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Engineers at MIT have built a compact machine that flaps its wings to travel through air and water with equal capability. The device tips the scales at 250 grams and reaches flight speeds near 6 meters per second while managing almost 1 meter per second when submerged. It also exits the water by angling its body and pushing straight into the air without any paddling or extra propulsion.
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Dean from Corridor Crew wanted to bring back a clever piece of 1990s visual effects history. The original tool let stop-motion animators work directly with early computer graphics on Jurassic Park. Hardware proved stubborn to rebuild from scratch. The path forward turned into something simpler, cheaper, and more useful for today’s creators.
A plastic frame now holds an entire iPhone 6 Plus together in plain view. Every internal piece sits where it belongs, yet nothing blocks the line of sight from one side of the device to the other. The screen itself no longer acts as a solid barrier. Light and glances pass through it, revealing the battery, logic board, and other components depending on what appears on the display.
Wildfires and tornadoes destroy thousands of homes across the United States every year. Insurance carriers have begun stepping away from entire regions because the risks keep climbing. Families face the choice of expensive rebuilds or walking away from everything they built. A California company named HiberTec Homes developed a different response. Their houses do not fight the flames or winds at ground level, they simply move out of the way.
