Future agribusiness professionals will be some of the most
highly skilled people on earth, and the envy of the executive class
Tomorrow’s farm technology will make today’s look as outdated as steam-powered traction engines seem today. The stage is being set for an unprecedented new generation of farming driven by ever-greater levels of precision, relevancy and control. Many [...]
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Origami Toilet Paper For Your Inner Artist
Origami is the traditional Japanese Art of folding paper. And now you can turn your visits to the toilet into a multi-national cultural experience, thanks to this Origami Toilet Paper! Cultivate your inner artistic visions while you are busy taking care of business.
Top 10 Photos of the Week
Charles Darwin called and he wants his theory of evolution back
If tomorrow was yesterday, and the day after tomorrow was the day after yesterday, it would still be today only two days later. However, if the time differential between the same day occurring twice in the same week is less than zero, we have a serious problem. [...]
Three Animatronic Singing Heads
The animatronic heads from artist Nathaniel Mellor are part of a $75,000 art piece on sale at Art Basel Miami Beach 2009. The artificial faces are controlled by servos which in turn are controlled by a computer. For all audiophiles, this art installation is perhaps the scariest thing ever. Forget the musicians; this is too [...]
What Would A Four Degree Global Temperature Increase Mean For Earth?
If Earth heats by four degrees Celsius the planet we call home would become a very unwelcoming place. Even as some world leaders tamp down expectations for the 7-18 December UN climate conference, experts say the threat of a 4°C warming over pre-industrial times is all too plausible.
General Motor’s ‘Car Hero’ – A Digital Joyride To Attract Generation Z
General Motors Co, battling for survival for much of the past year, has cut loose designers to sketch out a vision of the ultimate youth car of the future — a virtual one-wheeled wonder that would match wits with its driver. (Pics)
World’s Smallest Snowman
David Cox, a scientist in the Quantum Detection group at the National Physical Laboratory in the UK, is an expert in nanofabrication techniques. Recently, using the tools of his trade and a bit of humor, he has created his latest masterpiece: the world’s smallest snowman, which measures just 0.01 mm across (about one-fifth the width [...]
Subaquatic Sculpture Museum: World’s Largest Underwater Museum
Vicissitudes show a circle of figures which are linked through holding hands.
They are life-size casts taken from a group of children
This winter, tourists to the beautiful Yucatan Peninsula off the coast of Cancun, Mexico will have one more thing to look forward to – an amazing underwater museum featuring 400 sculptures, inspired from both contemporary [...]

