technology

  • Turns Out You Can Turn Old Blu-Ray Players into Microscopes

    Turns Out You Can Turn Old Blu-Ray Players into Microscopes

    Optical microscopes typically max out at anywhere between 500x to 1,500x magnification, at which point you need to switch to a scanning microscope to zoom any closer. They come with some functional compromises, and they’re not cheap, often costing tens of thousands of dollars, unless you’re clever enough to repurpose the optics in an old…


  • Apple’s Satellite Emergency Services Lead to Another Rescue

    Apple’s Satellite Emergency Services Lead to Another Rescue

    Whatever your feelings are about wielding an iPhone, you can’t ignore the fact that calling for help via satellite connection is a genuinely helpful safety feature, and one that we’re starting to think everyone should have. That’s because we keep hearing about people getting saved thanks to their new phone.