Iona Holloway

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Copyright Class of 2014

These Adorable Jigsaw Puzzle Pieces Show The Food Chain At Work

The beautiful Chomp puzzle gives you a fun window into the deadly reality of animals eating other animals.

The No-Discount Club: Four Companies Doubling Down on Mark-Downs

One Small Step for an Ad, One Giant Leap for Advertising

23andMe’s Genetic “Calculator” Patent Lands On A Sensitive Market

A 2008 patent application related to choosing the traits of unborn children got a fresh round of attention this week after it was awarded to the genetics company. Is it about “designer babies” or something else?

These Tiny Wooden Houses Are The College Dorm Of The Future

Housing is expensive. So why not have students live in cubes they can afford? That’s the idea behind the “smart student unit.”

The Replicants Are Coming: An Artist Creates Creepy 3-D Printed Faces

Art student Lorna Barnshaw combines human faces with an imperfect assortment of technology to create surreal replicants.

This Giant Wall Made From Plants Isn’t Just Pretty: It Can Stop A Flood

A new living wall in London is essentially a giant sponge, ensuring that at least part of the flood-prone city is spared from the perils of having too much water.

Will This Interactive Device Finally Kill The Mouse?

A company called Ractiv thinks their new device, dubbed Haptix–which turns any surface into a 3-D multi-touch one–can eliminate the vestigial PC pointing device for good.

The Scary Japanese Museum Where Kids Can Mess With Mona Lisa

Automate Your House Like A Boss With This Smart-Thing Platform

The Internet of things has a serious communication problem. WigWag, a Kickstarter-funded sensory device and app, aims to translate foreign smart-object chatter into meaningful conversation using a common platform based on DeviceJS. But what does a connected home even look like? We explore the use cases.

What If 3-D Printers Had An “Undo” Button?

3-D printing used to be a fixed medium. Now, graduate students have created a printer that can go back in time, make changes on the fly, and best of all, build objects in a weightless environment. Here’s how it works.