Scientist Who Un-Boiled an Egg Receives Ig Nobel Prize

Earlier this year, Australian scientist Colin Raston announced that he and his team had discovered a way to partially un-boil an egg and bring its solid egg whites back to a clear, runny state—and now he’s been awarded the Ig Nobel Prize for it. The feat might seem like a party trick, but its implications are massive—especially in the pharmaceutical industry where protein processing is …

The Iconic TWA Terminal Will Become a JetBlue Hotel

After 14 years of vacancy, the iconic TWA terminal—designed by Eero Saarinen in the ’60s—at New York’s JFK Airport will be transformed into the lobby area of an upcoming hotel destination. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey selected the project bid by JetBlue and MCR Development, who were among a groups of others vying for the architectural monument. The concept lodging project …

Friends Build a Scale Model of the Solar System in the Desert

Upon realizing that scale photos of the solar system are basically impossible to come across, a group of friends—led by Wylie Overstreet and Alex Gorosh—set out to create the ultimate planetary representation in the middle of the desert. Using a marble to represent the size of Earth, the team needed a whopping seven-mile-long area to encompass the entire orbit of Uranus—the solar system’s farthest planet. …