A research team at Stanford has developed a refrigeration device the size of a thermos. What’s interesting is that it uses no electricity. Zip. Zero. Nada. Zilch. Instead, it contains some kind of coolant that becomes cold when it’s exposed to heat.

 
 Minute Glass
Clock radios don’t get any greener than this. Minute Glass is a clock radio powered by magnetic induction so there’s no need for batteries or electricity at all. It wakes you up in the morning with music, and its alarm won’t turn off until you’ve shaken it enough to power it for another day. [...]

 
After tracking 516 men and women ages 70 and over over a six-year period, the results of the Berlin Aging Study will soon be published in the Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Science. The study was conducted by the Max Planck Institute for Human Development in Berlin and the University of Michigan Institute for Social Research.

 
Losing weight is easier when there is money on the line, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

 
1. Large Hadron Collider
Good news! The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) – the massive particle accelerator straddling the Swiss-French border – didn’t destroy the world! The bad news: The contraption didn’t really work either. In September, the 17-mile collider was switched on for the first time, putting to rest the febrile webchatter that the machine would [...]

Above, a Banana spider and her mate
Big males outperform smaller ones in head-to-head mating contests but diminutive males make ten times better lovers because they’re quicker to mature and faster on their feet, a new study of redback spiders reveals.

Pavlov’s Neurons
More than a century after Ivan Pavlov’s dog was conditioned to salivate when it heard the sound of a tone prior to receiving food, scientists have found neurons that are critical to how people and animals learn from experience.

Very very small brains
Paleontologists have long known that dinosaurs had tiny brains, but they had no idea the beasts were such airheads.

Less Trees=Less Air + Worse Ozone
In the rainforests of equatorial Asia, a link between drought and deforestation is fueling global warming, finds an international study that includes a UC Irvine scientist.

I could use this surgury
A brand new process that could revolutionise the reliability and durability of surgical implants, such as hip and knee replacements, has today , 2 December 08, received recognition for its medical and commercial potential by achieving one of the world’s most sought after accolades. A team of researchers, led by the [...]

The house of Alex Goodwind in Melksham, England.  Goodwind starts planning his lights in July.

We just discovered a great site with great holiday lights from all over the world. Who knows, maybe you’ll recognize one of the houses or inspire you to create your own masterpiece in lights!

Radiation is certainly NOT sexy or fun.

Cellphone radiation is spawning worries that it can do everything from making sperm stupid to popping popcorn… which means it’s prime time to start selling “cures” like this “radiation reducing” E-wave phone chip.
Omega, a Belgian health products company that usually markets things like suntan lotion and wart treatments, is [...]

Now THAT’s what I call a Lard Statue!

Army Gurkha chefs are celebrating winning a prestigious award after making eye-catching sculptures from lard. The soldiers shaped the ivory-like statues with their bare hands. Each intricate carving took around 100 hours to create.
Chefs from the Queens Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment won catering awards for sculptures including a [...]