 Premature Obituaries - Steve Jobs is Dead According to Bloomberg::Steve Jobs is sick, but he’s not dead - yet. Even if you read the Bloomberg Report, Steve Jobs denies he is dead. Apparently, somebody was updating his obituary at Bloomberg and hit publish instead of… [MORE] |
 Psychology of Happiness Tests - Identifying Fake Smiles::Is this person’s smile genuine or fake?
That is the question on the BBC.co.uk psychology test by Professor Paul Ekman from the University of California. Respondents are finding the test surprisingly… [MORE] |
 Furniture That Molds to Your Shape - The Wave Seat::The Wave Seat is perfect for all those people afflicted by the ever-broadening buttocks phenomenon. We are all in search of the perfect seat, the perfect place to sit our seat, the beautiful butt stop.… [MORE] |
 Credit Card Company Censorship - Mythbusters RFID Segment Axed::Discovery Channel’s Mythbusters team are known for exposing flawed myths through science and unique testing. There are some myths, however, that even the Mythbusters can’t touch. In the first two minutes… [MORE] |
 Slow Motion Video to Debunk Myths - Time Warp's "How Dogs Drink"::Most people, including dog owners, think that canines lap up water by forming a bowl with their long tongues which they retract into their mouths. Wrong!
According to the slow motion film of a dog drinking,… [MORE] |
 18 Inventions to Help You Sleep::In the last few years, the importance of sleep has been highly emphasized by doctors, which led to the rise of sleep-related health journalism articles. For those who can't get enough rest at night, napping… [MORE] |
 Fuel Saving Controversies - Air Canada Removes Life Vests to Reduce Weight::Jazz Airlines, Air Canada’s regional carrier, is removing the life vests from all of their aircraft to save weight and fuel. Passengers are directed that in an emergency they use the seat cushions as… [MORE] |
 Upright Nap Capsules - El ZULO::Frank Ehners, has designed el ZULO (spanish for ‘the hideout’) to allow employees to hideout while on the job.
The expression ‘power-nap’ was coined by Cornell University social psychologist James Maas.… [MORE] |
 Hi Def Satellite Imaging - Google Buys Image Data from GeoEye::Google, not satisfied with having cars buzzing around getting super sharp street views, wants super sharp satellite views. Soon they will be buying image data
from GeoEye. GeoEye is launching a satellite… [MORE] |
 Virally Cute Videos - Interspecies Love::"Interspecies Love" is one of the cornerstones of the viral pass-along phenomenon. A cousin to the overwhelmingly cute "Baby Animals" email so popular in the 90's, this imagery seems to have a profound… [MORE] |
 Personal Transportation Robots - The Toyota Winglet::Toyota is a formidable name in the automobile manufacturing industry, entering in the top 5 most fuel efficient vehicles in the car (Prius - 1st) and truck (Tacoma - 2nd) categories. Now Toyota makers… [MORE] |
 Human Neanderthal Mating - Was Planet of the Apes for Real?::All the buzz about Big Foot got me thinking about the possibility of Human Neanderthal interbreeding. Half-man, half-ape, Bigfoot begs the question: just how CLOSELY were we related?
It turns out, well,… [MORE] |
 Living Compasses - Using Cows to Find North::In yet another globally significant belief-shattering landmark study, German and Czech researchers reported in Tuesday's issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences that... cows like to face… [MORE] |
 Growing Your Own Living Home - Aeroponic Architecture::Scientists at Tel Aviv University are developing methods of growing trees such that the roots form stable structures that have many uses, even as living homes. According to aftau.org, "the original 'root-breaking'… [MORE] |
 Nanotechnology-Enhanced Shaving - The Panasonic Arc & FX Diamond::Nanotechnology seems to pop up in the news pretty regularly, but since many of the applications are medical or scientific in nature, it's easy to assume that it won't affect our day to day lives. In reality,… [MORE] |
 Endangered Hair Color Hoaxes - Redheads Going Extinct?::I read the August issue of National Geographic last year that had a lovely article on redheads and their populations around the world. They made one mention that some people out there believe the ginger-haired… [MORE] |
 Unknown Insect Discovery on eBay - Dr Richard Harrington's Discovery::Who would have thought that an insect, previously unknown to science could be discovered on eBay, an online auction site?
A scientist, Dr Richard Harrington purchased an amber (fossilized tree sap) piece… [MORE] |
 Solar Powered Planes - QinetiQ Zephyr Breaks World Record::While world records were being broken at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, one of the world's leading defence technology firms was breaking records of its own.
Can you imagine flying for more than three days… [MORE] |
 Seeing The World Like an Animal - National Geographic Critter Cam::Ever wonder what animals do when you're not around?
Now with critter cams, researchers and everyday people can see what goes on when there aren't humans around to observe animal behavior. The footage… [MORE] |
 Artistic Tributes To Water - The Waterdrop Installation by Héctor Serrano::One of our most precious and natural resources, water, will be paid tribute to by the company Roca, at 100% Design London 2008, September 18-21, in Earls Court, London. The centerpiece will be the Waterdrop… [MORE] |
 Drawing with Bacteria - Art on Agar::Yet again art on agar is solid proof of why I love geeky scientists to an inappropriate level.
Here is the work on one such man - Niall Hamilton - a part-time microbiologist from New Zeland. On the… [MORE] |
 Wireless Power Systems - Intel WiTricity::Wireless power is one the Holy Grails of technology and something that has been searched for since Nikola Tesla fired up his giant coils in the 1890s. Now tech giant Intel has demonstrated WiTricity, a… [MORE] |
 Incredibly Realistic Animated Actors - Image Metrics::Welcome to the future, where actors are now obsolete.
Meet Emily. Just like in the movie, “S1m0ne,” Emily is totally fake!
That's right, fake. They finally did it!
You can kiss your acting career goodbye,… [MORE] |
 Hidden Obesity Cameras - Stealth Cameras Logging Body Size::As if we don’t have enough methods in place that invade the privacy of citizens already, along comes MA wielding 2008 graduate of the Royal College of Arts, Benjamin Males, and his invention SOLA, the… [MORE] |
 Fake Calling - Slydial Leaves a Voicemail Without Placing a Call::Slydial is a free voicemail technology system that lets you leave a message without placing a call.
This is perfect for those situations where you hope the other person won’t answer the phone.
Basically,… [MORE] |
 Discovering New Species Through Photoshop - Unexpected Animal Hybrids::The magical world of photoshop is enabling people to dream up a hybrid animals.
I don't really know where to start describing what I love about them. What makes these images so strong for me is threefold:… [MORE] |
 Cell Phones for Diabetics - The Infopia LG Glucophone::Technology on cell-phones is more than fashion forward. The company Infopia USA has the patent for a glucophone.
This LG phone has a glucometer built in. The phone works alongside the company's Eocene… [MORE] |
 Grass Powered Cars - Is 'Miscanthus X Giganteus' A Miracle Crop?::The hardy perennial grass Miscanthus X Giganteus could be more than two and a half times more productive than corn or switchgrass in producing ethanol, according to research at the University of Illinois.… [MORE] |
 Cell Phones to Map Environmental Pollutants - PEIR by UCLA::The 3.5 billion mobile devices on the planet are seen by many scientists as the world’s largest decentralized computer, capable of linking up trillions of pieces of data in an instant. Researcher’s at… [MORE] |
 Online Pledges to Save the Planet (and Money) - Creative Citizen::The internet is fast becoming a place to display your personal values and track your social standing among your peers. Now their is a way to track your own Greenness as well as the combined positive impact… [MORE] |
 Kite Powered Generator - Go Fly A Kite For Green Energy::Generating power for your home in the future could one day be as simple as flying a kite! According to the Guardian, “Scientists from Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands harnessed energy… [MORE] |
 Nano Printing - Olympics Logo Printed 2500 Times On A Single Grain Of Rice::Northwestern University researchers have come up with yet another useful thing to write on a grain of rice - the Olympics logo! Actually, they didn’t really write it on a grain of rice, but they certainly… [MORE] |
 Air Cleansing Concrete - Solar Activated Eco Paving::Researchers at the University of Twente, a self-described entrepreneurial research university in The Netherlands, have developed a new paving material that could help clear the air in urban areas.
The… [MORE] |
 Snowmobiles of the Future - The Lotus Ice Vehicle::The Lotus Ice Vehicle is being developed to help with research on the Moon Regan TransAntarctic Expedition.
Details on the exact specifications of the Concept Ice Vehicle (CIV) are very slim, but we… [MORE] |
 Evidence of Chupacabra - Is the Goat Sucking Animal Real?::The Chupacabra, a mysterious creature that has been the center of legendary debates for decades, has once made its home in the centre of the media. Could the devilish, horror creature actually be real?… [MORE] |
 Science Dolls - Particle Physics Gets all Cute and Fuzzy::From the mind of artist and “particle zoologist” Julie Peasley comes the cutest, fuzziest pack of critters to come out of a particle accelerator this side of the Atlantic.
PhD physicist Derek van Westrum… [MORE] |
 Flickr Astronomy - Perseid Meteor Shower::The annual Perseid Meteor shower is upon us, triggering the rise of Flickr Astronomy. Basically, web 2.0 has taken recreational astronomy (and photography) to the next level by providing a medium where… [MORE] |
 Activist Shark Documentaries - Sharkwater::Thanks to decades of bloody B movies, sharks have a gruesomely bad rap. While most people think of them as the “demons of the deep,” sharks have actually been put at great risk in many parts of the… [MORE] |
 20 Biodegradable Innovations to Make Composting Cool::"Biodegradable" and "compostable" are two words popping up all over environmentally-friendly merchandise in an attempt to appeal to those concerned with the wellness of our planet.
When people think of… [MORE] |
 Olympic Fashion Evolutions - Playboy’s Visual History of Women’s Swimwear::Playboy is proving that watching well-built Olympian women in swimwear has taken big steps backwards the past two Olympic games. When Speedo added its LZR Racer swimsuit this year, it covered up more skin… [MORE] |
 Glasses That Translate - The Translayferers::Lame name but, cool idea. The Translayferers. A gadget that combines Babel Fish with sunglasses.
Kyle Lawson won Gizmodo's Made in Eureka contest by submitting his idea for an automatic language translator.… [MORE] |
 DNA Testing on Mummies - King Tut May Have Babies::Scientists in Cairo are carrying out DNA tests on King Tut and two tiny fetuses. These tests will determine whether or not the fetuses are King Tut's babies.
King Tutankhamun's parental tests are part… [MORE] |
 Bringing Back the Dinosaurs - Tuatara Mates After 111 Years::The most fascinating beast being (trend) hunted today is the Tuatara, one of the world's last living dinosaurs. The particular tuatara fascinating the media is an 111 years old male expecting babies. Since… [MORE] |
 Interactive Holograms - VisionAire Multitouch Holograms::Obscura Digital has teamed their special multi-touch software with the Musion Eyeliner Hologram Projection System to produce an amazing interactive tool for presenters to use whereby they can manipulate… [MORE] |
 Bullet Proof Bras - German Breast Protection::Bullet proof bras have been added to the standard gear for female police officers in Germany. This is in addition to bullet proof vests.
Since bras sometimes have metal or plastic parts, a bullet could… [MORE] |
 Rafts Made of Junk - Algalita Awareness Sail for Ocean Pollution::Would you sail from California to Hawaii on a raft made of 15,000 discarded plastic water bottles and an old airplane cockpit? Junk, sponsored by Algalita Marine Research Foundation, is doing just that… [MORE] |
 Au Natural Olympians - Naked Powerade Athletes Show Their Muscles::Recalling the days when Olympic athletes competed without clothing, Powerade asked some U.K. Olympians to show their form.
Rower-turned-cyclist Rebecca Romero shows off her formidable physique on her… [MORE] |
 Medical Wikipedia - Medpedia::Medpedia, the medical equivalent of Wikipedia will launch at the end of 2008. This collaborative global project aims to "collect the best information about health, medicine and the body and make it freely… [MORE] |
 Exercise in a Pill - Will GW1516 Work on People Too?::The secret to a fit body in the future may not rely in a good workout, but rather in a vial of GW1516. To put it more simply it’s exercise in a pill.
Researchers have done experiments on rodents with… [MORE] |
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