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The Interwebz have been an indispensable part of my holiday season since I got my first broadband connection. It’s not just about saving money on phone calls by using Skype and finding the best deals for presents. I don’t really call all that many people and I have always...
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Tired of the complexities involved in creating a robotic version of the human hand, a group of American scientists decided to think outside of the box....
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If you find yourself as far down the marine food-chain as a tender little cephalopod you probably have to resign yourself to the fact that your days will end when you become lunch to a bigger fish – unless you get creative. The mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) uses its...
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Wind turbines are wonderful things. They generate awesome amounts of electricity, day or night, as long as there is at least a slight breeze. Unfortunately, they also have a reputation for being a little unfriendly to our avian friends. The trouble with conventional wind turbines is the color. Bugs...
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It seems as a community we are not content with our children just playing with Barbie Dolls, but we want to expose them to an adult world as well. How so? Mattel have recently introduced a new Barbie doll that incorporates a hidden video camera, a spy camera for want of another name. The media...
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Unfortunately for 23-year-old Michael Lee Bedford, washing down 32 times the recommended dose of powdered caffeine with an energy drink at a party was the last decision he would ever make. The Nottingham Coroner’s Court heard that 15 minutes after he took the two teaspoons of caffeine, Bedford was...
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Advertising executives with big visions, and presumably bigger budgets, have come up with a novel idea to advertise the popular Audi motor vehicles. The gurus from Access Agency are pitching the idea to the Audi marketing department with the view of re inventing the concept of an advertising billboard. They...
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While eclipse shots always look interesting, if you have seen one you have pretty much seen them all… until now. NASA’s SDO (Solar Dynamics Observatory) captured these incredible images as their camera was focused on the Sun in a wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light – when the dark Moon...
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The fearsome set of choppers that see above belong to a goliath tigerfish – it is five feet long, weighs over 100 lbs, has 32 teeth that are approximately equal to the size of a great white’s and the species has been known to eat crocodiles… and attack the...
The Interwebz have been an indispensable part of my holiday season since I got my first broadband connection. It’s not just about saving money on phone calls by using Skype and finding the best deals for presents. I don’t really call all that many people and I have always...
Tired of the complexities involved in creating a robotic version of the human hand, a group of American scientists decided to think outside of the box....
If you find yourself as far down the marine food-chain as a tender little cephalopod you probably have to resign yourself to the fact that your days will end when you become lunch to a bigger fish – unless you get creative. The mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) uses its...
It seems as a community we are not content with our children just playing with Barbie Dolls, but we want to expose them to an adult world as well. How so? Mattel have recently introduced a new Barbie doll that incorporates a hidden video camera, a spy camera for want of another name. The media...
Advertising executives with big visions, and presumably bigger budgets, have come up with a novel idea to advertise the popular Audi motor vehicles. The gurus from Access Agency are pitching the idea to the Audi marketing department with the view of re inventing the concept of an advertising billboard. They...
The fearsome set of choppers that see above belong to a goliath tigerfish – it is five feet long, weighs over 100 lbs, has 32 teeth that are approximately equal to the size of a great white’s and the species has been known to eat crocodiles… and attack the...