found in Slashdot: an Israeli company has created materials made of inorganic fullerene-like nanostructures (IFs) which have amazing shock absorbing properties. During preliminary tests, these materials, which are five times stronger than steel, have successfully resisted to steel projectiles... View full entry
Here's your word of power: *Lustertone.* Free Will Astrology View full entry
Roberta Smith reviews Fashion in Colors, a collaboration with the Kyoto Costume Institute and has been organized by Barbara Bloemink and Akiko Fukai. It ranges through 300 years of Western dress for women, concentrating on gowns and ensembles from the 19th and 20th centuries. | nytimes View full entry
London transport authorities say the venerable vehicle cannot accommodate disabled people and must be replaced by more user-friendly buses ”” either boxy modern double-deckers or articulated, Mercedes-Benz "bendy buses." Yahoo View full entry
Boeing unveils prototype the unmanned x45 c stealth bomber in Seattle. It cruises at Mach 0.8, looks rad and can hold a ton of bombs that may be dropped on unsuspecting Bad Guys by remote control.SMH. View full entry
Paola Antonelli , the curator of MoMA's Department of Architecture and Design, pays tribute to the beauty of ordinary objects in the book Humble Masterpieces from the 2004 exhibition at MoMAQNS. Lopate View full entry
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. , has developed the world's first clear paint that repairs scratches on painted car surfaces, including scratches from car-washing machines, off-road driving and fingernails. l via l LT l 3Y l View full entry
Artificial Tornadoes as an alternative energy source : in the mechanism proposed by Louis Michaud low intensity solar radiation can produce concentrated mechanical energy to initiate the tornado vortex and generate power. His drawings are geek-good. Slashdot | Guardian | Economist View full entry
Bryan Boyer's Pimp my Model has been unearthed by Daily Dose and Hippo, as hard as we tried to protect ths man's integrity ;) But, someday y'all will relive the 80's Archinect style and I'm not talking remakes. I'm talking original Archinect cast! View full entry
A Welsh entrepreneur is now marketing a device called the “mosquito” drive idle teens from their storefront perches. It supposedly emits a screeching noise at a frequency only teenagers can hear. Soon to be seen at 7-11 stores across our great land. From the BBC. Check it out... View full entry
It seems that over the summer Sony commissioned The Royal College of Art in London to produce an exhibition which looked at the broader implications of launching the PSP in Europe. 6 students from 3 departments developed a series of furniture which examine the simultaneous public/private nature... View full entry
Looking for a way to piss-off your classmates waiting to use the laser-cutter? Laser etched Powerbook! View full entry
enhanced light emission, thanks to butterflies. bbc scitech news View full entry
Chuck Hoberman announces new project: Hoberman Transformable Design. Please visit www.hoberman.com for a complete view of all projects. View full entry
phonemag : "allows you to morph into any design you wish, roll it, bend it, clip it, whatever." a nokia. View full entry