Brainicane

Scientists believe a transplant of brain cells may one day be able to reverse a common form of hearing loss.

Posted on December 9th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Measures to protect children with nut allergies are becoming increasingly absurd and hysterical, say experts.

Posted on December 9th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Taking vitamin C, E or selenium does not reduce the risk of prostate cancers - or other forms of the disease, studies suggest.

Posted on December 9th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

Photo Credit: Freeplay Foundation
Freeplay Energy has been developing some great consumer products over the years, such as the Lifeline Radio, Jonta “human-powered” Flashlight, and the Indigo Lead Lantern. But there is an offshoot of Freeplay we have yet to discuss, which is the non-profit Freeplay Foundation. With the help of the Lem…

Posted on December 9th, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

In the prefab biz there is always the tradeoff between modular, where one has to ship a lot of air at great cost but it is delivered almost complete, and flatpack, where shipping is much cheaper because one can pack more units in a smaller space, but need a lot more assembly time and energy. […]

Posted on December 9th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

(Design: Sugiyama Women’s College)
When Nagoya City decided to let design students present their ideas for the city center, they got a bunch of creative minds to come up with some really novel ideas. The city council has approved a generous budget for change, and for three days, the young designers are displaying their diverse projects […]

Posted on December 9th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

I do go on about how I love wood as a construction material; it is renewable, it is reusable, it is warm and friendly and it sequesters tonnes of CO2. After almost a century of ceding commercial applications to steel and concrete, it is making a comeback in office buildings, apartments and schools. A good […]

Posted on December 9th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

photo: Quack1k
Continental Airlines joins a growing list of travel carriers investigating biofuel-powered flights. The Houston-based company has announced that it will be conducting its first biofuel demonstration flight in the United States on January 7, 2009, in Houston.
Continental says that it will be using “a special fuel blend including components derived from algae and […]

Posted on December 9th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None

It’s funny because it’s true…. Image: The Beast via Boing Boing…

Posted on December 9th, 2008 under Cars and Transportation. Comments: None