CartaSense chip
Cartasense is monitoring animals at home and on the range
It won’t help this time around alleviating the swine flu outbreak, but the Israeli company CartaSense has invented a chip to monitor swine health to nab potential viral outbreaks early.
 

Vacuuming the lawn doesn’t seem quite so insane when she does it
It is the hours we spend laughing at ourselves that give us a sense as to why the whole world is also laughing at us. We can’t all be idiots. Well, maybe we can, but still, we can’t all be idiots. (Pics)

New treatment for peanut allergies
Children suffering from potentially lethal nut allergies can now live normal lives for the first time following the success of an experimental new treatment.
Doctors at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge have developed a pioneering therapy which effectively “retrains” the immune systems of patients who have food allergies so that they become desensitised [...]

Celery is 96 per cent water – but is also rich in minerals
A new study had found that some fruit and vegetables may hydrate the body twice as effectively as a glass of water – making them a refreshing snack option during the hot summer months.

Terracotta Warrior
Archaeologists in China’s northern Xi’an city have excavated another 100 terracotta warriors, including a much-prized army officer, near the tomb of the nation’s first emperor, state media said.
 

Photo: Alex Dejong
When a brain tumor caused professional photographer Alex Dejong to lose his eyesight three years ago, he turned to gadgets to continue making his art.