Touchable 3D Holograms

Straight from the laboratory of Tony Stark, a newly developed technology is able to produce 3D holographic shapes that can be felt and touched while floating in mid-air. Using ultrasound and haptics (touch feedback) as its primary technologies, this new method creates concentrated air disturbances that form visible 3D floating shapes. The possible uses seem to be endless; whether it’s to touch a tumor from …

The Keyboard Waffle Iron

Soon Alphabet Soup won’t be the only way to eat your letters. A new campaign on Kickstarter is hoping to make The Keyboard Waffle Iron a reality. Featuring a die-cast, aluminum body with heat-resistant Bakelite handles, the $60 QWERTY-inspired waffle cooker seems like a simple way to breathe some life into a boring breakfast. There are currently 15 rewards available in the campaign, including a …

The Dawn of Mars Exploration

With NASA’s Orion spacecraft successfully completing a punishing 4.5-hour test flight, America has entered a new age of space exploration that could one day land astronauts on Mars. After launching 3,600 miles away from Earth at hypersonic speeds, Orion was tasked with orbiting the planet twice and analyzing a radiation-rich cosmic cloud before hurling itself back home in a 20,000 mph, 4,000°F descent flight into …