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Top 10 Videos of the Week

April 5th, 2009 at 5:28 pm » Comments (2)

 

1.) Watch the Landing of Jumbo the Elephant
We have uncovered some amazing videos this week for our top 10 list. Some are very funny, some weird, and others just hard to explain.
 



Zero Star Hotel – Military Style Accomodations

April 5th, 2009 at 10:56 am » Comments (0)

Zero Star Hotel 
Always wanted to stay in an air-raid shelter or military bunker? A new Swiss hotel, the Zero Star Hotel will let you do just that. If you’re used to 5-star luxury accommodations at a hotel, be prepared to lower your expectations when booking your place at the innovative Zero Star Hotel.



Men Might Have Biological Clocks, Too

April 5th, 2009 at 10:56 am » Comments (0)

Pablo Picasso, 66, with his son  
Read between the lines of a recent study out of Australia and you can see hints of a coming shift in the gender conversation. Researchers at the University of Queensland found that children born to older fathers have, on average, lower scores on tests of intelligence than those born to [...]



Child-Robot Mimics Infant Learning

April 5th, 2009 at 10:34 am » Comments (0)

Child Robot- CB2 
The creators of the Child-robot with Biomimetic Body, or CB2, say it’s slowly developing social skills by interacting with humans and watching their facial expressions, mimicking a mother-baby relationship. (Pics)



Will Russia Be Mining The Moon By The Year 2025?

April 5th, 2009 at 9:57 am » Comments (0)

 
Mining on the moon
According to news sources, the motivation behind a future expedition to the moon is the metal, Helium-3, which is commonly used in nuclear reactors and microchip technologies. This material is very rare on earth, but is thought to be in abundant supply on the Moon. Due to its scarcity, it is typically [...]



Top 10 Photos of the Week

April 5th, 2009 at 9:50 am » Comments (3)

 Determined to be the first retailer to sell absolutely everything, Wal-Mart is now selling babies
Sometimes a blizzard is only a figment of your imagination. And other times, the figment is only a blizzard of your imagination. Which ever the case may be, it all boils down to the figment. What the hell is a “figment” [...]



How Microbes Can Fuel America In The Future

April 5th, 2009 at 9:41 am » Comments (0)

 
Scientists Use Tiny Organisms to Create Fuel, Viruses to Make Batteries
For millenniums, microbes have been a staunch technological ally. They have leavened our bread and cured our cheeses. Now, engineers are asking them to convert carbon dioxide into fuel and to build a new generation of batteries. Some of the smallest life forms with which [...]