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New “Liquid Smoking” Drink Promises Instant High for Smokers

October 27th, 2008 at 8:12 pm » Comments (0)

 A HOT New Product, Liquid Smoking
A company has created a drink that claims to have the same effect as smoking cigarettes.
The fruit-flavored drink, called “Liquid Smoking”, promises an instant high followed by a ‘euphoric calming feeling’. This product is targeted towards those suffering from the smoking ban.



Epilepsy Drug Shows Promise For Alzheimer’s Disease

October 27th, 2008 at 8:07 pm » Comments (0)

 Epilepsy Drug May Be The Cure For Alzheimer’s Disease
Valproic acid, used in the treatment of epilepsy and other neurological and psycho-neurological disorders, has been found to improve memory and reduce brain lesions in mice with Alzheimer’s symptoms.



Star Wars And Star Trek Origami Made From $.

October 27th, 2008 at 8:02 pm » Comments (0)

 
Cool Origami
Hawaii resident Won Park’s origami first got our attention with his One Dollar Camera. Then we started browsing through his work online, and we discovered a treasure trove of pictures of his origami projects, including paper versions of the Millennium Falcon and the Starship Enterprise.



Rosie The Robot Maid, Made By Toyota

October 27th, 2008 at 1:06 pm » Comments (0)

Say Goodbye To Housekeeping, New Robot Maid
Japan’s rapidly declining population due to low birth rates and a graying majority has the country in a panic, but Toyota plans to save the day with a new category of server robots. Unveiled last week the new robot is the result of their collaboration with Tokyo University’s Information [...]



Fishbowl Spaceship With A 360-Degree View

October 27th, 2008 at 12:58 pm » Comments (0)

 Space Bowl
The visionaries at Armadillo Aerospace have some big ideas. The most outrageous is this “Fishbowl Spaceship,” giving two passengers a spectacular 360-degree view of suborbital space. The company, founded by iD software (Doom, Quake) chief John Carmack, plans to build this far-fetched space bubble next year, aiming to start its first suborbital flights a [...]