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Since the 19th century, vending machines have provided consumers with two enticing qualities: choice and convenience. While they may bring to mind high-calorie, low-quality products, a new addition to ...

The Greater Denton Arts Council wants to bring a vending machine to Denton to offer local artists exposure. The Art-o-mat, a retired cigarette vending machine converted to sell a cigarette pack-sized ...

About 150 bubble capsules sit inside a small, square vending machine in Rochester ― the type that most often carries gumballs or cheap, plastic toys. Here, however, four quarters and a little ...

What is the Blackdot AI tattoo machine and how does it work? Blackdot is not just a new tool. It's a complete reimagining of how tattoos are created. This device doesn't look like a traditional tattoo ...

You can hear them before you see them. The jangle, creak, and groan of Swiss artist Jean Tinguely’s otherworldly, moving machines have no trouble drawing viewers in, but how can we make sense of the ...

The Japanese practice of drawing patterns in sand, known as “karesansui” or “dry landscape” gardening, is often associated with Zen Buddhism. These gardens are designed to embody a sense of ...

According to two Reuters sources, China now has a prototype EUV chipmaking machine. It's not yet produced a working chip—that's anticipated to happen in 2028 by the Chinese government and more likely ...

Back in 2023, artist Ana Inciardi made an Instagram reel that got over 17 million views. In the short video, you see a bright red box with coin chutes reminiscent of a bubble gum machine. A colorful ...