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A premature birth can cause lasting impairment to the sensory powers, research in the UK suggests.

Posted on December 25th, 2008 under Health and Medicine. Comments: None

This year, Barcelona city council decided to set an example and opt for low energy Christmas lights around town. The most intriguing ones are the 6 metal Christmas trees that are either solar or bike-powered. The Babylonians however believe they are being tricked……

Posted on December 25th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

TreeHugger has pretty well gotten its fill of gifts for the year, but it’s never too early to start looking forward to next year’s festive holiday season. And we’ve already found what we want: the Indulgence Shower.
Half way between the navy shower and the low flow showerhead, this smart concept cuts way back on water […]

Posted on December 25th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

Photo via Natural High Lifestyle Store
For someone who works from random locations, and is lucky to find a decent flat surface upon which to set up a laptop, I was happy to see this product on the radar. …

Posted on December 25th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: 1

The classic Capra film, It’s a Wonderful Life, is the topic of many articles this year, as a parable for our times. Consumerist asks Was George Bailey Just A Subprime Lender? and the New York Times writes Wonderful? Sorry, George, It’s a Pitiful, Dreadful Life.
We have used the Christmas classic as an analogy […]

Posted on December 25th, 2008 under Design and Architecture. Comments: None

TreeHugger has pretty well gotten its fill of gifts for the year, but it’s never too early to start looking forward to next year’s festive holiday season. And we’ve already found what we want: the Indulgence Shower.
Half way between the navy shower and the low flow showerhead, this smart concept cuts way back on water […]

Posted on December 25th, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

Image of IBM’s Zurich Research Lab System, via IEEE Spectrum Online
If you’re going to be online and using data centers, you might as well use their waste heat to warm up the room in which you’re web surfing, right?
IBM thinks so – they’re figuring out how to use the waste heat from their data […]

Posted on December 25th, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None

This year, Barcelona city council decided to set an example and opt for low energy Christmas lights around town. The most intriguing ones are the 6 metal Christmas trees that are either solar or bike-powered. The Babylonians however believe they are being tricked……

Posted on December 25th, 2008 under Science and Technology. Comments: None