How much do you know about NASA’s experimental Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM)? Not much? Don’t worry, you’re not alone. BEAM, the first human-rated expandable space habitat, could one day be used for deep space applications like Martian habitats. To promote its upcoming 2-year test period, experts from NASA and Bigelow Aerospace answered questions from …
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Lego fans have built everything from a giant Star Destroyer with multiple levels to a miniature model of the Vatican, but this may be the first time we’ve seen a Lego creation that goes from flat model into 3D pop-up castle in mere seconds. Japanese YouTube user Talapz posted this YouTube video last week showing off his Lego pop-up Himeji …
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If you thought Candace Payne won the lottery by posting a viral video on Facebook of herself wearing a talking Chewbacca mask while laughing herself silly, stop right there. The fun-loving Star Wars fan — whose video has gotten over 140 million views at last count — also got to hang out with “The Force Awakens” director J.J. Abrams. In …
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Dry ice is often used as a cooling agent in preserving food, but it also has other applications, including preventing insect activity, loosening asphalt floor tiles and altering cloud precipitation. Add dry ice to water, and dense white fog occurs, which makes for a rather spooky visual effect. On Friday, YouTube user CrazyRussianHacker posted a video showing him adding 30 …
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Most of us own an iron, but did you know this common household appliance can be used for more than just getting the wrinkles out of clothes? The video “7 Genius Uses for an Iron You Have to Try,” from the Household Hacker YouTube channel, shows how to laminate documents, remove spilled candle wax, make peeling stickers look like new …
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When you’re a geek, sometimes it’s easy to stumble on Star Wars in the most common of places. Whether it’s a cabinet door that sounds like Chewbacca or an elevator that sounds like a TIE fighter, it seems that doors often produce the same kind of audio effects we’ve come to love in Star Wars. This door in an unknown …
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New aliens? Check. Strange new worlds? Check. Capt. Kirk and his crew of the USS Enterprise in great peril? Check. Scotty wisecracking at the worst possible moment? Check. The second trailer for “Star Trek Beyond” has all this and more. Related stories First ‘Star Trek Beyond’ trailer shows the crew trapped ‘Star Trek Beyond’ cast delivers touching tribute to Leonard …
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We all have our favorite ringtone set on our phones to notify us when that all-too-important call needs our attention. For some of us, though, many famous phone ringtones are annoying reminders of when our co-workers, family members or roommates forget to turn off their phones and end up interrupting recitals, meetings, church sermons, jury duty or weddings. Related stories …
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Taking a course in making movies from a famous, unconventional director is a rare opportunity. Now students can get advice from New German Cinema director Werner Herzog in an online filmmaking class at MasterClass. Herzog — best-known for making over 70 groundbreaking films and documentaries such as “Into the Abyss” and “Grizzly Man” — has a reputation for making some …
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After seeing Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster film, “Captain America: Civil War,” self-proclaimed geek and talk show host Stephen Colbert noticed something rather disturbing during the movie. “The Marvel Cinematic universe is kind of a sausage fest,” Colbert told “The Late Show” audience on May 18. (Disclosure: “The Late Show” runs on CBS, parent company of CNET.) Related stories After ‘Marvel’s …
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