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Wellness and Healthy Living

Study indicates that nanoparticles cause brain damage in fish

A new study suggests that exposure to titanium oxide nanoparticles causes rainbow trout to develop holes in their brains.
Architecture

MIT's affordable housing project builds first prototype in China

A MIT graduate has put her money where her mouths is by attempting to construct the first US$1,000 home.
Architecture

Project Utopia breaks the naval architectural mould

Yacht Island Design's Project Utopia has a 100 meter diameter, spans 11 decks and has the equivalent floorspace of a cruise liner - indeed, there is enough space to create an entire micro-nation.
Science

Intelligent absorbent removes radioactive material from water

Researchers have developed an absorbent that is capable of removing radioactive material from large amounts of contaminated water, resulting in clean water and concentrated waste that can be stored more efficiently.
Robotics

Wall-climbing, tank-like robot inspired by geckos

Researchers at Simon Fraser University Burnaby (SFU) claim to be the first to apply the gecko's wall-climbing technique to a robot that operates like a tank.
Environment

KiteGen looks to get wind-power off the ground

KiteGen is a new type of wind-power system that harnesses high altitude winds.
Computing

How to increase the data storage density of HDDs - just add salt

A team of researchers from Singapore has developed a process that uses table salt to increase the data storage density of conventional HDDs by up to six times.
Mobile Technology

Siri hacked to work on iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4G

Siri has been hacked to work on an iPhone 4 and an iPod touch 4G.
Urban Transport

USB port-packing Starke bikes deliver pedal-powered mobile charging

Silverback's Starke 1 and 2 model bikes that feature a USB port powered by a dynamo hub to charge low voltage mobile devices.
Drones

First-ever manned flight of an electric multicopter takes place in Germany

German aircraft company e-volo has accomplished what it claims is the world's first manned flight of an electric multicopter.
Wellness and Healthy Living

Researchers identify enzyme that holds key to living longer through calorie restriction

Researchers at the University of Gothenburg have identified one of the enzymes they claim plays a major role in calorie restriction delaying the aging process.
Remarkable People

Barn find quadrant identified as one of Britain's earliest scientific instruments

An odd tool found in a bag of old pipe fittings in a shed on a farm in Queensland, Australia, has been identified by the British Museum as a 1396 horary quadrant worth more than GBP150,000

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