Ditch Time-Wasting Meetings By Turning Your Office Into An Ant Colony
Scientists have started applying lessons from how ants operate to the corporate world. The result: fewer meetings, more time working, and tasks completed much more quickly.
This Simple Machine Detects Fake Drugs In The Developing World
A large number of the drugs in the developing world aren’t what they claim to be. Sometimes this means nothing, sometimes it’s downright dangerous. This new machine will (cheaply) help solve the problem.
Honda Wants To Sell You An Electric Car, And A Cleaner Lifestyle
Now you can also buy solar panels from the car company, to make sure that your EV’s power comes from the cleanest sources.
A World (Of Google Street Views) Hiding Behind a Secret Door
See the sights from the comfort of your desk. A new site called The Secret Door takes you to a random place on Google’s image-based map of the world.
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This Billboard Generates Clean Drinking Water Straight From The Air
In Lima, Peru, a billboard uses a filtration system to create clean water for the water-starved city--and advertises for an engineering school.
Avoid Getting Towed By Getting A Friendly Text First
Blocking a driveway? Get a text instead of a tow. CurbTXT connects drivers by letting them anonymously text each other if they’re doing something wrong.
Will This Crazy Home Win The 3-D Printed House Race?
The ProtoHouse looks like something out of science fiction, but its architects say that when it’s done, it will be the first house that you can say came from a printer.
How Terrorist-Hunting Software Saved Lives During Hurricane Sandy
After the storm, nonprofits working on relif used predictive Palantir software--best known for its use by the CIA and FBI--to coordinate disaster response, rescue, and logistics.
