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A building at the Milan Expo will feature a first of its kind, smog eating photocatalytic cement! When in contact with ultraviolet light, the titanium oxide in the mix reacts…

In another positive sign for the U.S. economy, new home sales hit a 3 1/2 year high with a 6.4% increase in sales from last month. New home sales also…

Google is now the world’s most valuable brand, pushing ahead of Apple this year in the 2014 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Brand ranking. Google’s value rose 40% last year…

Scientists at the Cockrell School of Engineering in Texas have created what is the world’s smallest and fastest nano motor that spins at 18,000 rpms! The microscopic devices can be…

A video clip released by J.J. Abrams in Abu Dhabi for a chance to appear in Star Wars Episode VII shows a new creature hobbling along to great excitement for…

AT&T has announced the installation of 45 additional solar powered mobile device charging stations around New York City for use free of charge! Very legit Ma Bell, very legit. http://www.engadget.com/2014/05/20/att-street-charge-solar-new-york/

A company in the UK has announced the availability of the first mobile ‘braille’ phone for the visually impaired. UK based OwnFone claims that the $100 phone is the first…

Poppy from Bournemouth, UK, has been recognized as the world’s oldest living cat at 24 years old, the equivalent of 114 human years! She has been inducted into the Guinness…

Researchers at Imperial College London have discovered a technique that can result in matter produced from light. Though not something that will yet produce physical objects as we see in…

It’s time for the annual Skyscraper Award from Emporis, and this year’s winner was The Shard in London, England! Congrats to them, and to facinating buildings around the world. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/19/travel/skyscraper-award/

First it was Apple with Beats by Dre, then AT&T buying DirecTV. Now, Google has joined the acquisition itch by preparing to acquire video game streaming startup Twitch.tv for $1…

AT&T announced plans to acquire DirecTV, the largest satellite TV operator in the U.S. for $48 billion. The combined merger will turn AT&T into a cable and broadband internet power…

An Iron man type jetpack demo was performed at the Smithsonian Future Is Here Festival on Saturday. The jetpack works by mixing hydrogen peroxide and nitrogen gas with a silver…

A historic ship from 1876 was confirmed as found in South Carolina by NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) last week. Planter was a steam ship commandeered by slaves and…

The giant classic monster from Japan did not disappoint in the box office this past weekend! The Godzilla film, starring Ken Watanabe, Bryan Cranston, and Elizabeth Olsen beat Spiderman 2’s…

The Dragon Capsule by Elon Musk’s Space X has splashed down as scheduled in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday afternoon. It was the 3rd of 12 cargo resupply missions from…

Hiroshima’s Shimanami Kaido, an incredibly beautiful 60 km network of bicycle routes and pedestrian corridors was recently highlighted on CNN. Connecting the main island of Honsho to Shikoku, the cyclist…

A team of paleontologists have unearthed what is likely the bones of the largest dinosaurs that walked on the earth. Estimated the equivalent of 14 elephants in weight and 130…

In a bit of good news for Americans, unemployment rates have fallen in nearly all state in April, with 25 of those states falling to below 6%. Though the figures…

The first seeds send from Earth to grow on Mars will be sent inside a tiny green house cube aboard the next Mars rover. NASA will be sending up this…