Only the finest for the dead rich people
In one of the world’s fastest aging societies, Japanese seniors are worrying about a life-and-death issue: finding an “after-life” home in an island short of land. For some, going high-tech is the solution. In accordance with Buddhist tradition, most of the dead in Japan are cremated, and the […]

Hanging there like a halo, this lamp renders some saintly illumination to your den. Dubbed as Smoon Ombrella, I think the Smoon stands for moon-like and Ombrella for umbrella.
 

 
 
The world’s largest solar energy project is currently in its planning phases, and it looks like it’s going to be absolutely enormous. Planned for Gujarat, India, it’ll be producing 5 gigawatts of power when all is said and done. That’s a serious amount of energy.

 
 Algae tanks at the Farnborough International Air Show, which took place in London July 14-20.
Researchers Qiang Hu and Milton Sommerfeld from ASU’s Department of Applied Biosciences recently flew to London to share their findings and research on the application of algae-based oils for creating biofuels at the Farnborough International Air Show.
 

Researchers in New York are reporting development of the world’s thinnest balloon, made of a single layer of graphite just one atom thick. This so-called graphene sealed microchamber is impermeable to even the tiniest airborne molecules, including helium.

 
 Films of a specially designed polymer, just 0.4 to 2.0 micrometers thick, can get colder or hotter by 12 °C when an electric field is removed or applied across them.
Thin films of a new polymer developed at Penn State change temperature in response to changing electric fields. The Penn State researchers, who reported the […]

Come To The Dark Side… Of My Chin!

Although much reviled in the glamorous hirsutiary world, the goatee is perhaps the most useful form of facial hair. The cheeks and neck are exposed to cool air, leaving only the follicles around the mouth as food collecting tendrils. Think of a goatee as a portable, tongue-proddable buffet. […]

There’s no shortage of ways to be jarred out of bed in the morning, but we like the idea of a scent waking us up rather than obnoxious noises or absurd tests. Sure, the Wake n’ Bacon alarm clock comes close to that ideal, but here’s a more versatile approach: The Osim Nioi Alarm Clock.

Now Listen Here!

In recent years the headphone market has seen quite a boom, most likely thanks to the iPod and the hundreds of others of MP3 players now available. And I’m sure we’re all aware of the dangers of having your headphones (or particularly your earbuds) set too loud which can damage your eardrums. (It […]

Great or Gross Ice Cream?

The city of Yokohama has marked the 130th anniversary of the arrival of ice cream in Japan with a festival showcasing exotic regional varieties including eel, raw horse, curry, crab and potato.
Yokohama Ice Cream Expo attracted thousands of fans before it closed yesterday (SUN), according to organiser Manabu Matsumoto, who identified […]