Literal Diamond Ring

"Jony Ive's latest design is the ultimate diamond ring – made only of diamond":

Creating a ring-shaped diamond is no small feat; the diamond block will be faceted with several thousand facets, some of which are as small as several hundred micrometers. The interior ring will be cylindrically cut out for the desired smoothness using a micrometer thick water jet inside which a laser beam is cast. The finished ring will have between 2000-3000 facets which has never been seen before on a single piece.

3 Rubiks At Once

"Teen solves three Rubik's cubes at once for Guinness record".

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Airplane Boarding Algorithms

"All the Ways You Can Board a Plane, Ranked by Stupidity"

Stan Lee Cameos

A nice tribute: "Every Stan Lee Cameo Ever (1989-2018)"

Saving Selfie

"How a selfie saved a Texas man from 99 years in prison"

AI Toilets

"AI toilets will scan your poop to diagnose your ailments"

Young People And Sex

"Why Are Young People Having So Little Sex?"

Art From Chicago

"The Art Institute of Chicago Has Put 50,000 High-Res Images from Their Collection Online"

Laser Wound Treatment

"Star Trek-like Tech Seals Wounds with a Laser". (Via H.R.)

Smart Dust

"Here Comes 'Smart Dust,' the Tiny Computers That Pull Power from the Air"

NFL Rules

"How Mike Pereira Changed the Way We Watch Football Forever"

Orbiting A Black Hole

"Astronomers see material orbiting a black hole *right* at the edge of forever"

Amazing Magic

"The Winning Trick at the World Championships of Magic Might Fry Your Brain Like an Egg"

Eric Chien:

Wi-Fi Spying

"Using Wi-Fi to 'see' behind closed doors is easier than anyone thought"

The All-Seeing Eye

"The DEA and ICE are hiding surveillance cameras in streetlights"

Bad Neighbors

Video: "They say that only the Humans are bad neighbors".

Bio-Inspired Steganography

"Hiding secret messages in whale song"

InvaderZ

InvaderZ: "A game kinda like space invaders, but the invaders evolve with genetic algorithm"

Round Electrons

"Physicists report electron is round -- what does that mean?" (Via H.R.)

Facebook Unsend

"Facebook Messenger will soon roll out an unsend feature, which will give users a grand total of ten minutes to unsend a message, wiping it from your chat history. This will remove the message from the recipient's inbox as well."

Laser "Porchlight" For Earth

"ET, we're home: Existing laser technology could be fashioned into Earth's 'porch light' to attract alien astronomers.

Um, are we sure we really want to attract the attention of aliens? #WhatCouldPossiblyGoWrong

Galactic Collision

"Galactic collision ripples across eons to shape our view of the cosmos"

Why Pencils Are Yellow

"The Little-Known Reason Pencils Are Yellow"

Antimatter And Gravity

"Does antimatter fall upwards? New CERN gravity experiments aim to get to the bottom of the matter"

Wound Patch

"Wound Patch Offers Promise". (Via H.R.)

Academia As Cult

Andrew Marzoni: "Academia is a cult"

Brady Kids Reunion

"All six Brady kids reunite at their TV home"