disk so I…

The obvious way to avoid getting a speeding ticket is to always obey speed limits. But there's no science or thought in that, there is just conformity. Instead, figuring out how to fool a speed…