Innovation Archives - Page 26 of 29

How Photo Retouching Worked Before Photoshop

(via mental_floss) Retouching has been around almost as long as photography itself, but instead of taking place on a computer,

(via Atlas Obscura) It’s not unusual today to overhear strangers’ intimate phone conversations while commuting to work on public transit,

(via Popular Mechanics) Pencils aren’t just for the SATs. It is the go-to drawing tool of the carpenter and the

(via Atlas Obscura) During the Cold War, the U.S. and the USSR fought for dominion over the coveted title of World’s

(via Popular Mechanics) Gluing a car together might seem like a dangerous way to reduce weight, but it turns out

(via Retronaut) Commissioned in December 1896, the USS Brooklyn was the Navy’s third armored cruiser, after the New York and

(via History Things) In 1893, Chicago held a world’s fair called the World’s Columbian Exposition. The purpose was to celebrate

(via FlowingData) Different camera lenses cause images to do different things. This animation illustrates the weight adding phenomenon.

(via mental_floss) When a run-of-the-mill watermelon and a souped-up frankenmelon love each other very much, they come together and make

(via Popular Mechanics) A new gel could revolutionize pain treatment by going where it needs to go when it needs

(via mental_floss) In 2006, NASA placed a 1991 postage stamp inside the New Horizons spacecraft before sending it off to

(via Popular Mechanics) Even after they’re obsolete, technologies can take a long time to fully die out. It was only