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Robotic exoskeleton

It’s been 8 years since a car accident left Cynthia Ramirez paralyzed from the waist down – and eight years since she’s been able to walk on...

Evolution door

Klemens Torggler's doors are kinetic art objects based on rotating squares. The special invention makes it possible to move the object sideways without the...

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Wing Maker

Alexis Noriega is a self-taught costume maker who turned her love of cosplay and fantasy into a full time job making mechanical wings. Her top clients are...

NYC stop signs

The New York City Department of Transportation’s in-house sign shop manufactures more than 100,000 signs a year. We visited the shop in Queens to see how...

Aerial sand illusions

Earthscape artist Andres Amador from San Francisco uses his knowledge of math and geometry (and a rake) to create aerial sand illusions along shorelines. Seen...

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How records are made

Brooklyn Phono is a vinyl record pressing plant in NY with 5 printing presses that make 3,000 vinyl per day. Here's a behind the scenes look at how Brooklyn...

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How long to grill meat

Amethyst geode

Stunning amethyst geode being cracked open.

Zero waste coffee art

Artist Ghidaq al-Nizar, from Indonesia, intentionally stains his work with coffee grounds left from his morning brew -- etching intricate scenes from coffee,...

How bricks are made

Bricks are often made of a lightweight rock called shale. It's ground up into a thick paste that is pressed into the standard brick shape. Then the bricks...

Beaver chews poplar branch

Watch this adult beaver chew through a thick poplar limb in about 45 seconds. Once he removes the limb, he throws the heavy branch over his shoulder and heads...

How paintbrushes are made

This is how paintbrushes are made.

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Painting on copper with fire

Artist Olga Pankova paints on pure copper with fire. Amazing!

Rescuing Rhinos

Simon Jones is the founder and CEO of Helping Rhinos, a global charity that works to save rhinoceroses from extinction, and the high demand for rhino keratin in...

Stunning Milky Way moving

A timelapse of the milky way passing over the night sky in the central highlands of Tasmania