Gecko feet inspire NASA’s latest innovation.
The creation (“gecko gripper”) applies something called Van der Waals forces, which create a weak electric field to temporarily allow stickiness. | learn more
The creation (“gecko gripper”) applies something called Van der Waals forces, which create a weak electric field to temporarily allow stickiness. | learn more
Prime minister Justin Trudeau is legalizing recreational marijuana. This isn’t necessarily easy, because there’s not enough legal pot to go around. His current challenge: getting through a supply crunch to beat down the black market. | learn more
The new French president released his official portrait recently. It’s full of interesting symbolism and backstory. Everything from the time on his clock to his two carefully stacked iPhones conveys a message. | learn more
There’s an interesting story behind the rolling green hills that graced every PC’s desktop for many years. | learn more
The brand will become the first major traditional automaker to ditch vehicles that rely solely on internal combustion engines. This is a meaningful move away from the oil that’s traditionally powered our transportation system. Tesla’s role as the catalyst for change is slowly being realized. | learn more
“When you meet someone new and they start talking about a topic you know everything about, let them finish.” Side benefit - the embedded Top Gear clip of a VW Beetle Dropped from Helicopter Vs Porsche in 1 Mile Race Against Gravity. | learn more
I already know you make great decisions - after all, you signed up for this newsletter! But you could probably do a little better. Read this - it’ll help. | learn more
Remember when retailers like Best Buy were getting clobbered by Amazon because people would look at products in store then buy online for less? Now, Amazon holds a patent for tech that prevents the practice called showrooming. While this author thinks they want to use it in their bookstores, I think it’s more likely a defensive play. | learn more
Not literally, but, “The rate on the [school district’s] bonds, which are supposed to stay extremely low because investors can resell them to banks periodically, jumped to a maximum 9 percent on March 1 from 4.64 percent the week before and has stayed there ever since, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.” | learn more
Follow the link and watch the video – totally worth it. “The plug-in sensor package they’ve developed monitors multiple phenomena in a room, including things such as sounds, vibration, light, heat, electromagnetic noise and temperature. With help from machine learning techniques, this suite of sensors can determine whether a faucet’s left or right spigot is running, if the microwave door is open or how many paper towels have been dispensed.”…