Dr. Seunggun Yu and his team at KERI's Insulation Materials Research Center have developed "Hybrid Supraparticle Synthesis Technology" that can attach inorganic nanoparticles to the surface of ...

Simple toy lets you build anything you can imagine out of drinking straws A new toy seeking funding on Kickstarter is about as simple an idea as it gets, with massive imaginative potential.

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There's something deeply satisfying about absent-mindedly spinning, flicking, and popping small plastic items with your fingers. Fidget toys tap right into this impulse, offering a simple way for ...

[Randofo] has posted this beautifully simple inch worm mechanism using only a ruler, some connectors, a switch, a servo, a comb, some batteries, and a couple Tupperware containers.

The mysterious Antikythera Mechanism is 2,000 years old and has long puzzled scientists. New research into its triangle-shaped teeth may finally reveal its intended purpose.

Remember when Nerf blasters were simple, toy-like affairs? Times have changed, and now we have heavy, belt-fed, battery-chugging monstrosities that appeal to cubicle warriors as much as to ...

The Goliath Power Saber is the first self-retracting and extending lightsaber toy — and it was nearly an official Star Wars product.

Nanoparticles attach to polymers like toy blocks via simple mechanical collisions by National Research Council of Science and Technology edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Robert Egan Editors' notes ...