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World’s Tallest Residential Tower

October 11th, 2006 at 9:05 pm » Comments (0)

Four years, two months, 92 storeys, 3680 stairs and 52,000 square metres of windows later – the world’s tallest residential tower, Melbourne’s Eureka skyscraper, has finally been declared open.



Top 100 Real Estate ‘Bubble’ Markets

October 11th, 2006 at 8:25 am » Comments (1)

Moody’s Economy.com takes a sobering look at the 100 largest real estate markets and predicts their tops, their bottoms – and total price drops. They are estimating 20 markets will experience a "crash".



Nano-Gel Used to Stop Bleeding

October 11th, 2006 at 4:53 am » Comments (0)

Swab a clear liquid onto a gaping wound and watch the bleeding stop in seconds. An international team of researchers has accomplished just that in animals, using a solution of protein molecules that self-organise on the nanoscale into a biodegradable gel that stops bleeding.



For Chefs with Everything: The Roll-up Frying Pan

October 11th, 2006 at 4:42 am » Comments (0)

Nearly every kitchen has a storage problem with too much room taken up by pots, pans, equipment, and white goods. The Scroll Pan is a product which radically changes the way we perceive the regular frying pan.



Introducing the Smile Helmet

October 11th, 2006 at 4:32 am » Comments (0)

Here is a helmet for people in jobs who have to do an unusual amount of smiling, such as flight attendants, receptionists and politicians.



The Video Gamer Report

October 11th, 2006 at 4:10 am » Comments (0)

A new study finds that half of the active video gamers in the US play online and that over half of them are women.



Study: Fertile Women Dress to Impress

October 11th, 2006 at 12:04 am » Comments (0)

Women dress to impress when they are at their most fertile, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday in a study they say shows that signs of human ovulation may not be as mysterious as some scientists believe.