• For a more efficient compost; Vermiculture.

    With the arrival of spring and the promise of summer (eventually), we are confronted with the usual suspects of chores, including yardwork, gardening and compost. For the past couple of years vermiculture has been quite good to me, essentially all you need is a large vat of earth, possibly...
  • “Viagra” condom coming soon

    Men having trouble keeping it up might soon have another option to popping a pill. A British biotech company is working on a condom that will keep things stiff. Dubbed the “Viagra condom” there’s a gel inside that helps get the blood pumping. Inital tests report it works. There...
  • There’s an app for those: Simulate breast augmentation from your iPhone

    Ever wonder what your girlfriend would look like with a C or D-cup?  Dream no longer: A new iPhone app enables the user to simulate the effects of breast implants with a ‘before-and-after’ photo. Dr. Elizabeth Kinsey developed the tool, which works with a photo of the original breasts,...
  • Computers that will dictate our food intake are coming!

    In a sad display of big brotherism, five San Antonio elementary schools will photograph students’ lunch trays before they sit down to eat, and later take a snapshot of the leftovers. The project, is sponsored by the US Dept. of Agriculture, and it’s supposed to help in determining the...
  • Navy SEAL dogs with titanium fangs?

    Apparently not. After it was announced earlier this week that the Navy SEAL team which had succesfully carried out Osama bin Laden’s assassination, included a SEAL dog, and that the specs for SEAL dogs included titanium fangs, it became quite a subject of debate. Are the US Military taking perfectly...
  • Can you turn your iMac G3 into a computer by soaking it in alcohol?

    Dr.Yoshihiko Takano and his colleagues of the National Institute for Materials Science in Japan, perhaps by accident, imbued some superconductive iron (Fe(Te,S)) with alcohol, and discovered that the iron compound had become more superconductive, quite a bit more. The study, which has recently been made public, states that they had...
  • Meanwhile in Poland: Zombie apocalypse proof home

      Behold, the zombie apocalypse proof home, or as they call it, the Safe House. It’s along the outskirts of Warsaw, in Poland, that the zombie apocalypse proof home has sprouted. An impressive masterpiece of cement and glass, and with its variable configuration outer walls, it’s also reminiscent of...
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    Furries rejoice: Cat ears controlled by brainwaves

    As if being a furry wasn’t expensive enough already – costumes, makeup, tail plugs, indecent exposure violation tickets, et cetera – the new black for the “animal cosplay enthusiast” community has just hit the shelves. Called “necomimi” the ears are controlled by different brain activity.  Supposedly, concentrating (on your...
  • After augmented reality, coming soon is augmented vision

    We have augmented reality video games and apps for our Android and iPhones, but imagine being able to drop some contact lenses onto your eyes and not be forced to see the modded world thru a camera phone. This is what researchers at Washington University are planning to achieve...