Polaroid Instant Z340
There is nothing quite like a classic Polaroid instant camera. The photos may be murky and the film costs as much as some standalone cameras, but for decades, it was the most magical format in all of photography. Point and shoot, shake the photo for a few minutes, and you’ve got an instant memory preserved in silver and celluloid.
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Genes determine our perfume preferences.
You may love the scent of a particular perfume but someone else may find the scent repulsive. Our genes determine our perfume preference, a new study suggests.
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Moral machines in the future?
Will robots in the future be capable of follow moral principles and understand them? A robot walks into a bar and says, “I’ll have a screwdriver.” That is definitely a bad joke. But what if the robot says “Give me what’s in your cash register?” That would be even less funny.
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Abraham Karem began tinkering with drones in his garage in 1980.
Abraham Karem, is an engineer who had emigrated from Israel. In 1980 he retreated into his three-car garage in Hacienda Heights outside Los Angeles and, to the bemusement of his tolerant wife, began to build an aircraft.
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WonderLand
Photographer Nadav Bagim (aka AimishBoy) is an Israel-based 30-year-old student who has created a beautiful series called Wonderland using insects he found in his apartment or on plants outside his window. (Pics)
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Futurist Thomas Frey: Understanding trends is more of an art form than an exact science. But for those who can read the tealeaves, and make bold moves, leveraging trends can give them a serious competitive advantage.
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People that sleep on left side of bed are more cheerful and positive.
Snuggling up for the night on the left-hand side of the bed is key to a happier life, so says a new study .
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27% of photos and videos taken this year were shot with smartphones.
Film is already passe for snapshots. Are basic digital point-and-shoot cameras next to go?
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“Most of us can’t recall anything about infancy, it’s only at about 3- or 4-years of age we can start to remember.”
A majority of adults suffer from childhood amnesia. They are unable to remember infancy or toddlerhood. That’s what scientists thought. But a new study indicates that even six years after the fact, a small percentage of tots as young as 2 can recall a unique event .
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Titanium dioxide nanoparticles coated with cadmium sulfide produced a yellow paste that, when painted onto a transparent conductive material, generates electricity.
The next coat of paint you put on the outside of your home could generate electricity from light — electricity that can be used to power the appliances and equipment on the inside.
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ShotSpotter will precisely and instantaneously locate shooters.
Not a single person reports the gunshots ring out in the dead of night. Yet police know exactly where the shots came from, even before they arrive on the scene.
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It‘s just not fair: Middle children are in a bad spot
Throughout your childhood, not only did your big brother steal your Halloween candy, but as an adult he probably makes more money than you, too, say recently released survey findings.
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