Burj Dubai is set to be the world’s tallest building and the centerpiece of the Gulf regions most prestigious urban development, entitled Downtown Dubai. The Arabic meaning for the word Burj is ‘tower’, which gives Burj Dubai a meaning of ‘Dubai Tower’ or ‘Tower of Dubai’. Its exact height hasn’t been disclosed but it has [...]

 
There’s no place like home
The Shopping Cart Shelter was designed as a tool for homeless people who collect bottles from the streets and also need a place to stay that is safe from the elements. The bottles provide a small income, and this is needed in order to sustain themselves.

 Sometimes whales just get cravings for seal
Just because you run onto the beach doesn’t mean you’ll be safe from this whale. Quite amazing. Second video after the jump.
 

 
 As known, oil prices are going up and some companies are finding ways to save on this. The DHS cargo company has come out with the kite-powered cargo ship project (that reminds me something of kite-powered).

 
 Ferrari Monza
Keeping in sync with the celebrated name Enzo, Monza not only sounds but also appears to be the future of Ferrari. This revolutionary Ferrari concept, designed by Iman Maghsoudi, is cleverly programmed to drive on its own. At slower speeds, the “pilot” sits in full control in a cockpit akin to straddling a motorcycle [...]

 
Ever wondered if you could travel faster than the speed of light? According to physicists Gerald Cleaver and Richard Obousy, interstellar voyages could be possible when warp drive would be turned in to reality.
 

 
 Angioplasty Balloon
The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin.

 
A real-time surgical imaging system (top) displays live video.  Image produced by the new system (bottom) shows a pig’s hind leg after injection of a contrast agent.  
Many cancer patients leave surgery still harboring dangerous tumor cells, while others suffer painful aftereffects because a surgeon has removed too much healthy tissue or nicked a nerve. A [...]

Just Groqit!
If you’ve ever accidentally bought the same album, book or DVD twice because you forget you already had a copy at home, then to be honest, you have too many albums, books or DVDs. (Seriously, you don’t need to serve as a redundant backup for the Library of Congress.) But if you just can’t [...]

Is This Gonna Be A Good Hair Day?

Scientists are looking at human hair on the microscopic level to try to determine the differences between frizzy and silky hair. They hope their research could lead to better shampoos and conditioners, and give people more “good hair days.”

Just Slightly Larger Than The US Budget Deficit

Pictured here is a massive diamond mine in Mirna, Siberia.  It measures 525 m deep and 1.25 km in diameter.  The suction from the hole is so powerful that helicopters flying over it have crashed!