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Nikola Tesla with his equipment in his laboratory in Colorado Springs

Nikola Tesla’s Death Ray & Other Secrets: Separating Facts from Myths

Until the early twentieth century, electricity remained a product of scientific curiosity in the eyes of ordinary people, just like the Large Hadron Collider is now - nothing more than a toy to entertain a handful of physicists. Nikola Tesla was probably the most prominent of those scientists and inventors…

8 Little-Known Inventors Who Changed the World

There are some little-known inventors who changed our daily lives in the most remarkable ways, and yet, we are hardly aware of their contribution to making the world a better place. This week, the photocopier celebrates its 75 years birthday. In the late 1930s, this invention made a splash. Employees…

10 Weirdest Inventions of the 20th Century

Technology is supposed to make our lives better and easier. However, sometimes it is really difficult to understand why to waste effort and time to invent something completely useless. Here are the top 10 weirdest inventions of the 20th century that are certainly among the most useless too: 1. Cigarette…

Mind-Reading Device Allows to Directly “Connect” to the Human Mind

Neuroscientists invented a mind-reading device that allows converting brain waves into words. In fact, a big part of our thought processes takes place in the region of the brain called the superior temporal gyrus, which is a part of the auditory system. It makes it possible for us to elicit…