Silverstone gets ready for a different kind of lap this weekend when all 22 Formula 1 drivers take the wheel of minicars made from LEGO bricks. Builders at the LEGO factory in Kladno, Czech Republic, put more than 6,400 hours into creating these 22 vehicles. Each one incorporates over 28,000 bricks arranged over a steel frame to match the specific livery of every team on the grid. Driver numbers and team emblems appear in their proper places with a playful LEGO touch.
Makers assembled a compact handheld unit that listens to standard wireless network signals and converts subtle shifts in those signals into a real-time radar display of nearby human activity. The entire system fits comfortably in one hand and comes together for roughly fifty dollars in parts. Movement registers even when walls or other barriers stand between the device and the person. No camera, no infrared sensor, and no dedicated motion detector appears anywhere in the build. Instead the unit taps into Channel State Information (CSI) carried by ordinary Wi-Fi traffic in most homes and offices.
Saber Interactive just released a fresh in-engine gameplay trailer for Turok Origins, and it makes one thing clear right away: this return to the Lost Lands carries real weight. The roughly 47-second clip moves fast, blending brutal close-quarters combat with a striking new progression system that turns every major kill into something more than a notch on the belt.
Photo credit: Sophie Adenot
French astronaut Sophie Adenot has shared images and video from one of the strongest aurora displays she has seen during her time aboard the International Space Station. The capture dates to day 127 of her εpsilon mission, logged as orbit 1968, and she called it the most spectacular one yet.
A visit by iFixit to one of China’s large battery production sites offers a rare look at how replacement batteries for iPhones actually get finished and tested. The team captured the work on video, showing lead teardown technician Shahram Mokhtari walking through the final assembly steps that turn a bare lithium-polymer cell into a complete, safe pack ready for installation.