Futurism

  Most people today have come to rely on their local power company to provide electricity to their homes.  While this form of electricity distribution is highly efficient and stable, most people have no backup plan for when the local power company fails. Moving from the current grid power model to a more distributed model […]

  I’ve always been a fan of automatically updating random wallpapers on my computer desktop.  It stimulates the mind and breaks the monotony of working at your computer each day.  But wouldn’t it be cooler if your wallpaper updated every minute instead of every day? The wallpapers can be drawn from webcams.  You should be […]

Humans have conquered and spread throughout the world, finding a way to live in every climate on Earth.  However, there are three places people have only begun to explore. Earth Since the beginning, people have lived and thrived on land.  Humans have been atop the highest mountains and settled in the lowest valleys.  Wherever the […]

If you’ve ever been to a place that has a lot of conferences like a corporate headquarters or some hotels, you might notice that the conference room has movable walls.  It’s one giant room, but there is a track where you can slide walls in to divide the room into smaller rooms. What if you […]

  What happened to a family in New Jersey after a blizzard was heartbreaking.  A couple and their two children, ages 1 and 3, were trying to stay warm.  The mom and the children stayed in the car with the engine running while the dad cleared snow outside.  Nobody realized that the tailpipe was clogged with […]

  Something is mystifying to kids about iPhones and iPads.  They always want to get their hands on one to play with the touchscreen. One button, in particular, is especially tempting to kids, but annoying to parents when they let their children play with their phone.  That button is the big round “home” button. There […]