The new reserves of lithium found near Rock Springs could serve the entire needs of the US in batteries, reducing our needs to import the substance from overseas, and helping innovation in the industry.
Ubuntu without the ‘U’: Booting the Big Four remixes
Raring Ringtail without the OS X/Unity stuff
Review It’s the end of April, so that means that there’s a new release of Ubuntu. Well, actually, no – it means that there are eight of them. Don’t like standard Ubuntu’s Mac-OS-X-like Unity desktop? Here’s where to look.…
Apple fanbois get one last chance to see spectre of Steve Jobs
Extra tickets printed after WWDC 2013 sells out in SECONDS
Apple has taken pity on fanbois who were too slow to buy a ticket to its 2013 Worldwide Developer Conference, which sold out in seconds.…
Mosaic turns 20: Let’s fire up the old girl, show her the web today
Grandmother to IE and Firefox, the web’s first popular browser
NCSA Mosaic – marking its 20th anniversary this week – was not the first web browser, but it was the first to be widely used.…
Chinese Poultry Feather Removal Machines May Be Spreading H7N9 Bird Flu
Poultry feather removal machines are commonly used to pluck freshly slaughtered chickens, ducks and geese at China’s urban live poultry markets. Trouble is, hot water steam and spray emanating from the machines could be a transmission vector of the vir…
Optometry At Play: Why Eye Doctors Are Looking At Tetris
Researchers at McGill University in Montreal on Monday made a breakthrough in the treatment of Lazy Eye, and published a scientific paper revealing some rather fascinating news:
apparently, Tetris may actually be a sound cure for the disorder. The
reason, the researchers explained, is because the legendary puzzle game
trains the eyes to work together – “information is distributed across
them in a complementary fashion,” meaning the weaker eye has no choice
but to adapt in order to keep up.
Nissin’s Hamburger Instant Ramen Is Two Fave Fast Foods In One Cup
Product planners at Japan’s Nissin Food Products Co., Ltd. thought they’d beef up boring old instant ramen by floating a hamburger on top. The result is GooTa “Demi-hamburg-men”, a clever combo sure to satisfy fast-foodies who want it all and want it now… or, like, in 5 minutes.
4 Quick Product Packaging Tips That Help To Sell your Product
In the grand scheme of things, packaging your product is equally important as coming up with a unique product that appeals to a niche market. How will you decide to package your product? What you choose can say a lot about your business whether you kno…
PEEL Lamp From Japan Adds A New Dimension To Night Lights
The PEEL Lamp is an innovative night light from Japanese design duo YOY. This unique electrical fixture utilizes an ultra-thin OLED light source to create the illusion of another, brighter world lurking just beyond our own.
Hands-Free Maps Turn Tourists Into Locals
Traveling in a strange city can be intimidating enough, without the embarassment of having to pull out a map every two blocks. These Metro cuffs might not give you the layout for whole cities, but at least you’ll look like a pro in the subways when you…
