Cymatics is defined as: “Directly visualizing vibrations using sound to excite media often in the form of particles, pastes and liquids.” One way to do it is to make some oobleck with corn starch and water and excite the obleck with a speaker. Like this: Surely someone will be using those weird shapes as a [...]

This is the Martin Jetpack: In early 2010, normal people will be able to fly it in the same way you might make a bungee jump (buy a ticket, take a ride): Strap-on mini helicopters the latest way to travel The flights are expected to cost about the same as a bungy jump or a [...]

Several weeks ago, this article was fascinating because it presented such a clear picture of a major problem in the U.S. health care system: What a Texas town can teach us about health care – “McAllen has another distinction, too: it is one of the most expensive health-care markets in the country. Only Miami—which has [...]