Julius Popp
February 21st, 2009 | 5 CommentsJulius Popp is very innovative artis. He was born in 1973 in Nürnberg. He graduateted at “Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst“ in Leipzig (Meisterschüler Astrid Klein). Julius Popp recived numerous international awards including the Künstföderpreis der Stadtwerke Halle und Leipzig 2002, the Robot Choice Award 2003, and he was nominated for the Inspire-award 2004. He [...]
First probabilistic CPU 30x more power-efficient
February 17th, 2009 | 0 CommentsRice University today used the International Solid-State Circuits Conference to reveal that it has tested a real-world example of a processor founded on probability math. Called a PCMOS (probability-based complementary metal-oxide semiconductor), the chip abandons the either/or Boolean logic of all current processors in favor of calculations that rely on the most likely answer in [...]
Earth Friendly Home
February 17th, 2009 | 2 CommentsIt’s the house that love built – Woodland Home was done by a man with the help of his father-in-law, a few good friends and some passersby who couldn’t help their curiosity at this spectacular sustainable design. “Being your own architect is a lot of fun and allows you to create and enjoy something which [...]
Free Hugs
February 17th, 2009 | 0 CommentsSometimes, a hug is all what we need. Free hugs is a real life controversial story of Juan Mann, A man whos sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives. In this age of social disconnectivity and lack of human contact, the effects of the Free Hugs campaign [...]
The Troll
February 14th, 2009 | 32 CommentsKim and her volunteers built a huge 12-foot tall troll with completely non-toxic materials. As Kim says, the most important aspect of this sculpture is that it si truly interactive. The best way that people can interact with public art is by having their picture taken somewhere around, or in front of them. It is [...]
Porphyria – a disease of vampires
February 10th, 2009 | 9 CommentsPorphyria is not one disease, but a group of at least eight different diseases that are significantly different. The common feature for all porphyria is accumulation of porphyria. We can find porphyria in our body, but it is not good when porphyria start to accumulation in body. Treatment and symptoms of different types of Porphyria [...]
The world’ largest tunnel under the sea
February 5th, 2009 | 2 CommentsThe Channel Tunnel Eurostar speeds you through the Channel Tunnel, one of Europe’s biggest infrastructure projects to date. The $15 billion Channel Tunnel makes the old dream of a ground link between Great Britain and continental Europe a reality for the first time since the Ice Ages. The tunnel consists of 3 interconnected tubes: 1 [...]
Fuel cell powered Jaguar C-XC
February 4th, 2009 | 1 CommentEco Factor: Zero emission car powered by hydrogen fuel cells. It’s always great to see how the addition of green technologies can beautify our cars. Similar is the work of Philip Dean, who has designed a concept car powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Dubbed the Jaguar C-XC, the car is a stylish 2+2 coupe designed [...]
Underground garage
February 4th, 2009 | 0 CommentsFor those of you who always dreamed at your very own top-secret underground parking, like those you saw in movies here is an innovative design that aims to tackle the growing loss of front gardens to car park space in urban areas. A West London resident decided to combine the garden an the parking space [...]
Car in Church Roof
February 3rd, 2009 | 1 CommentForget the “Dukes of Hazard.” In the eastern German town of Limbach-Oberfrohna on Sunday night, a 23-year-old driver speeding through the town center lost control of his vehicle, launched off an embankment and ended up smashed into the roof of the village church some seven meters (23 feet) up. And far from driving a 1969 [...]
The biggest pool in the world!
February 2nd, 2009 | 0 CommentsThe world’s largest swimming pool is now officially found in the San Alfonso del Mar Resort in Chile, but given our deep love for hotel pools, we figured it’s time to take a closer look, especially since the Guinness Book of World Records decided it was worth looking at, too. The San Alfonso del Mar [...]
Make toast with your PC
February 1st, 2009 | 0 CommentsAs soon as human kind brought computer technology to the commercial level, we figured out that food and our favourite PC game, movie, or software go along really well. As a matter of fact most of us can’t imagine not having snacks around the computer. This unusualy placed toaster is powered by your computer and [...]
World’s Smallest Fish
January 31st, 2009 | 0 Comments“This is one of the strangest fish that I’ve seen in my whole career”, said Ralf Britz, zoologist at the Natural History Museum. No wonder—it’s the smallest fish ever discovered. Measuring 7.9mm long and a member of the Carp family, Paedocypris progenetica is the world’s tiniest vertebrate. Found living in a forest swamp on the [...]
The Strongest Bite Ever
January 31st, 2009 | 1 CommentPlacoderm fishes were the first group of jawed vertebrates, and dominated aquatic ecosystems between 430 and 360 million years ago. These early fishes were covered in a bonny armor that protected them (placoderm = “armored skin”). The biggest placoderm ever found is Dunkleosteus terrelli, which, with its 33 feet (10 m) length and 4 tons [...]
Tasmanian Devil – snap eight times stronger than dobermans
January 31st, 2009 | 0 CommentsThe Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial now found in the wild only in the Australian island state of Tasmania. The Tasmanian Devil is the only extant member of the genus Sarcophilus. The size of a small dog, but stocky and muscular, the Tasmanian Devil is now the largest carnivorous marsupial in the [...]
Bicycle of future
January 31st, 2009 | 1 CommentRealized by the Industrial Design Department of Alberto Del Biondi Industria Del Design in Italy, this avant-garde concept plays on the latest bicycle materials and technology. The new design is a minimalistic play on the typical city bike, using the concept of less is more to an extreme degree. Lines are simple yet dynamic while [...]
Humans microchips
January 31st, 2009 | 0 CommentsAll Australians could be implanted with microchips for tracking and identification within the next two or three generations, a prominent academic says. Michael G Michael from the University of Wollongong’s School of Information Systems and Technology, has coined the term “uberveillance” to describe the emerging trend of all-encompassing surveillance. “Uberveillance is not on the outside [...]
The Difference Between Women and Men
January 29th, 2009 | 0 CommentsWe like to think that men and women are fundamentally the same, excepting their reproductive organs. We all want the same rights and opportunities, and for some things, such as women’s suffrage, it was a long, hard fight to achieve equal footing. As a result, we’re often appalled at stereotypical suggestions that the sexes might [...]
