IBM has created a chip that can slow down light, the latest advance in an industrywide effort to develop computers that will use only a fraction of the energy of today’s machines.

Seth Godin:
I wonder how I can make some money off my friends?
I wonder how I can turn my blog into a profit center?
I wonder if I can get some of the kids at the playground to make me some money?
Americans love to monetize stuff. Why bother doing something if you’re not going to […]

Well, it looks like Honda is doing a real test of their fuel-cell car.

Inventor Tom L. Lee, Ph.D. has developed a floating wind turbine platform concept for accessing the higher winds out at sea, and convert wind energy efficiently to hydrogen and electricity. Great photo.

Few would dispute that we live in an age of information overload. In the last few years alone, blogs have increased the torrent of information each day to unmanageable levels.
This would explain, then, why a corresponding torrent of startups has surfaced recently to help us filter, manage, and control this flood of information.

It may not be quite what Steve Jobs had in mind, but a search engine called Guba is set to offer vast amounts of pornography and other video files, specifically tailored for Apple’s new iPods.

In a mystical use of genetic modification, a U.K. art group based in Japan has found a way to ensure that a person’s DNA lives on long after their demise.

You would never guess that Jon Spallino drives what is probably the most expensive car in this city, known for its automotive excess. Or that he is the world’s most technologically advanced commuter.