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Storm and Lightning Photos

February 12th, 2006 at 11:50 pm » Comments (0)

If you’re a storm and lightning nerd like I am, you’re sure to love these photos of the sky-electric.



World’s Smallest Color Camera

February 12th, 2006 at 10:45 pm » Comments (0)

We’re not sure if this is the smallest color camera in the world, but they claim it is, and it sure looks incredibly tiny.



Tiger Bone Wine

February 12th, 2006 at 10:27 pm » Comments (0)

China’s Shanghai zoo, is storing the
bones of dead tigers in distilled spirits and selling the resulting
tonic as a health supplement



Amazing Collection of 3-D Landscape Images

February 12th, 2006 at 10:21 pm » Comments (0)

Here is a collection of amazing 3-D landscape images. These public images make for fantastic desktop wallpaper!



House-In-A-Box

February 12th, 2006 at 9:38 pm » Comments (0)

House-in-a-box is designed
to provide complete affordable housing that assembles
[...]



Internet Usage Reaches One Billion

February 12th, 2006 at 9:33 pm » Comments (0)

Worldwide Internet usage reached one billion people on December 2005. This represents approximately 15.7% of the total world population.



Liquid Condoms

February 12th, 2006 at 9:28 pm » Comments (0)

China Daily is reporting the first liquid condom product went on sale today after China’s health and
drugs administration formally gave the liquid prophylactic the
thumbs-up.



iPod Chip Implants

February 12th, 2006 at 9:14 pm » Comments (0)

A Korean company wants to implant a chip under the skin of the forearm and uses the body’s own propensity to create electricity to power the transmission sequences from an iPod.



World’s First Face Transplant Launches Ethical Debate

February 12th, 2006 at 6:46 am » Comments (0)

Isabelle Dinoire, who recieved the world’s first partial face transplant, provoked lively debate
about the ethics of the operation, but was
more concerned about media harassment of her and her family. (Includes some of the latest photos of Isabelle Dinoire)



Participatory Parks: Creating New Cultures in Our Communities

February 12th, 2006 at 6:19 am » Comments (0)

Thomas Frey:  Great cities throughout history were known far and wide for the grand
parks that served as their centerpieces.  But what do we think about
today when we conjure up the image of a park?



Microwave-Drill Technology

February 12th, 2006 at 5:42 am » Comments (0)

A microwave drill can bore through materials such as
concrete and glass, silently and without creating dust.
[...]



Go Daddy Beats Network Solutions

February 12th, 2006 at 5:21 am » Comments (0)

Go Daddy has passed Network Solutions as the top domain registrar,
and now manages more than 6.8 million domains. This marks the first
time that any registrar other than Network Solutions has held the top
spot.