CES 2016, Smart Guns and the Power of Cheese - Today on HowStuffWorks NOW

Jan 07, 2016 09:41 pm   Today on HowStuffWorks NOW   Is This How Ant-Man Controls His Ants? You were a soldier ant. Each day you mostly did that job until one day a scientist came along, jabbed a needle into your brain and your behavior changed.       Whey to Go: Behold the Power of Cheese, Literally Dairy waste product gets second life as biogas in — where else? — France.       Obama Is Ordering a Push for Smart Guns. So What Are They? On Monday, the White House released new executive actions it's taking concerning gun violence, and smart guns are part of that push.       Kia Throws Its Hat Into the Autonomous Vehicle Ring at CES One of the coolest things it's working on? Driverless valet parking, or a system that can drop you off at the curb and then find its own parking space without you.       In 'Star Wars' Entire Stars and Planets Get Destroyed — Is That Possible? Starkiller Base in 'The Force Awakens' swallows stars and blows up entire planets like its Death Star predecessors. Could a man-made device ever actually do that?       Clear Plastic Bubble Would Let Aircraft Passengers Enjoy View from Outside Windspeed Technologies' proposed SkyDeck could offer an external, 360-degree view for airline passengers, and could be a luxury add-on to existing airplanes.       3-D Printed Bikes and 4K Camera Drones! HowStuffWorks Visits CES Unveiled HowStuffWorks cruised the CES Unveiled event like kids in a candy store. Here's what they got excited about.       Fluency in Bad Words Indicates Good Vocabulary Overall A recent study shows that the more creative a person's use of profanity, the better their overall vocabulary.       Is the Affordable Care Act Changing the Ties Between Doctors and Big Pharma? In the U.S., drug companies can't legally pay doctors to prescribe their drugs, but they do find ways to put money in doctors' pockets. Will the ACA change this?       Robots Are Rare in the Construction Industry, but That Could Soon Change Unlike many other industries, construction hasn't yet been revolutionized by automation. But pretty soon, robotic workers may do everything but tote a lunch pail.       This Sponge-filled Syringe Could Save Your Life It's not easy to treat a person who's hemorrhaging. Especially if that person isn't near a hospital. A cool, new tool could change the outcome of that scenario.       Rejoice! Quebecol, Found in Maple Syrup, May Have Anti-inflammatory Properties One day doctors may say, "Take two pancakes and call me in the morning." The maple syrup molecule quebecol and its derivatives may have anti-inflammatory applications.       We Owe It All to Radio: The Inside Story of CES Jammed with more than 170,000 attendees in 2015 and packed to the gills right now, the ginormous consumer electronics event wasn't always this big and crazy.       Underwater Icicles Are Salty, Weird-Looking and Deadly Underwater icicles, also called brinicles or sea stalactites, form when super-cold brine meets normal seawater. The sub-zero phenomenon can kill some sea life.       Equality in Alcohol? Gender Differences in Drinking Are Shrinking in U.S. And the U.S. isn't the only country where this gender gap is closing.       Sony Will Retire Betamax in 2016. Wait, That Hasn't Happened Yet? The Japanese electronics company retired its Beta VCRs in 2002, but has still made cassettes. That will all change come March, when the "format wars" come to a quiet end.     Copyright © 2016 InfoSpace LLC, All rights reserved. HowStuffWorks, 675 Ponce de Leon Ave, Atlanta, GA 30308 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list