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Continuing the archive of independent Cool Tech reporting (Archive Page 63).

Scientists warn of invading, immortal, Doctor Who jellyfish (true story)

June 18, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Scientists have discovered that there has been a dramatic rise in the number of hydrozoan jellyfish in the world’s seas. Why? They don’t die. Dr. Maria Miglietta of the Smithsonian Tropical Marine Institute, told press “We are looking at a worldwide silent invasion” As explained by WorldHealth.net the Turritopsis jellyfish is able to use a […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: cthulhu, doctor who

Monster chess is a monster lego success!

June 14, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It feels like every time Geek Native blogs about some clever lego contraption the bar gets pushed even higher. As a reminder; the last bit of lego to feature on the site is a fully functional lego sniper rifle. Can anything beat that? What about a fully automated and animated lego chess set? Wait. If […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: chess, lego

The Lee Enfield Sniper Rifle built from lego

June 12, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Are you impressed at what people can build out of lego? Jack Streat has managed to be even more impressive; he’s built a WORKING Lee Enfield Bolt Action Sniper Rifle from lego. It’s true; there are pictures. Oh! There’s also a video!

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: lego, weapons

Giant ants attack building in Houston and a giant hand squashes building in Amsterdam

June 11, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

They’re pretty cool – 3D projectors are getting impressive these days and when you watch from the right angle you’ll enjoy some special effects. First up is an advert from Black Flag (not the band) but some sort of pest control people. Next up is a demo from Samsung. It features everything from a hand […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: monsters

Fly your own Millennium Falcon

June 10, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This looks awesome. It’s an RC flying Millennium Falcon. It costs less than $60 and there’s a pre-order rush. The RC Millennium Falcon has been designed for indoor flight. This means you’re able to terrorise your flatmates, brothers, sisters and fellow gamers. Me? I might put on some suitable music and sweep the Millennium Falcon […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: Millennium Falcon, star wars

Airship fish (Airfish?) good for events and spying

June 8, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This video from the New Scientist shows a new type of airship that’s modelled on fish. I keep on wanting to call it an airfish. You see; it navigates by wriggling like a fish. This means it can do without the standard propulsion methods used by other airships and without them it is almost silent. […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: vehicle

Super awesome lego printer (with disco edit)

June 4, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

In just a few days this video of lego engineering awesomeness is racing towards one million views. Without using any of Lego’s mindstorms technology this geek has created a fully functional lego (and felt tip pen) printer. On YouTube he’s known as ‘horseattack’ a little freaky but also a little funky. As impressed as I […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: lego

Lego cameras

May 25, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Since I’m off stuck in London on business meetings I think it’s only fair to show off even more impressive lego constructs. Today let’s look at lego cameras. You can buy this largely pink camera for a mere $50 from Digital Blue. Yeah. I mean; pink? Pink? Then there are these two – from, well, […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: cameras, lego

Teleportation achieved: quantum teleportation reaches further than 16km

May 22, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Scientists in China have managed to teleport informaton more than 16km. It’s not the first time entangled photons have bene teleported but the previous limits have been measured in hundreds of metres rather than thousands. Success means we’re so much closer to being able to “beam” information without the need for a traditional signal. In […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: mass effect 2, science

Is this a Pac-man arcade built from Lego? Yes!

May 21, 2010 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The cool things you can do with Lego continue to grow. If you’re willing to discount the electronics (and the little tiny metal feet) then this Pac-man arcade machine is entirely made from Lego. The hero who built it, Big Ben Bricks, aka Ben notes that no Lego bricks were cut to make it. It […]

Filed Under: Cool Tech Tagged With: lego, pac man

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