100T Non-Destructive Magnetic Field Achieved

Human achievement point! Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory campus of the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory have successfully produced the world’s first 100 Tesla non-destructive magnetic field. The achievement was decades in the making, involving a diverse team of scientists and engineers. The 100 Tesla mark was reached at approximately 3:30 p.m. on March 22, […]

Elephant Fossil Co-op?

At Lake Nojiri in Shinano, Nagano Prefecture in Japan there was found over 50 years ago, the fossils of Naumann elephants. They have employed what is now called the “Lake Nojiri Method” to excavate the 83,000 fossils and other items they have found since: anyone can participate. Families with five-year-old children, troops of secondary school students, the […]

“The Most Absurd 3D-printable iPhone accessory”

Recently, Engineer vs. Designer challenged the world to make the most absurd iPhone accessory that could be made using a 3D printer. The prize was to win a Makerbot Replicator, with a retail value of $1999. Contestants were to upload their designs to thingiverse.com and tag their entries with ‘EvD’. Unfortunately, the deadline was 19th […]