The good folks at the Delft University of Technology came up with a dragonfly-like winged machine that can fly completely autonomously until the batteries allow.
Slit Camera Photography might be something you never heard of before, but I bet you already saw at least one example of it, you probably just didn't know it's called that way.
I bet at some point you were wondering how much gold is there in the world. I know I have. See these mind-blowing 3D visualizations of gold compared to everyday objects to get a better perception.
If you want to have a go at the latest Windows 8 Release Preview, you can install it in your existing Windows 7 installation using VMware Player free virtualization software.
Another great TEDtalk about genetically engineering male mosquitoes to make them sterile, and releasing the insects into the wild, to cut down on disease-carrying species.
