Archiving Prince’s Paisley Park Artifacts

One year ago today the world lost a great talent. Now the same group of people who run Elvis Presley’s Graceland are archiving Prince’s possessions at his Paisley Park mansion/studio/museum. Already, 7,000+ artifacts have been archived, and that’s believed to be less than five percent of the building’s pieces. From shoes to jewelry, sketchbooks and guitars, the items aren’t meant to tell Prince’s full life …

NASA 3D Prints Metal Space Fabric

A chainmail of the future, 3D-printed flexible metal space fabric is being produced by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab. As far as functionality goes, there are four important attributes: reflectivity, foldability, passive heat management and tensile strength. Each of these has untold applications. Because of its sheer strength, it could be used to shield spacecraft but its insulation capabilities could translate to future spacesuits. The foldability, …

Canndescent Grows Marijuana for Every Mood

To coincide with the fact that humans are complex and have good days as well as bad, cannabis company Canndescent grows marijuana for many different moods. With five different strains—Calm, Cruise, Create, Connect, and Charge—users can choose what feels most appropriate at any given moment. A super-pragmatic approach, the company “hired an in-house PhD in neuroscience to test and measure how specific strains effect people.” …