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Finally, a Candy that Fights Tooth Decay

April 9th, 2008 at 11:18 pm » Comments (0)

Most children are told to stay away from chewy candies to keep their teeth cavity-free, but children in Venezuela who ate a special cavity-fighting candy had 62% fewer cavities than those who brushed their teeth regularly, researchers said.
Children in the study were testing the effectiveness of BasicMints, an experimental fluoride-free treatment designed […]



Unconventional Approach Produces Ultra-Pure Water

April 9th, 2008 at 7:47 am » Comments (1)

A new Scandinavian spin-off company is researching a novel way to remove the worst contaminants from water using carbon dioxide gas. Traditional water-purification techniques such as filtration or distillation attempt to remove the contaminants from water by fluid flow. This new technology reverses conventional thinking by drawing clean water molecules away from the contaminated matter […]



Fast Food, German-Style

April 9th, 2008 at 7:36 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp6T0-NCZaQ

Germany likes to call itself the “Land of Ideas” - and over the centuries it has certainly had plenty of them. It was Germans who invented the aspirin, the airship, the printing press and the diesel engine.
But Germany has surely never produced anything quite as weird as the automated restaurant. It actually looks more […]



The Fukang Pallasite For Sale

April 9th, 2008 at 7:15 am » Comments (0)

Meteorite enthusiasts the world over know of the Fukang Meteorite. Discovered in the Gobi desert (near Fukang) in China eight years ago, the extremely rare and beautiful Pallasite meteorite is thought to have originated at the mantle-core boundary of very large differentiated asteroids that were destroyed during the early formation of the solar system over […]



Head on Collision at 60 MPH

April 9th, 2008 at 7:15 am » Comments (0)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y5vbNbxD6bw

How many times have you seem two cars traveling at 6o mph crash into each other?  Well, here is a staged crash to show you what happens. Not exactly a thing of beauty.
 



Sex? It’s Written ‘All Over Your Face’

April 9th, 2008 at 7:09 am » Comments (1)

Men, beware! For a woman, one look is enough to make out whether you’re wooing her just for a one-night stand or marriage.
Researchers at Durham University have carried out a study and found that a person’s attitude to sex are written all over the face — in fact, the clues lie in the shape of […]



Economy Putting a Drag on Silicon Valley

April 9th, 2008 at 6:59 am » Comments (0)

During the first three months of the year, only five companies backed by venture capital investors went public on Wall Street, the National Venture Capital Association said last week. That is down from 31 in the fourth quarter of last year, and is roughly the same level as at the nadir of the dot-com bust.



The New Virtual Peeing Game

April 9th, 2008 at 6:50 am » Comments (0)

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQNKRDFanQE

For all you women who continue to wonder why men can’t ever seem to hit the toilet, this game is for you.
Super Pii Pii brothers is a Wii game that provides a virtual peeing experience. The purpose of the game is to get as much pee in the toilets as you can while spilling as […]



Frontotemporal Dementia - The New Creativity Disease

April 9th, 2008 at 6:28 am » Comments (0)

Image of a migraine by Dr. Anne Adams
Patients with FTD develop artistic abilities when frontal brain areas decline and posterior regions take over. The disease alters circuits in the brain, changing the connections between the front and back parts, resulting in a torrent of creativity.



Programmable Tattoos

April 9th, 2008 at 6:02 am » Comments (0)

From the world of technology comes another mind blowing innovation that simply sweeps you off your feet. The programmable tattoo appears on the skin through nanotubes. The sensory conductors are the size of human hair and displays images on the skin, they are displayed when the power is on and keep appearing even when […]



Designer Gas Masks So You Can Face the Apocalypse in Style

April 9th, 2008 at 5:49 am » Comments (0)

If you’re like me you get frustrated by the fact that all gas masks tend to look alike - standard military issue chemical warfare prevention stuff. Well, you can start to breath a little easier (even if it’s through a mask) because famed designer, Diddo Velema, has gone out of his way to make gas […]



Perfect Breasts Just an Injection Away

April 9th, 2008 at 5:03 am » Comments (0)

Want to look like Jennifer Aniston? Always hiding behind push-up bras, but afraid of going under the knife? Imagine if all it took to obtain a cleavage as ample as that of those Victoria’s Secret model was an injection.
Well, the ‘boob job in an injection’ is now a reality, thanks to […]



Will the Economy Affect E-Commerce?

April 9th, 2008 at 12:17 am » Comments (1)

A recent PiperJaffray survey of 200 US Internet users has found mixed responses to the question of how a slowing economy might affect e-commerce spending.
When asked how their discretionary e-commerce spending would change in 2008 versus 2007, 33% plan to purchase less online, while only 12% will purchase more and 55% will purchase the same […]



Hot Rod Strollers for Babies

April 9th, 2008 at 12:15 am » Comments (0)

 
Have you been out on the streets? Have you seen what the hell is going on? It’s like the 1950’s all over again. Damn kids with their souped up Hot Rods. But now the kids with their Hot Rods are like a year old! And with their moms! More pics after the jump.