Rio de Janeiro is one of the most visited cities in the southern hemisphere and is known for its natural settings, carnival celebrations, samba, Bossa Nova, balneario beaches such as Barra da Tijuca, Copacabana, Ipanema, and Leblon. Some of the most famous landmarks in addition to the beaches include the giant statue of Christ the […]

Artist/designer Daan Roosegaarde won the Danish Index: Award 2013 for his project Smart Highway. Along with construction company Heijmans from Rosmalen Roosegaarde designed a series of innovations to modernize motorways, such as Glow-in-the-dark Lines and Electric Priority Lane.

Bulletproof glass can, besides being a safety measure, also function as art, as photographer Deborah Bay found. The result was an array of beautiful explosions in the plastic—a static testament to an energy that was once violently kinetic. For a full overview of her exhibition, go to her website.

NASA’s Curiosity is currently investigating the Gale Crater on Mars. Last weekend the Mars rover pierced for the first time a hole in a rock called John Klein. Now it is possible to look over the shoulders of Curiosity on to his workplace. Mars Panorama – Curiosity rover: Martian solar day 177 in New Mexico The […]

In October 2012, Felix Baumgartner jumped from 39 kilometers heights towards the earth. The final results of his jump were released yesterday. However, the CGI made by Red Bull is much nicer, which includes the most important facts of the jump. And that CGI is really very well done, almost better than the real images […]