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How Star Trek Into Darkness’ Epic Score Came To Life
They hear it through the entire movie, but most moviegoers don’t pay close attention to one of the most important supporting players in a film: the soundtrack. It’s as important for building tension and excitement as the actors’ performances, and the Soundworks Collection took a closer look at what went into the music behind Star Trek Into Darkness.
Incredible Slo-Mo Footage Of The Pistol Shrimp’s Devastating Attack
Most clawed crustaceans use their pincers like a pair of deadly scissors, either for defence or tearing apart their prey. But the Pistol Shrimp has developed a far more devastating use for it.
DARPA’s Web Warrior Support System Helps Soldiers Hoist Heavy Loads
It’s not as exciting as seeing Big Dog or Petman in action, but infantry in the US Army should be happy now that DARPA’s begun testing its Warrior Web support system. One day robotic exoskeletons will allow humans to easily lift and carry hundreds of kilograms, but DARPA has set its sights on a more immediately achievable goal with what could be described as the future of supportive undergarments.
Drive Awake iOS App Can Tell When You’re Drowsy, Directs You To Coffee
Is there anything wrong with a chain of cafes trying to drum up a little extra business while they’re ensuring drowsy drivers don’t end up swerving off the road? Thailand-based Cafe Amazon certainly hopes not.
This Tiny Amp Gets Big Sound Out Of Your Smartphone
If you’ve dropped a small fortune on a large pair of thumping headphones to replace the wimpy earbuds that came with your smartphone, you might not be getting all the sound you paid for. The headphone jack on most mobile devices is fine for powering smaller cans, but they usually lack the oomph needed to fully power a larger pair.
The Artificial Insect Eye That Will Give Sight To Tiny Drones
Humans see the world through a pair of high resolution, single-lens eyes that allow us to adjust focus and pinpoint fine details. But simpler creatures, like insects, instead rely on compound eyes that have lower resolution but offer a much wider distortion-free field-of-view that’s actually better suited for lightning-fast motion perception.
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