On the snow capped mountains of Venus there is no actual snow as we know it.
Because it snows metal.
And the Lepsis is a designer kitchen pod to grow your own insects to eat.
Vsauce, Kevin here... this is Mind Blow.
A professor at University of Nottingham, has discovered a new human body part, a sixth
layer of the cornea.
He is calling it Dua's layer, after himself, and the discovery means that ophthalmology
textbooks will have to be re-written and clinicians around the world are already beginning to
relate many diseases to the discovery of this new layer.
Chinese construction firm Broad Sustainable Building has been given the go ahead to create
the world's tallest skyscraper called Sky City.
It is a 220 story, 2,750 foot tall and when finished will be the size of a small city.
It'll have 104 elevators and a six mile ramp that can lead 30,000 people towards the school,
hospital, and housing.
And they also plan to construct it in only seven months!
WiSee is an interaction interface that is able to recognize human gestures throughout
the home.
Using WiFi and a few mobile devices WiSee can identify gestures in line of sight, non
line of sight, and through the wall scenarios.
The prototype was able to identify and classify a set of nine gestures with a 94% accuracy.
And they see it being used to control music, TV, lights and heating anywhere in the home.
Lego is working with Sony to create toys that are more like video games to keep younger
kids interested.
Though it's still in the planning phases some of the ideas are to have the Lego pieces mounted
to small motors and cameras.
The tiny device is controlled with a video game controller and the enemy devices are
controlled by a computer.
They are woking with having the cameras linked to a smart device so you can see what your
piece is seeing and are also developing parts and pieces that can be ejected or blown up.
Worlds oldest primate fossil ever found and it was the size of a mousee.
University of Minnesota's Biomedical engineering professor Bin He created a non invasive brain
computer interface that allows the user to control a robot using only their mind.
Seen here being guided around a gym, turning, rising, and even flying through balloon rings.
The hope is to use the technology for those with neurodegenerative diseases to regain
function by controlling artificial limbs or other devices.
A new reversible male contraceptive proven effective in mice testicles involves injecting
gold nano rods and heating them up.
So Yeah.
DARPA has created new nerve and muscle interfaces that can can be controlled directly though
amputees existing nerves.
The project is called RE-NET, Reliable Neural-Interface Technology and they are hoping not only to
create high performance interfaces that are reliable, they want to provide sensory feedback
that would also give the user the ability to feel.
Basically, allowing users to directly control prosthetics with their existing nerves.
The Emperor 1510 LX is a $21,500 dollar high tech work station.
It has a retractable monitor stand that can hold five monitors, a reclining italian leather
seat with thigh rest, Bose sound system, and a cup holder.
Tokyo has underground bike parking structures made by a company named Giken that take your
bike into a cylinder that protects them from theft, vandalism, and inclement weather.
Using a magnetic key for access - the door clamps onto the front wheel of the bike and
takes it underground onto a platform.
Each station is able to hold about 200 bikes and Giken hopes to create many more in the
future, but finding enough underground space in Tokyo could pose a problem.
Finally, Mike Olbinski shot this incredible footage of a supercell near Booker, Texas
I'm going to leave you with Kilobots going on a picnic and as always thanks for watching.