Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page have expressed their desire to see the search engine become artificial intelligence itself. To achieve that goal, they created the highly-protected “X lab.”
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It would take twenty new mid-size cars to generate the same amount of pollution that a mid-size 1960's car did.
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A toaster uses almost half as much energy as a full-sized oven.
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Sony researchers have developed a refrigerator that only opens when you smile.
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Thomas Alva Edison patented almost 1,300 inventions in his lifetime!
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Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.
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An airplane mechanic invented Slinky while he was playing with engine parts and realized the possible secondary use for the springs.
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Scientists in the UK are creating a smartphone app that will enable users to test for STDs.
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