Like killing elephants, paper airplane construction is a skill passed from father to son generation after generation -- at least until the robots take over. Dr. James Porter knows this and has done us ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. How you fold a paper airplane can determine how fast or how far it ...

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kq-_riKtzsY&w=640&h=390] You might have heard of the da Vinci surgical robot (or “waldo,” since it is directly controlled ...

The da Vinci Surgical Robot Makes Paper Planes the Size of a Penny The da Vinci surgical robot is normally used to perform precise, delicate incisions in the operating room. Dr. James Porter decided ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Feb 9, 2016 at 11:23 am February 9, 2016 at 11:23 ...

What, you’re surprised this robot can fold a paper airplane? I’ll have you know that this is the very same robot that regularly performs prostate surgery. On humans, yes. But there’s a small (very ...

“If you take a regular piece of paper and try to make it fly, it will flutter, tumble, flip around in the air and do all sorts of crazy motions,” said Leif Ristroph, an associate professor of ...

At some point between the age when you were accidentally sticking them up your nose and the first time you heard your hip crack, Legos went from being a kids toy to a real tool for creative expression ...