When motorcyclists have an accident they roll a dice, with escaping unscathed on one side and very severe consequences on the other. And for those unlucky enough to sustain severe and permanent injuries like paraplegia, there’s often one huge regret - that they may never ride again on a real bike. A chance encounter with […]

 
Space vegies such as this could solve world hunger, or just create more leftovers
Scientists have said that vegetables grown in zero-gravity conditions in space can grow to huge sizes, which could help solve the world’s food crisis.
According to a report in the Telegraph , it is thought that the near zero gravity conditions in space result […]

 Give your plant a voice.  Let it be heard!
This device let’s your plant talk and share it’s feelings with the whole world over the web, and post it on Twitter. You build it with an electronic kit from Adafruit called Botanicalls Twitter Kit, which attaches to your plants, and sends all the plants’ thoughts and […]

The Platypus Enigma Continues

At first dismissed as a prank, and later cited as proof that God has a sense of humour, the duck-billed platypus has finally given up its evolutionary secrets.
The creature, considered one of the strangest mammals in the world, has become the latest to have its genetic code sequenced, revealing it to be […]

The 2008 European Inventors of the Year were awarded recently in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Even if you don’t recognize the names of the inventors, you will certainly know their inventions and the contributions those inventions have made to the world during the last 10 to 15 years.

Research shows that men and women respond differently to persuasion
Want to persuade a woman? Do it in person instead of taking the online route, for a new study has revealed that the fair sex responds better in face-to-face encounters, while men can be easily swayed by an email.
Researchers have found that although internet has made […]

Ashes to ashes… to diamond!

Our beloved pets… they provide us with warmth, companionship and unconditional love every day of their lives. When they inevitably pass on to their final reward, the hurt can be inconsolable. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could keep your dearly departed dog or cat with you… close to your heart […]

Data-backup mobile phone charger

Losing or having you mobile phone stolen without having the contacts and other important information it contains securely backed-up is a sure-fire way to give yourself one very big headache. Given the fact that some of us are a little lazy when it comes to this task, but all of us have […]

LET THE SUN IN!

Summer’s almost here, and it’s warm enough to throw open the windows, letting the fresh air in. Don’t forget to put up those window screens to keep the bugs out. But that’s not all good. Not only do those old screens make everything look hazy, they block out a lot of light, […]

Abdolhadi Mirhejazi’s friends thought he was off his rocker when he told them of his idea for the Naturmobil - but he wasn’t bucking around.
His plan was to create a vehicle which really does put the cart before the horse.

 
MimicCremeTM, the all vegetarian real cream substitute by Green Rabbit, LLC, was anointed Best of Show today by VegNews, a vegetarian lifestyle magazine. The 2008 Expo West, one of the largest natural product trade shows, was held in March in Anaheim, CA.
MimicCreme is naturally all natural. It is soy free, Kosher, gluten free, and lactose […]

Scent professionals of many stripes were tapped for the “extinct and impossible” smells exhibition at the Reg Vardy Gallery, University of Sunderland in the northeast of England. They’ve created a series of unique historical odors that would likely not exist naturally today.

Yay for Los Angeles! The City of Angels no longer holds the dubious title of the Sootiest City in the United States. That honor is now held by Pittsburgh (though LA is still the most polluted by other measures).The American Lung Association’s State of The Air 2008 report ranked metropolitan areas according to their ozone, […]

Sometimes you may just want a few bites of an apple, but you feel compelled to stuff down the whole thing since otherwise you’d just have to throw it away.

 Sorry, but your message smells funny
Two German companies have patented technology for sending scented text messages on mobile phones.

 
Your brain machinery is clunky, only remembering 3-4 things at a time
Human memory is short. And we would do well to remember that, say researchers at the University of Missouri- Columbia. Their study on the storage capacity of the conscious mind or working memory, as reported by   LiveScience.com, caps the limit at a mere three […]

The Magic ZvBox Box
Hot off the press this morning is the ZvBox from ZeeVee. The box is a PC-to-TV video gadget that lets you send any and all video content on your PC to any digital, cable-connected TV in your home.

Approx 23% of the population shares their prescription drugs
In one-on-one interviews with 700 Americans, roughly 23 percent reported loaning their prescription medications to someone else, and 27 percent reported borrowing prescription medications.

Scientists from the Conservation International and Brazilian universities found 14 new species in the protected wooded grassland of Brazil’s Cerrado. Amongst the new species is this legless lizard of the genus Bachia:

The latest in olfactory help for allergy and pollen sufferers
Japanese hay fever suffers go to great lengths to stave off pollen and this is a less cumbersome and decidedly more fashionable option than the other ones used, called the Nose Mask Pit.

 
Think the Segway is just too geeky for your Born to Be Wild bad boy lifestyle?
Then check out this cool new motorcycle born at the intersection of Geek Street and Hog Heaven Avenue.
 
The Uno is a self-balancing motorcycle that uses a pair of gyroscopes to constantly keep its rider upright.
 

 
 
Could “the curse” become the cure? It could happen, if Japanese scientists have their way. Experiments performed at the Keio University school of medicine have succeeded in growing sheets of heart muscle from connective tissue cells harvested from menstrual blood.
 

The superlens will open up new options for wireless power like this experiment conducted at MIT
A simple-to-make “superlens” can focus 10 times more sharply than a conventional lens. It could shrink the size of features on computer chips, or help power gadgets without wires.

One thing most Westerners still find it hard to get used to when visiting Japan is the widespread use of surgical masks by pedestrians. Whether chasing away a cold or avoiding spring hay fever, Japanese citizens think nothing of accessorizing their Prada and Gucci with a large white facemask that would make most Americans think […]

The system uses an airbag mounted in the A-Pillar of the car. When a front end impact is detected, the airbag will inflate, covering most of the hood and some of the windshield. Studies show that many of the injuries and fatalities could be avoided if this simple measure was taken. In fact, the Dutch […]