Life, on Mars

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This week marks the one-year anniversary of NASA’s successful mission to Mars. Curiosity, the rover roaming the red planet, gained definitive success for the space program with its discovery of clay, which suggests Mars may have been hospitable to life at one point. The rover’s biggest opportunity is yet to come. Traveling at 100 yards per day, Curiosity is approaching Mount Sharp, an 18,000 foot …

Bathtub Touchscreen

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Developers at Tokyo’s Koike Laboratory have managed to transform the surface of water in a bathtub into an “immersive” touchscreen. Utilizing a Kinect camera mounted above the tub, a projector, some waterproof speakers and a PC, these developers turned the water into an Aquatop. With Aquatop, you can play games against your rubber ducky with haptic feedback provided by the underwater speakers. Watch their video …

Car Crushing

Coffee as Viagra, car crushing, Tokyo in high-def and more in our weekly look at the web

Joe Richardson, founder of the new website, The Car Crush, believes that there is an automobile out there for everyone. You may not think you lust after cars, but Richardson convinced it’s only because you haven’t met your perfect match. Richardson aims to bring a potential dream car your way. The Car Crush covers new and classic cars, and engages with the personalities inhabiting the …