Body Suit was made from Pleather, which was a pain in the ass but totally worth it. Handmade all the piping. The gloves and boots were hand sewn out of the same fabric to match, with zippers and buckles for accuracy. The cape is stretch fleece lined with red satin and I made the gold armor our of resin.
Since Neil DeGrasse Tyson is one of our idols here at geeks are sexy, we religiously stalk him follow everything he says on twitter, and this short bit he tweeted yesterday is absolutely priceless. Check it out:
First he made good movies, then he moved on to parody movies, then he disappeared, then he had a winning TV show (sorry), and just when we all thought he’d lost it, he took on Twitter and confirmed our suspicions. Now the folks at Electronic Arts have planted Charlie Sheen in the Sims 3 — a world without consequences and with a wealth of cheat codes at the ready.
So that’s how the guy from “Platoon” ends up with a malnourished pet and a questionable grasp of socially appropriate behavior.
Wow. Just wow. This cake literally reeks of awesomeness. I mean, a rainbow, lightning bolts, zombies, a unicorn, a pirate skull, and a robot… the only thing missing from the cake is a ninja! Or maybe there’s one, it’s just that it’s standing right behind you, waiting for you to look over your shoulder to stab you in the back.
An MIT scientist claims he has achieved “one of the Holy Grails of science”: an artificial leaf that stands up to practical application. The device simulates photosynthesis to generate electricity using just sunlight and water — reputedly doing so 10 times more efficiently than a real leaf.
Daniel Nocera acknowledged that his team’s output is not the first artificial leaf: that honor belonged to John Turner of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. But Nocera says that while Turner’s design was expensive and unstable, his team’s product is inexpensive and has been proven to work for 45 hours at a consistent output.
The difference with this device is that Norcera says he has discovered a new inexpensive catalysts that combine nickel and cobalt. That helps split oxygen and hydrogen from water, with the resulting gases being converted into power through a fuel cell.
Norcera said just one such “leaf” could be combined with a gallon of water to provide enough electricity for a household’s daily use. It is worth noting he was referring to homes in developing countries, so that’s likely to be a lower electricity use than in developed nations.
The artifical leaf is said to operate at 76% efficiency (in terms of the sunlight received and the energy output.) That compares with around a 10% efficiency in existing solar panels.
This one is for all the geeky parents reading us. If you’re looking for a growth chart for your kids, the head blogger over at Geeky Dad made an awesome one for his daughter. Check it out!
My daughter is turning one soon, and I decided we needed a growth chart as awesome as she is. After a bit of tinkering in Pages, and a bunch of hemming and hawing, this is the result. As a friend pointed out, all that’s missing is Batman.
