Cool 8-Bit-Style Music Video: Superpowerless – We Throw Shapes
[GAS] reader Oliver Hindle just sent me a pretty awesome music video he produced for one of his own songs which, I must say, sounds pretty amazing. Check it out! [Youtube]
Monthly Archives: May 2011
Using Nature to Grow Batteries
Inspired by an abalone shell, Angela Belcher programs viruses to make elegant nanoscale structures that humans can use. Selecting for high-performing genes through directed evolution, she’s produced viruses that can construct powerful new batteries, clean hydrogen fuels and record-breaking solar cells. In the following video, she shows us how it’s done. [Picture source: Wikimedia Commons]
Mousetrap Fission [Video]
Here’s yet another mousetrap fission video for you guys to enjoy :) What it shows: In a nuclear reactor or atom bomb, a fissile material such as 235U can capture a neutron. The resulting unstable nucleus fragments into two smaller nuclei, releasing energy and several neutrons (a typical equation is given below). Each of these […]
Videogames Unmasked!
Remember how you were surprised when Samus turned out to be a girl at the end of the original METROID? The Game Station reveals the secret identities behind your favorite masked videogame characters!
So Many Geeky Cupcakes You’ll Be on a Sugar High [pic]
At first I was going to link to the amazing Space Invaders cupcakes noted on Cakewrecks last weekend. Then I noticed that the creator of them, hello naomi, was also responsible for the sweet Pac-Man cupcakes that made the Internet rounds some time ago. And then I noticed all of the other amazing geeky […]
National Geographic Features “Angry Bird”
Well, not really, but I thought this shopped cardinal adaptation was pretty funny. [Via THD]
3D Craze Now Truly Universal
We try our best to bring you the latest news at Geeks Are Sexy, but unfortunately the image above is a little out of date. To be specific, it’s somewhere between 10 and 12 billion years out of date. The image is a two-dimensional close-up section of what is being billed as the largest three-dimensional […]
Awesome Star Wars-Themed Pool Table and Light
Check out these awesome, fully customized, Star Wars-themed pool table and light by Rebelscum forum member jaklits. [Source]
District 9 LEGO ARC Rifle [Pic]
Flickr user Legohaulic built this awesome replica of District 9’s ARC rifle entirely out of LEGO. We’ve included a picture of the original gun below for comparison’s sake. [Source]
Chrome Password Fail: A Good Reason NOT to Save Your Password Locally
If you’re using Chrome as your browser of choice, anyone with access to your computer could easily take a peek at all your saved passwords. All you have to do is: 1-Click on wrench icon on the top right of the browser 2-Click on “Options” 3-On the left of the “options” screen, click on “Personal […]