Scientists say they have made a key breakthrough in understanding the genes of plants that could lead to crops that can survive in a drought. bbc View full entry
Create a city while playing the game! Gamescape visualizes all playing movements as a 3D-sculpture and all movements of all players as an entire city. The different shapes of the buildings can be related to the strategies of the individual players. If the player realizes this, he/she can in fact... View full entry
In a strange coincidence, island nations of Cyprus and Cuba emerge with two communist leaders. View full entry
Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd., the U.K. carrier controlled by billionaire Richard Branson, tested a jumbo jet partly powered by a biofuel made from babassu nuts and coconut oil, a first for a commercial aircraft. Bloomberg View full entry
1. Barry Lehrman starts a discussion on The Future of Suburbia 2. Treekiller and PsyArch discuss the world of Supertalls 3. Bluesman reports that Scogin-Elam Library to be demolished maybe 4. Meow expands our minds by asking Are there any well designed pool tables – its an age old question... View full entry
From pilots to art consultants, we've become a nation of butlers. The burgeoning new staff of the super-rich do more than just wash clothes and make your tea... Next: Kiss my ass consultants? times online View full entry
The wind turbines that recently went up on Louis Brooks’s ranch are twice as high as the Statue of Liberty, with blades that span as wide as the wingspan of a jumbo jet. More important from his point of view, he is paid $500 a month to permit 78 of them on his land, with 76 more on the way... View full entry
Korean sculptor Do-Ho Suh gets the DesignBoom question treatment in Seoul. View full entry
Conceptual artist Lawrence Weiner gave a lecture at the Tate this past 02.02.2008. Check it out online now | related View full entry
The USDA on Sunday ordered the recall of 143 million pounds of frozen beef from a California slaughterhouse, because of animal-abuse issues. yahoo news View full entry
Although he graduated from RISD with a undergraduate degree in architect, David Macaulay went on to become an award winning author and illustrator of books such as Cathjedral, Pyramid, Castle, City and The Way Things Work. In this video he explains the creative processes which culminated in his... View full entry
It always makes me wonder if some of these people dropping their own names in the forum to check their latest ranking with the architectural community? Some of them don't ever need to do that for their names are etched into minds of many architecture fans already. And, some sound like a real... View full entry
In an historic session, Kosovo's parliament has unanimously endorsed a declaration of independence from Serbia. BBC | End game in Kosovo, NYT | Russia denounces Kosovo independence View full entry
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Almost 22 years after the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster in Ukraine, abandoned town of Pripyat haunts with its ghostly realness. Photos by Hans Fredriksson | Flight over Pripyat View full entry