Inspiration for Curious Minds

This case is inspired by the Art Deco stylings of 1920s and 1930s Zenith radios, but despite looking back so far in time for inspiration, it still has modern features such as integrated watercooling. Gary has hand cut, sanded and altogether modded a complete build using inspiration of the classic Zenith. Without a bit of clever handy work (and without looking around the back) you probably couldn't tell this was a post-Millennium product.Read More

The Harley-Davidson 1909 Model 5-D Twin motorcycle was the company’s first twin-cylinder engine (about $400,000)

Today, when you think of a Harley-Davidson motorcycle - chrome, a growling engine, sleek lines and comfort comes to mind. The first Harley-Davidson was a basic bicycle with an engine on it. It took years for Harley to acquire its reputation, perfection and celebrity status.Read More

NASA and GM Create Cutting Edge Robotic Technology

NASA and General Motors are working together to accelerate development of the next generation of robots and related technologies for use in the automotive and aerospace industries.Read More

Researchers say the first cowboy to draw seldom wins the duel since the brain responds faster to danger

Have you ever noticed that the first cowboy to draw his gun in a Hollywood Western is invariably the one to get shot? Nobel prize–winning physicist Niels Bohr did, and arranged mock duels to test the validity of this cinematic curiosity.

Following Bohr's example, researchers have now confirmed that people move faster if they are reacting to another person's movements than if they are taking the lead themselves. The findings may one day inspire new therapies for patients with brain damage.Read More

Idaho Resort Floating Green

The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course is nestled in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains on the shores of beautiful Lake Coeur d'Alene in North Idaho. Opening in 1991 to unprecedented reviews and awards, The Coeur d'Alene Resort Golf Course established itself as a premier destination golf course.Read More

Everything from beer & cigarettes to an entire car have been sealed in vaults for 50 to five thousand years

Seward, Nebraska Time Capsule

The official GWBR-certified “World’s Largest Time Capsule” is located in Seward, Nebraska. At that location sits a brilliant white pyramid below which is a 20' by 8' by 6' concrete vault housing a variety of seventies memorabilia including a new 1975 Chevy Vega and a leisure suit.Read More

These creative sculptures are cast in resin and hand painted designs that are available as a trumpet, piano, clarinet, and guitar. Priced at $30.Read More

Energy-harvesting rubber nanoribbons could power cellphones, other gadgets or medical devices

Power-generating rubber film developed by Princeton University engineers could harness natural body movements such as breathing and walking to power pacemakers, mobile phones and other electronic devices.Read More

New metal foam material absorbs seven to eight times the energy absorbed by similar foams

Uncompressed and Compressed Metal Foam

Aerospace engineering professor Afsaneh Rabiei set out to make a material as light as aluminum and stronger than stainless steel. Her goal was to create something that could be used in products that would save lives, save energy and eventually save money, all at the same time.Read More

Superimposed photos combine the present with the past

Superimposed Photo: Thomas Circle, Washington, DC

These clever superimposed photos align historical photos with today's actual surroundings by placing an old photo in front of the subject, then taking a picture of both.

For those lucky enough to have a box of early 20th century photographs - and even luckier to find the subjects still exist - it might be worth a drive to track down some of the locations to get some really cool and attention-getting photographs.Read More