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The Smart Dog

August 28th, 2005 at 11:44 pm » Comments (0)

A yellow labrador walked into a job referral agency and asked if they have any openings for him. Caught momentarily off guard, the receptionist, thought for a moment and asked the dog to leave his resume and call back in an hour.



Ultra-Sensitive Breath Tests Designed to Detect Cancer

August 28th, 2005 at 11:25 pm » Comments (0)

Breath tests aren’t just for drunken drivers anymore. They now can help determine if a person has cancer, whether a heart transplant is being rejected and potentially will cut down on the number of biopsies transplant patients must endure.



The Evian Water Bra

August 28th, 2005 at 11:12 pm » Comments (0)

This new bra may look a bit weird but it’s chest great for keeping cool.



The Burning Man Laser Harp

August 28th, 2005 at 10:29 pm » Comments (0)

The harps are three separate but unified light instruments. At burning man, each day the harps will be reconfigured to form various larger forms… first a walking path, second a separation as 3 unique entities, and last a combined spiral maze. Each night, as the playa cranium is lit the harps will slowly begin to […]



Introducing the Homeland Security Blanket

August 28th, 2005 at 10:12 pm » Comments (0)

The Homeland Security Blanket is a set of 5 networked blankets. Each blanket is wirelessly networked to the internet and responds to the Homeland Security Acts fluxuating, color coded “Threat Levels”. Complete with photos.



The Mad Cow Blood Test

August 28th, 2005 at 9:49 pm » Comments (0)

Researchers at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston have found a way to detect mad cow disease in blood.



Entrepreneurship in Fairbanks

August 28th, 2005 at 3:11 pm » Comments (0)

Brad Feld:
Earlier this summer I was invited up to Fairbanks, Alaska by the Fairbanks Economic Development Corporation to talk about entrepreneurship. I decided to swing up to Fairbanks at the end of our Alaska trip to check things out.



Scaling the Side of Buildings

August 28th, 2005 at 2:15 pm » Comments (0)

Spiderman does it, so does James Bond. Now a gadget has been developed to allow US marines to zip up the sides of buildings or ships with virtually no effort.