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by Keith Shaw

Keith Shaw writes the Cool Tools column for Network World, and is the Multimedia Content Editor for IDG Enterprise, responsible for editorial video and audio content creation. Follow him on Twitter @shawkeith.

Stair-climbing robot prepares for nuclear reactor inspection duties

Posted Oct 23, 2012 - 10:10 am

The latest video news report from DigInfo News discusses a disaster-response robot that will help inspect the basements of the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor buildings, which apparently have some small leaks in the underground areas.
diaster recovery, Japanese robots
The case for Comic Sans

Posted Feb 11, 2013 - 03:46 pm

Can the Internet learn to love this despised font? This video makes its case.
Comic Sans, Internet culture
Science Class: NASA gathers more solar flare evidence

Posted Jul 15, 2013 - 11:52 am

Magnetic reconnection data confirmed through two NASA satellites.
astronomy, explainer videos
Sci-fi reality: Tiny chip can enter bloodstream, fix you up

Posted Feb 24, 2012 - 02:57 pm

Stanford University researchers "have created a tiny wireless chip, driven by magnetic currents, that's small enough to travel inside the human body. They hope it will someday be used for a wide range of biomedical applications, from delivering drugs to cleaning arteries."
Body Wars, EPCOT
90-year-old grandmother loves virtual reality system

Posted Apr 15, 2013 - 02:54 pm

You're never too old to experience virtual reality. Just ask this 90-year-old woman who tried out the Oculus Rift system.
cool videos, Oculus Rift
Science Monday #2: Why leaves are green

Posted Mar 25, 2013 - 01:14 pm

It's not easy being green (if you're chlorophyll, that is). Learn why in these two animated videos from MinutePhysics creator Henry Reich.
animated videos, biology
ASUS wants us to wave our hands at our TVs

Posted Apr 20, 2012 - 09:33 am

It was bound to happen - the success of Microsoft's Kinect gesture controller for the Xbox 360 meant that the technology would be adopted for other systems.
Asus, gadgets
Tumblr: The Musical

Posted Mar 28, 2013 - 01:25 pm

Get a quick primer on Tumblr types while humming along with this funny video.
College Humor, funny videos
Science Class: What's a Harvest Moon?

Posted Sep 16, 2013 - 02:37 pm

NASA video explains origins of September's moon nickname.
astronomy, explainer videos
Voyager leaves interstellar space; YouTube goes gaga

Posted Sep 12, 2013 - 05:04 pm

NASA posts a bunch of videos discussing the space ship that is far, far away.
astronomy, NASA

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