Autism ‘may be missed in girls’
Girls with mild autism are less likely to be identified and diagnosed than boys, research suggests.
Brainicane
[breyn-i-keyn] Brainstorming on a Higher Level
Archive for September 16th, 2008
Health moves ‘halve early deaths’
Women could halve their risk of premature death by adopting a healthier lifestyle, research suggests.
Worm ‘may help treat arthritis’
A substance secreted by parasitic tropical worms could provide treatment for inflammatory types of arthritis.
Assembling a Molecular Architecture: Mobile Dining
“Arising out of mutual interests in urban agriculture, community engagement and a belief in social value of sharing food, Mount Dennis Community Kitchen has joined forces with Masters of Architecture students at the University of Toronto to design and build a mobile community kitchen for the historic Mount Dennis neighbourhood.”
Students at the University of Toronto […]
Quote of the Day: Bucky Fuller on How We Live
Fuller in 1949 with scale models of his Standard of Living Package and Skybreak Dome.
Allison Arieff reviews the Buckminster Fuller retrospective at the Whitney. She writes “His brain was constantly consumed with the serious issues of his day — issues that are still very much ours.” and notes that Fuller was obsessed with how people […]
Repackaged, "Luxury" Mooncakes Foil China’s Wasteful Packaging Ban
China has a packaging problem. I don’t mean a branding problem. I mean the materials that companies cover their stuff with.
The Mooncake
Consider the ubiquitious and essential mooncake, which during Mid-Autumn Festival is given as a gift to and from government officials, company bosses, journalists and, la…
Flatpack Uber Shelter is Multi-storey
We have shown quite a few emergency shelter designs, but Rafael Smith may have come up with the first high-density multi-storey one. “This project is a shelter solution that meets the needs of emergency response but also provides victims with a more personal place to live; a base unit that can serve as a very […]
GM Releases 2011 Chevy Volt Photos & Specifications! (Tons of Photos)
Tons of Photos of the Volt, Interior & Exterior
We already knew what it looked like because of “leaked pictures” (who knows if it was an accident or not), but now GM has officially released pictures of the Volt plug-in hybrid for its centennial along with some technical specifications.
Read on for a lot more pics and […]
Video About GM Volt Electric Car Battery System
The Volt’s Heart
Along with photos and s…
Ultracapacitor Nanotech Breakthrough Could Boost Storage Capacity and Power Output
Ultracapacitors
“Imagine a cell-phone battery that recharges in a few seconds and that you would never have to replace. That’s the promise of energy-storage devices known as ultracapacitors, but at present, they can store only about 5 percent as much energy as lithium-ion batteries.”
Ultracapacitor Nanotech Breakthrough
This sentence encapsulates well both the enormous promises and the big […]
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