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Introducing the Luxury Pet Bus

September 8th, 2008 at 11:05 pm » Comments (0)

Dog carers posing in front of the luxury dog bus.
Dogs in Berlin can now travel to their daycare center in the lap of luxury with a specially-made bus offering soothing classical music and comfortable rugs. The bus is designed to ensure that even cats can hitch a ride without encountering any trouble.
 



Man Leaves Girlfriend Behind Bars to Save Money

September 8th, 2008 at 10:53 pm » Comments (0)

Sometimes it doesn’t pay to have a cheap boyfriend
A frugal man has declined an invitation from police to pay a €225 ($320) fine that would get his girlfriend out of jail. The woman is serving a 15-day sentence for fraud.



Obesity Leads to Liver Damage in Teens

September 8th, 2008 at 10:42 pm » Comments (0)

 
Problems associated with over-eating begin to mount
In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants.



20 Modern Engineering Marvels

September 8th, 2008 at 1:42 pm » Comments (0)

 
Technology is taking such rapid strides forward at such a blurring pace that what is considered a marvelous novelty turns into a mundane common object within no time. To classify and bunch a set of man-made marvels from a world that is being constantly altered is a pretty tough job. Finding them is easy enough [...]



Advanced Math Skills Linked To Inborn Number Sense In Humans

September 8th, 2008 at 12:51 pm » Comments (0)

 
Humans have an inborn, intuitive grasp of numbers that varies sharply from one person to the next and is closely linked to advanced math skills, according to a study released on Sunday.



International Nuclear Rules bent for India deal

September 8th, 2008 at 12:13 pm » Comments (1)

 
Is it OK to bend international rules over the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons? That’s the question raised by the lifting of ban that has prevented India from trading in commercial nuclear fuel, equipment and technology.



“InVisible Updates”

September 8th, 2008 at 12:04 pm » Comments (0)

 
Not your everyday “overhead” projector trick
This seems perfectly believable when you’re reading about a fictional world filled with witches, wizards and centuries-old magic; but in the real world, such a garment would be impossible, right? Not so fast. With optical-camouflage technology developed by scientists at the University of Tokyo, the invisibility cloak is already a [...]



Play A Short Film With A Giant Polaroid Flipbook Machine

September 8th, 2008 at 11:15 am » Comments (0)

 
Can it get any more adorably indie than a short film portrayed on 987 Polaroids that display flipbook-style on a giant drum inside a machine called the “Process Enacted Mutoscope”?



Touch-Hear – Knowledge At Your Fingertips

September 8th, 2008 at 10:54 am » Comments (0)

 
 Touch-Hear Concept Design Incubation Centre
The Design Incubation Centre has hatched a concept that would probably make pocket dictionaries a thing of the past. That means, next time you come across an unfamiliar word, you wouldn’t flip pages of a thesaurus or search Google for it. Scrolling your fingers through the word or a phrase in the [...]



Cats And Dogs Can Learn To Get Along

September 8th, 2008 at 10:42 am » Comments (0)

 
Thinking about adopting a perky little puppy as a friend for your fluffy cat, but worried that they’ll fight — well, like cats and dogs?