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Round-the-World Green Flights
Solar-Cell Hy-Bird
The Hy-Bird, a hydrogen-powered electric airplane that gets 10% of its power through solar-cells, is made of super-lightweight (and expensive) carbon fibre. The French company behind it, Lisa Airplanes,…
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Interactive History Lessons
The Library of Congress Experience
Behold the modern library experience.
The recently renewed Library of Congress includes a bunch of exciting new interactive technologies, courtesy of Microsoft.
These exhibitions make the Library of…
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Eco-Friendly Sailing Wine
Languedoc Wine Carried by Sailboats
This month, 60,000 bottles of wine from the southern Languedoc region of France being to Dublin, Ireland in a 19th-century barque, saving 8.324 kg (18,375 lb) of carbon, an estimated 140 grams (4.9 oz)…
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Mini-Notebooks the New Text Book?
$500 HP 2133 Mini-Note PC
Last week HP introduced the HP 2133, a full-function, mini-notebook designed for students with a price tag of US $500. The Mini-Note PC allows students to bring it comfortably from school to home or to…
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Eco-friendly Condoms
Green Johnny From The Amazon
Natex, a Brazilian company founded by the Public Health Ministry and the government of the federal state of Acre, will manufacture male preservatives from pure natural latex extracted from the Amazon rainforest…
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Animals of the Future
Exhibit Showcases Future Climate Change and Evolution
During a virtual safari, visitors of the Futuroscope in Poitiers (France) can learn about future animals. The exposition shows how the fauna of our planet evolve over the next million years.
It is not…
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Messenger Dolls
USB Powered 'Fairy Elf' Flutters When You're Pinged
How many times you walked away from your computer while a MSM is coming in and you missed that ooohhh sooo important contact. The solution, as so many, comes from Japan. The USB powered Fairy Elf Messenger…
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Reconstructing the Dead
Johann Sebastian Bach Looks Life-Like
The compositions of Johann Sebastian Bach are internationally well known, but what he looked like physically isn't.
Although he only sat for one portrait his entire life, images of the composer are plentiful…
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Rest in Peace on the Moon
Memorial Spaceflights Take Your Ashes to Space
Celestis, Inc., the pioneer in Memorial Spaceflight, announced recently it has reached agreement with two companies to launch payloads containing human cremated remains to the surface of the Moon as soon…
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Humanized Cartoons
Homer Simpson and Mario in the Flesh?
Human cartoons are realistic interpretations of famous cartoon characters. In this case, we have Homer Simpson and Mario in the flesh.
The artist used various textures of human skin and pieces of various…
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Coloured Showers
LEDs Show Water Temperature
One of the most frustrating moments of taking a shower is when you have to step under the water beam without knowing the water is too hot or freezing cold. Particularly as de shower delays some minutes…
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Urine-Powered Batteries
Aqua Power Survival Batteries
The Japanese company Aqua Power manufactures batteries in various sizes that are using almost any type of liquid as a catalyst. In this case: urine. The liquids cause a reaction between the aluminium…
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Robot Wars
Robo-One Championships
One by one the fighters are introduced into the ring at the Korakuen Stadium Hall in Tokyo, accompanied by thunderous applause. But this is no normal boxing match – the contenders are small humanoid…
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Software Problems in Bathroom Stalls
Google's Testing on the Toilet
At Google's offices, there are now software problems in the bathroom stalls.
Albeit famous for creating a friendly work environment for their employees, Google doesn’t give them a moment to relax.
The…
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High-Tech Teleconferencing
Cisco TelePresence
The term “video conferencing” is synonymous with low quality images and out-of-sync audio. Video Conferencing quality has been poor even after more than 40 years of experience. AT&T;first introduced…
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Mosaics With a Message
4,000 Americans Dead
It is becoming a trend using all types of products to create a mosaic. We have seen examples with used metro tickets, pieces of scrap or what ever inspire people to assemble an artistic object.
In this…
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Chocolate for Beauty
Cacao Treatments
Nearing Easter people start imagining the joy of giving and receiving Easter Eggs, most of them produced from chocolate and decorated in the most amazing types of wraps. This year, it's time to get something…
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Controversial Anti Drug Ad
Publicis Campaign in Brazil
This is a controversial campaign against drug use and abuse of alcohol. It can be seen in the corridors and recreation areas of the Mackenzie Presbyterian University in São Paulo/Brazil. It was implemented…
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Weightlifting with Japanese Dolls
Kokeshi Dumbbell
In Japan, you can lift dolls instead of weights.
Kokeshi are Japanese dolls, handmade from wood with a simple trunk and an enlarged head with a few thin, painted lines to define the face. The body has…
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Balloon Fashion II
Haut Couture with Air
Generally balloons are associated with children’s parties and they might even reach artistic constructions and creative design. But here balloons are serious business.
The American fashion designers…
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