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A Dog Powered Tricycle

February 5th, 2007 at 7:43 pm » Comments (0)

This unusual tricycle, built in France in 1875, was powered by two dogs. Run Rover run!



Armless Teen Drummer A Drumming Competition Finalist

February 5th, 2007 at 6:33 pm » Comments (0)

A teenager born with no lower arms has defied his disability by scoring a winning spot in the finals for the Young Drummer of the Year competition.



Cubism Gone Rubik

February 5th, 2007 at 6:21 pm » Comments (0)

So you have a case or two of old Rubik Cubes sitting around in your basement and all of a sudden it hits you what you should do with them…



Amazing Muppet Animatronic

February 5th, 2007 at 6:04 pm » Comments (0)

A fully mobile, remote-controlled audio-animatronic "Mobile Muppet Lab" made an appearance at the Disney Christmas Party this year, and now the same beast has been spotted making the rounds of the Imagineering parking-lot. No word yet on when it’ll appear in the parks.



Human Powered Transatlantic Attempt

February 5th, 2007 at 12:03 pm » Comments (0)

Greg Kolodziejzyk set a world record for human powered vehicles last July when he pedalled his streamlined recumbent bike 650 miles in 24 hours. Now Greg is embarking on an even bigger adventure.



Superbowl Ad Competition

February 5th, 2007 at 4:53 am » Comments (0)

It looks luke Bud, Snickers, and Doritos are coming out on top of this year’s battle for the coolest Superbowl ad spot, but its not too late for you to weigh in.



Bionic Arm Woman Regains Sense of Touch

February 5th, 2007 at 4:38 am » Comments (0)

Although Matsushita and Activelink have rolled out a rehabilitating robotic suit aimed at giving handicapped individuals their ability to maneuver their own body parts once again, it appears that Claudia Mitchell has regained her sense of movement using a slightly different apparatus.



Bull Sperm Hair Treatment

February 5th, 2007 at 4:28 am » Comments (0)

A hairdresser is offering clients a new conditioning treatment made out of bull’s semen.



Enter the Age of Time-Shifting

February 5th, 2007 at 4:17 am » Comments (0)

According to a study from NBC.com, conducted by InsightExpress, 78% of the viewers using the NBC Rewind online service watched a television episode they had missed on broadcast TV.



Economist: Auto Sales to Remain Flat

February 5th, 2007 at 4:12 am » Comments (0)

U.S. auto sales this year should be about the same as in 2006, but increased truck sales could be a bright spot after last year’s disaster for the three Detroit-area automakers, the National Automobile Dealers Association’s top economist said Sunday.



Grumpy Workers are Most Productive

February 5th, 2007 at 4:01 am » Comments (0)

The next time you go to work in a bad mood, don’t worry. It could be a sign you’re on the way to solving a problem. Recent research shows it could be the grumpy workers who are actually a company’s most creative problem-solvers, said Jing Zhou, associate professor of management at the Jesse H. Jones […]



$1 Million Prize Awarded for Water Purifier

February 5th, 2007 at 3:49 am » Comments (0)

A professor who developed an inexpensive, easy-to-make system for filtering arsenic from well water has won a $1 million engineering prize — and he plans to use most of the money to distribute the filters to needy communities around the world.



Tracking Your Car by Cellphone and e-Mail

February 5th, 2007 at 3:43 am » Comments (0)

Here’s something that might appeal to your fretful or data-loving side: a service that alerts you if your car is stolen — or being driven too fast by the teenager who borrowed the keys.



Material Created that is Harder than Diamonds

February 5th, 2007 at 3:32 am » Comments (0)

A material that is stiffer than diamond has been created by mixing particles of the mineral barium titanate and molten tin. Diamond was previously the stiffest material known.