Engineers have demonstrated how to make microscale origami-like containers that could be used as drug delivery devices in the body. The hinged structures were created in polysilicon and are only 30 micrometers on a side. (One inch is 25,400 micrometers.)

 
SMOOCHY!
These works of art can be repulsive or grotesque to some, yet we can’t seem to look away. Intricately detailed, it’s as if some of these creatures are crying out for our help while others are mocking us with their silly expressions. But one thing is for sure, they all seem to have a story […]

Could You Fill It With Beer Though?
 
Driving a car in a toasty place like Texas during the summer would be no fun if your air conditioning were on the fritz, that is unless you had a Cool Shirt. The catch is that at around $300, it would probably be cheaper to simply fix the car’s […]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1TMZASCR-I

 Fun science experiment with metronomes
Synchronization of 5 coupled metronomes in Lancaster University. Explanation on the video after the jump.
 

A Government In Exile
Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags. The factory in Guangdong had been completing Police in southern China have discovered a factory manufacturing Free Tibet flags. The factory in Guangdong had been completing overseas orders for the flag of the Tibetan government-in-exile.
Workers said they thought they were […]

The latest in olfactory help for allergy and pollen sufferers
Japanese hay fever suffers go to great lengths to stave off pollen and this is a less cumbersome and decidedly more fashionable option than the other ones used, called the Nose Mask Pit.

Awesome Colorchanging Lighting

Look at these cool LED lights! Minimal and elegant, they work with a remote switch and cycle through 16 different colors, so you can set the mood in your living room without having to get up from the couch.

 Pakistani women buy subsidized flour in Lahore. The price of staple foods
and fuel has risen drastically in the country in the last few months.
Around the world, rising food prices have made basic staples like rice and corn unaffordable for many people, pushing the poor to the barricades because they can no longer get enough to […]

Wall Street is working overtime to decide who will benefit from the tax rebates
Wall Street has been busy figuring out where and when consumers will spend their rebate checks, even as the latest consumer sentiment numbers show U.S. consumers are more distressed than they’ve been since 1982. Goldman Sachs has a top 10 list of […]

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

 Fascinating air tapping demonstration by Erik Mongrain
Air tapping is a unique style of guitar playing that Erik Mongrain excels in. His technique is very specialized, requiring years to perfect. It is both musical and percussive at the same time. More videos after the jump.
 
 

The Guolizhuang menu is a broad introduction to the medicinal benefits of eating animal penises and testicles.
Whole yak penis or sheep testicles on a bed of curry, anyone? A Beijing restaurant serves painstakingly decorated gourmet dishes for the fearless. They’re supposed to increase male potency, but women should try a bite, too: Eating penis is […]

Testing the health benefits of eating chocolate. Oh the humanity!
Scientists in the UK are seeking 150 women to eat chocolate every day for a year in the cause of medical research.
The trial, at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, eastern England, will test whether a natural compound found in cocoa, the main ingredient of […]