Daily Archives: April 3, 2014

The Untold History of Where Barcodes Come From

Posted on April 3, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

When George Laurer goes to the grocery store, he doesn’t tell the check-out people that he invented the barcode, but his wife used to point it out. “My husband here’s the one who invented that barcode,” she’d occasionally say. And … Continue reading →

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How a Chinese Company 3D-Printed Ten Houses In a Single Day

Posted on April 3, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

This month, architects in Amsterdam started work on the world’s first completely 3D-printed house. It’ll take three years and quite a bit of money to finish. Meanwhile, in Shanghai, a company claims to have printed ten houses with inexpensive industrial … Continue reading →

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The First Real Time Capsule Tearjerker of 2014

Posted on April 3, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Back in 1966 a woman in North Phoenix, Arizona sealed a time capsule in the wall of her home. Betty Klug, then 33, didn’t tell her husband nor her two kids about the capsule. It remained a secret until contractors … Continue reading →

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Hackers Have Figured Out How to Steal Millions from ATMs

Posted on April 3, 2014 by StevenTorresRamos

Federal regulators just alerted banks across the country of a very dangerous new skill ATM hackers have picked up. They can trick ATMs into spitting out unlimited amounts of cash, regardless of the customer’s balance. Not only that, but also … Continue reading →

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