Scientists at Massachusetts General Hospital, USA, are using the Free-Electron Laser at specific wavelengths (selective photothermolysis) to heat up fat, which is then excreted by the body - without harming the skin. They say this technique could be used for treating cellulite, acne and heart disease.

About.com:  U.S. News and World Report yesterday featured an e-mail interview with entrepreneur and futurist Thomas Frey, Senior Director of The DaVinci Institute, on the future of small-business start-ups. The interview talked about two major trends in entrepreneurship:

Virtualization is a hot topic in the enterprise space these days. It’s being touted as the solution to every problem from server proliferation to CPU underutilization to application isolation. While the technology does indeed have many benefits, it’s not without drawbacks.

As startups like Riya.com create innovative alternative search technologies and initiate the alternative search tech boom, it seems Google has developed an audio based search to recognize voices.

China’s computer manufacturers must install operating software before their goods leave the factory gates, the latest effort to address the thorny issue of piracy before President Hu Jintao visits the United States.

A collection of the top 10 jobs in America based on a series of variables like growth, pay, stress, etc.

The Des Moine Register:  The Register last week interviewed Thomas Frey, executive director and senior futurist at the DaVinci Institute, about the future of libraries and information access. Following are excerpts:

Michael Cushman: I spent hours thinking about all the problems with the current job sites and imagining a different future. My excuse for “wasting” a day falls under my research regarding the Future of Business Culture. Here is my idea: create an Employment History Bureau, like a credit bureau, with additional features similar to Linkedin, a […]

Next time you really want to impress your friends, take them for a ride on a Limo-Jet.  This crazy mashup of half corporate jet, half limo has an unusual "cool factor" that is sure to get you noticed.  Great photos.

A recent article in Forbes, "China Surpasses US in Internet Use," cites an assertion by Dr. Charles Zhang’s, CEO of Sohu.com, China’s largest web portal, that, according to his internal research, Chinese Internet users now number over 150 million, possibly totalling as many as 200 million. Great stats.