These Are the World's Thinnest Folds
A team of scientists has created the world’s thinnest ever folds in a sheet of graphene, taking origami to the atomic scale.
Samsung Thinks Electrocuting Your Inner Ear Will Make VR Better
An immersive experience is the name of the game in virtual reality, but how far are you actually willing to go? Samsung thinks making you feel seasick by electrocuting your inner ear is a good idea, and actually, it might be onto something.
Jawbone Vs Fitbit Is the Apple-Samsung War No-One Cares About
Apple’s patent wars with Samsung are the stage for a multi-billion dollar fight for cash, bragging rights, and ideally control of the entire smartphone industry. Jawbone vs Fitbit is equally vicious and petty, but with far less at stake.
Watch the Explosion That Happens When You Put This Piece of Metal in Water
Sodium, you know what that is. Water, you know what that is. Now watch one of the oldest chemistry class tricks, the combination of two things you already know for an explosion you might have forgotten: if you throw sodium metal into water, it basically sparks up real big and blows up nicely.
Donald Trump Is a Theoretical Physicist and His Theory Is That Physics Is Polls
Donald Trump just ended his mercifully short victory speech, the majority of which consisted of Trumpisms we’ve already heard a million times before—except for one. Now (in addition to Muslims and walls and his smokin’ hot daughter), Donald Trump would like to talk to you about physics.
Drones Might Not Be Dangerous For Planes After All
Drones getting sucked into the engines of aircraft is the defining nightmare scenario that has airports buying countermeasures, and the FAA deploying an app. But what if a drone encountering a 747 wouldn’t be as bad as everyone thinks?
Sydney is Getting the Library of the Future
The city of Sydney is setting up a new library inside a building that looks, depending on who you ask, like a stack of plates, a spaceship taking off, or a cyborg hairdo. The library will occupy two floors, and will house a lot more than just books.
Amazon's Serving Up A Rare Deal On Your Favorite Toaster Oven
The best toaster oven, which is also your favorite, and the #1 seller in the category, and rarely discounted, can be yours today for $212 with code SMARTSAVE.
Seeing Tomatoes Get Unsliced Is Really Bizarre
It has all the makings of those ASMR triggering videos we all love to feel on our scalp and spine but it’s also a little bit unsettling too since the whole video moves in reverse. We’re not watching a tomato get chopped up but rather seeing it get unsliced and that reversal of action throws everything into a bizarrely…
Beyond Gorgeous Video Shows the Making of a Damascus Steel Sword
Turn it up to 8K if you can (you can’t), because this truly awesome video of master bladesmith Tony Swatton working on a Roman Gladius Sword made from damascus steel is a treat to watch. Damascus steel is basically art in a material as the layers get built, this sword is especially awesome because it combines a…
These Microbots Steer Using Electricity and the Bacteria That Causes Urinary Tract Infections
Because the world keeps getting more bizarre, it turns out that the best way to get these microbots to navigate around obstacles is to smear them with the bacteria that causes urinary tract infections and send them through an electrical grid. See a demonstration!
GM And Lyft's First Self-Driving Cars Will Have Human Chaperones
General Motors revealed plans to have human chaperones in the first generation of its self-driving vehicles through its partnership with ride-sharing service Lyft, which should only make your trip even more uncomfortable than a current Lyft fare as you and your ambivalent chaperone struggle with the moral complexities…
Lazy Storks Just Sit Around and Eat Trash Now
Storks used to be majestic creatures, but now, they are trash birds. That is the conclusion of ornithologists at the University of East Anglia, who have confirmed that white storks are abandoning their normal migratory pattern in droves, instead choosing to nest at landfills and eat our garbage year round.
Is This a Wired Cover From 1996 Or Drone Competition From 2016?
It’s the 2016 drone one.
Watch Winter Turn into Spring in These Beautiful Photos
Fall is probably the most picturesque season but there’s always something beautiful about seeing the stillness of winter give way to the color of spring. Here’s a collection of photographs from photographer Jim Brandenburg that documents the transformation from winter to spring. According to National Geographic,…
One of These Dudes Is Young Han Solo (Probably)
Disney and Lucasfilm have apparently whittled the list of actors who could star in the Han Solo origin movie down from every young man in Hollywood to just three people: Taron Egerton, Jack Reynor, and Alden Ehrenreich.
Today's Best Deals: Mirrorless Camera, Tommy Hilfiger Accessories, and More
Tommy Hilfiger accessories, a Samsung mirrorless camera, and an amplified HDTV antenna lead off Tuesday’s best deals. Bookmark Kinja Deals and follow us on Twitter to never miss a deal. Commerce Content is independent of Editorial and Advertising, and if you buy something through our posts, we may get a small share of…
Watch Out, People Are About to Get Unreasonably Upset About the Order of Their Instagram Feeds
In a move that should surprise exactly no one, Instagram is testing an algorithm-based newsfeed for its users, similar to what you see on Facebook. And according to a blog post from the company, they plan to force this change on everyone in the long run.
PlayStation VR Will Be Out This October For $400 [UPDATE: More Like $460]
Sony’s PlayStation VR virtual reality device will be $400 and out this October, the publisher announced today.
'Double-Fault' Earthquake Could Devastate Southern California
A geophysicist in California says the San Andreas fault could be triggered into rupturing by the smaller San Jacinto fault nearby, causing a single devastating earthquake. Such a “joint rupture” may have happened before—and it could very well happen again.
