Reading Between the Lines
Belgian architect duo Pieterjan Gijs and Arnuot Van Vaerenbergh have designed and constructed a see-through steel framed church. In cooperation with Z33, the art museum of Hasselt, they are working on a five-year long installation project, where they will construct transparent churches throughout the country. (Pics)
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Google and the Israel Museum have made high quality images of the oldest know biblical manuscripts, the Dead Sea Scrolls, and have made them available online for the first time.
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The Galaxy Skin phone will be so flexible you can roll it up.
A staple of technology shows has been demonstrations of ‘bendable’ screens ever since there were screens small enough for us to carry.
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Futurist Thomas Frey: As I’m writing this column, there are currently 466,302 mobile apps available for the iPhone and 512,542 mobile apps available to download on an Android phone.
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Incentive-based health programs can motivate people to change their behaviour.
Among insurance customers who were rewarded with lower premiums for keeping fit, those who added two gym visits to their weekly routine were 13 per cent less likely to go to hospital.
Surprising drop in triglycerides seen even in normal weight patients.
Liposuction may do more than just slim down your waistline. A new study has found that it might also help your heart.
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“Individuals in high-power/low-status roles chose more demeaning activities for their partners.”
One of the authors of a new study by three universities says people holding positions of power with low status tend to demean others.
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The more decisions a woman reported making on her own the less likely she was to have sex.
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health researchers examined the relationships between married women’s autonomy and the regularity of their sexual relations.
Urbee
The world’s first car that was created using a 3D printer has gone on show in Canada.
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Researchers claim if a salad is the first thing we see we are more likely to eat it.
Don’t blame the food if you’re struggling to control your weight – blame the kitchen.
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Single people exercise more.
Married couples exercise less than single people, according to a survey that suggests matrimony means living more in sickness than in health.
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Evoz
The modern baby monitoring system that works over iOS will finally start shipping on October 4th. Evoz is unlike the traditional walkie-talkie-like baby monitors, you don’t need a separate receiver to use the system – you can just use your own iOS devices, like your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, to function as both the monitor and receiver.
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