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Future Solar Cells Will Be Made From Fly Eyes To Maximize Efficiency [Solar]

Scientists believe that fly eyes are perfectly shaped for manufacturing efficient solar cells. Specifically, copying the eye of the Blowfly would allow solar cells to "collect sunlight from a larger area than just light that falls directly on a flat surface." More »

The Triceratops Never Existed, It Was Actually a Young Version Of Another Dinosaur [Dinosaur]

Scientists are saying that the Triceratops dinosaur—you know, the three horned one—was actually a juvenile form of a Torosaurus, the three horned dinosaur you don't know. Apparently, dinosaurs' skulls can shape-shift. More »

Aluminum Rolls Uncoil For An Artistic Metallic Labyrinth [Art Installation]

Chikara Ohno's "Rolls" twists and turns through the air like giant silvery ribbons, using giant coils of aluminum siding as floor-to-ceiling decor and as chic glass topped tables. I hope the edges aren't sharp. More »

Public Libraries Are Beating Netflix, Redbox and Blockbuster in DVD Rentals [DVD]

Apparently, your local library is the biggest DVD rental store in the US. According to a survey released by the Online Computer Library Center, US public libraries lend an average 2.1 million movies/day. That's more than Netflix, Redbox and Blockbuster. More »

The Other End of The 70 Gigapixel Budapest Photo [Imagecache]

You've seen the 70-gigapixel picture of Budapest. Here's a picture of the gear that took the shot. That's two Sony A900s with massive 400mm Minolta lenses attached. Combined, these guys took 20,000 images to create the world's largest photo. [Wired] More »