Interesting Engineering

MIT’s 6 mW chip lets tiny drones see and map their surroundings in real time

New MIT chip enables tiny drones and robots to create detailed 3D maps while using minimal power.
Nature

Making samples one billion times bigger lets simple microscopes pinpoint amino acids

Stretching protein samples in all directions pulls molecules farther apart, allowing them to be visualized using only light ...

A Free Tool Maps The License Plate Readers On Your Route, Then Lets You Slide Right Past Them

Drivers can compare standard routes against camera-free alternatives with DeFlock’s growing surveillance database ...
Investopedia

Understanding Normal Goods: Definition, Demand, and Examples

Will Kenton is an expert on the economy and investing laws and regulations. He previously held senior editorial roles at Investopedia and Kapitall Wire and holds a MA in Economics from The New School ...
MUO on MSN

I put my computer’s internet traffic on a map, and I didn’t expect what I found

I expected neat lines pointing to websites, but TapMap showed me the infrastructure my laptop was really talking to ...