Innovation Archives - Page 13 of 29

The Little Rover That Could

(via Popular Science) NASA’s Opportunity rover is the longest surviving rover on Mars. On Saturday, February 17, it experienced its

(via Vox) With every Olympic Games come tales of athletes’ favorite junk foods: the ice cream, Chinese food, and burgers they

(via Popular Mechanics) How NASA’s massive crawler-transporters get millions of pounds of rocket to the launchpad one inch at a

(via Popular Mechanics) Bigger isn’t always better in the world of monster machines. Sometimes big means too cumbersome to accomplish

(via Amusing Planet) The Magdeburg Water Bridge is a navigable aqueduct in Germany that connects the Elbe-Havel Canal to the Mittelland

(via Smithsonian) From jackets heated with electronic ink to personal airbags for skiers, these are some of the most innovative wearables

(via Mental Floss) Even though January 29th is Bubble Wrap Appreciation Day, can’t it be appreciated every day? No

(via Smithsonian)What happens to old Olympics facilities after the medals have all been awarded? The buildings that are reused usually

(via Atlas Obscura) These retro machines, which make plastic souvenirs right before your eyes, are as popular as ever.

(via Atlas Obscura) The Mid-America Windmill Museum, in Kendallville, Indiana, exists almost entirely outdoors. Its 53 specimens, most of them

(via Atlas Obscura) While astronauts can chew and swallow in outer space the same way we do here on Earth

(via SciShow) The world’s first artificial pigment, Egyptian blue, may help scientists prevent forgery and even save lives.