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Giant Godzilla Christmas Tree Spruces Up Tokyo Mall

December 14, 2011
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Giant Godzilla Christmas Tree Spruces Up Tokyo Mall

Pining for those classic Japanese monster movies that had you sitting on pins and needles? Well fir not, er, fear not! The giant Godzilla Christmas Tree from the Aqua City Odaiba shopping mall in Tokyo is the original nightmare before Christmas! Go to Source

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Reactive Lighting Brings Safety, Efficiency, And The WOW Factor To Your Stairs

December 7, 2011
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Reactive Lighting Brings Safety, Efficiency, And The WOW Factor To Your Stairs

Traditional staircase lighting fails to impress functionally.  Even when lit with a fancy chandelier from an arched ceiling, which basement and attic stairs seldom deserve, the light cast may not be the safest.  But the Web‘s famous gadget hacker from Manitoba, Canada, Alan Parekh, has developed a complete kit for safe, energy-efficient, and versatile...

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Year of the Dragon Ready to Roar with 2012-shaped Solid Gold Statue

December 7, 2011
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Year of the Dragon Ready to Roar with 2012-shaped Solid Gold Statue

An exquisite, 24-karat gold statue of a Chinese dragon was recently unveiled by Chow Tai Fook Jewellery in Hong Kong. The dragon’s sinuous coils form the numerals "2012", the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac. Go to Source

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Japanese Scientists Listen to Oysters, Pick Up Pearls of Wisdom

December 7, 2011
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Japanese Scientists Listen to Oysters, Pick Up Pearls of Wisdom

Put a shell to your ear and you can hear the ocean. Japanese scientists have taken that concept to a higher level, inventing a device called the “kai-lingual” that can “hear” oysters commenting on their environment. Well shucks! Go to Source

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With IPOs & Bankruptcy In The Air, Zynga Soars, American Airlines Zags & Alec Baldwin Zings

December 7, 2011
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With IPOs & Bankruptcy In The Air, Zynga Soars, American Airlines Zags & Alec Baldwin Zings

There’s seems to be a glint of irony taking to the not-so-friendly skies, or so one popular TV-star would like the world to believe. While online gaming giant Zynga hopes to reap between $850 million and $1.15 billion with its impending IPO offering on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange, the venerable American Airlines files Chapter...

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Colored Car Tires from China Look Wheel Strange

December 6, 2011
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Colored Car Tires from China Look Wheel Strange

Black tires too dull & gloomy for you? Double Star Tires is hoping their colorful new line of Rainbow Tires will replace basic boring black rubber road rollers wheel, er, real soon. Go to Source

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Colored Car Tires from China Look Wheel Strange

December 6, 2011
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Colored Car Tires from China Look Wheel Strange

Black tires too dull & gloomy for you? Double Star Tires is hoping their colorful new line of Rainbow Tires will replace basic boring black rubber road rollers wheel, er, real soon. Go to Source

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Family Violence Is Risk Factor For Psychological Disorders Later In Life

December 6, 2011
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Family Violence Is Risk Factor For Psychological Disorders Later In Life

Scientists at the University College of London (UCL) and the Anna Freud Center liken the impact of family violence on the brains of children to the brains of soldiers exposed to combat.  Both kinds of combat result in hypersensitivity to danger and put subjects at risk for developing anxiety disorders. Go to Source

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Japanese Earthquake Seismogram Sculpture Created by Luke Jerram

December 6, 2011
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Japanese Earthquake Seismogram Sculpture Created by Luke Jerram

Dry statistics and flat printouts do little to convey the awesome destructive power of earthquakes. British multimedia artist Luke Jerram has found a way to bring data to life, as it were, and by doing so express not only the measured progress of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake over 9 minutes terrifying but also display...

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Nissin’s Big Cheese Meat Cup Noodle Gives Cheeseburgers Stiff Competition

December 4, 2011
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Nissin’s Big Cheese Meat Cup Noodle Gives Cheeseburgers Stiff Competition

Cup Noodle can really hit the spot when you’re studying, gaming or satisfying the between-meal munchies but it’s not really a “meal”, is it? If you believe that, you haven’t seen Big Cheese Meat Cup Noodle! Japan’s newest flavor sensation is the closest thing yet to a cheeseburger in a cup. Go to Source

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New Year, Next Dimension: China’s First 3D Television Channel Rings In 2012

December 3, 2011
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New Year, Next Dimension: China’s First 3D Television Channel Rings In 2012

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Is Cleanliness Next To Godliness? Not According To Your Average Medical Student

December 2, 2011
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Is Cleanliness Next To Godliness?  Not According To Your Average Medical Student

Some med students might think they are gods, but a new study conducted by the Institute for Medical Microbiology and Hospital Epidemiology at Hannover Medical School suggests that they may never have heard the old proverb cleanliness is next to godliness. Go to Source

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For-Profit Vs. Non-Profit: A Scary Study Of Nursing Homes

November 30, 2011
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For-Profit Vs. Non-Profit: A Scary Study Of Nursing Homes

Those of you whose parents are at the age where a nursing home is being considered as an option for their care may just want to pay attention to the results of a recent study led by the University of California San Francisco (UCSF).  It compares the staffing and quality of care at for-profit...

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X Prize: Geneticists Compete To Duplicate Genomes Of Centenarians

November 29, 2011
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X Prize: Geneticists Compete To Duplicate Genomes Of Centenarians

The search is truly on for what makes people live past 100 years … aside from eating right, exercising regularly, and having lots of social contact.  It’s about their genomic makeup, and Archon Genomics is holding a big, as in 10 million dollars, prize for the first genetics team to develop the sequence of genes...

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iPhone Geiger Counter Calls Out Concealed Radioactivity

November 28, 2011
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iPhone Geiger Counter Calls Out Concealed Radioactivity

The Geiger Fukushima iPhone was designed to be cheap yet effective in exposing radiation hotspots. It accomplishes these goals by working with the owner’s iPhone and a dedicated app, thus reducing duplication of components. Bonus: it’s made in Japan‘s hard-hit Fukushima prefecture! Go to Source

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China’s Buses Include DIY Emergency Exits Disguised as Bricks

November 27, 2011
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China’s Buses Include DIY Emergency Exits Disguised as Bricks

In case of emergency, brick glass? Goodbye, yellow brick, road? Have brick, will travel? The puns come fast & furious when attempting to explain a low-tech safety measure found on Chinese passenger buses: yellow-painted, window-breaking bricks. Go to Source

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Katy Perry’s AMA Dress: Wearable Propaganda or Fashion Foible?

November 26, 2011
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Katy Perry’s AMA Dress: Wearable Propaganda or Fashion Foible?

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Esthetic Prosthetic Designed for the Disabled

November 25, 2011
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Esthetic Prosthetic Designed for the Disabled

With prosthetic devices, function comes first while form too often places a poor second. Not anymore! Perhaps inspired by the footwear flaunted by footless South African runner Oscar Pistorius, a Japanese industrial designer has unveiled a very esthetic prosthetic. Go to Source

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The Space Raincoat Keeps You Dry, Makes You Look Fat

November 24, 2011
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The Space Raincoat Keeps You Dry, Makes You Look Fat

Marlon Brando may have been The Wild One but who says you can’t be The Weird One? Certainly not Taiwan’s Feng Yu Development Co., designers and manufacturers of the one and only Space Raincoat. Go to Source

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China Farms Out Human Milk Production

November 23, 2011
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China Farms Out Human Milk Production

Human milk? At my supermarket? It’s more likely than you think, thanks to China‘s genetically engineered cows. Go to Source

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