The Clock Clock 
Swedish designers Humans since 1982 have created a digital clock made of 24 analog clocks, which spell out the time with their hands. (Pics) (Videos)

Glaciers around Juneau are receding 30 feet or more each year. 
Global warming conjures images of rising seas that threaten coastal areas. But in Juneau, as almost nowhere else in the world, climate change is having the opposite effect: As the glaciers here melt, the land is rising, causing the sea to retreat.

Oxygen drawn from the air reacts within the porous carbon to release the electrical charge in this lithium-air battery. 
A new type of air-fueled battery could give up to ten times the energy storage of designs currently available.  This step-change in capacity could pave the way for a new generation of electric cars, mobile phones and [...]

GaitAid Virtual Walker
From now on, “virtual reality” has a whole new meaning for people with Cerebral Palsy who want to improve their balance and walk normally again.

Products bucking the recession
It’s not all doom and gloom in the U.S. economy. Some products are bucking the recession and flying off store shelves.
Sales of chocolate and running shoes are up. Wine drinkers haven’t stopped sipping; they just seem to be choosing cheaper vintages.
Gold coins are selling like hot cakes. So are gardening seeds. Tanning [...]

This Land of Love will not be seen or enjoyed.

China’s first sex theme park, aimed at improving both the sex education and the sex life of its visitors, has been torn down before it even opened. The owners were “interested only in profiting from sensationalism,” one official said.
Due to open in Chongqing in October, Love [...]

Ok, now spell out supercalifragilisticexpialidocious!

We’ve seen quite a few creative alphabets, but probably none as weird (and painful) as this set, made with clothespin and skin. It’s called alfabet in huid (typeface in skin) by Thijs Verbeek.
One one hand it is good to know we can all make words out of our extra skin when [...]