Friday Linkapalooza September 12, 2014

CONSUMER PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY

This week, Apple introduced the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, which offer a number of exciting smartphone features. But even more exciting is the fact that Apple has entered the wearables fray with the Apple Watch.

French tech company Withings is developing the Home device, a camera that uses video and sensors to track activity in your home.

TB Groupe has designed a new set of kitchen knives—the Furtif Evercut knives—coated in titanium-carbide, intended to make them last 300 times longer than plain steel.

CURRENT EVENTS

The Federal Republic of Nigeria is implementing a biometric ID card program.

California is on its way to being the first state to ban the use of single-use plastic shopping bags.

Airlines are using technology to improve how they sense and interact with bad weather in the skies.

HEALTH & MEDICINE

Engineers are using 3D printing technology to create functional prosthetics for kids—with some fun superhero flair.

The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge has gone viral, raising funding for research and making for some of the most popular videos on social media this year.

ARTS & CULTURE

Archaeologists have discovered that the neolithic monument Stonehenge may actually be part of something even bigger and more impressive.

Have you ever wondered just what goes into making a wonderful box of Crayola crayons? Look no further.

Geophysicist Alexander Gerst, currently stationed on the International Space Station, took some amazing photographs of clouds from above rather than below. Check them out.

JUST FOR FUN...

Need a DJ for your next big party? These kittens may just fit the bill… If they aren’t already booked.