Love Love - A Boat That Gives You That Sinking Feeling!

Love Love, a 21.3 feet long motor boat seems to create anxiety wherever it heads - Concerned citizens, coastguards and even the police are always coming to its rescue. That's because the cleverly designed boat always appears to be on the brink of sinking, taking its owner along with it, to a watery grave....

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Chess Champion Vs. Terminator Robot Round One!

Chess-playing computers are not a new idea. The holy grail of programmers ever since computers were invented, they first made headlines in 1997, when IBM's Big Blue defeated the then world champion, Garry Kasparov. However, there have been none that actually sit across their opponents and make their moves just like humans, until now - Introducing the 'Chess Terminator', the first robot chess player that thinks and acts like a human (almost)....

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Cassini Discovers Oxygen Around Saturn's Moon

NASA's Cassini Spacecraft, which has been orbiting Saturn for over five years, has not only sent back amazing pictures, but also, exciting discoveries about the ringed planet. Just a few months back, the spacecraft found evidence of alien life on Titan, Saturn's largest moon and now, it seems that Rhea, its second largest moon has an atmosphere similar to that of Earth....

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Apple And Cider Receive Presidential Pardon

Today is Thanksgiving - A day when thousands of turkeys will be skillfully carved and gobbled up by hungry diners all over the United States. However, two gorgeous turkeys, Apple and Cider, will not make the cut (literally), thanks to a special presidential pardon granted to them by President Obama....

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Taiwan Plans Futuristic Skyscraper

Taiwan's third largest city, Taichung will soon be home to Floating Observatories, the world's most futuristic looking building. Scheduled to break ground in 2012, the building will house a museum, restaurants, offices, as well as, an urban park....

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BacillaFilla - A Bacteria That Glues Concrete Walls

Whenever an earthquake, mudslide or other disaster hits an area, a lot of the concrete structures have to be torn down, thanks to the resulting cracks that render the buildings unstable. Not only is this expensive, but also, harmful to the environment, because concrete production is responsible for about 5% of all global carbon dioxide emissions. Now, there may be an alternative....

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Meet Japan's Latest Teenage Pop Star - A 3D Hologram

Move over Selena Gomez and Miley Cyrus, a new pop star has been just been born er, downloaded. Japanese teenager Hatsune Miku is young, beautiful, stylish and . . . . not real? Yes that's right, for the 16-year old, 5 ft. 2in. tall singing sensation with thousands of fans, is not a human but a 3D hologram!...

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Paper Airplane Captures Stunning Images From Space

It was not too long ago when capturing images from Space was thought to be the forte of professional astronauts. Lately however, amateur space enthusiasts have become savvy enough to do the same, using ingenious homemade gadgets, like Teddy Bears and now, a paper airplane!...

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DJ Mamy Rock Is In The House!

British Disc Jockey, Ruth Flowers better known as DJ Mamy Rock has been rocking the European club scene for the last five years. Now, the 69-year old grandmother is spreading her musical magic to the USA....

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Zlata - The Super Elastic Human Being

Most of us are not even flexible enough to clasp our hands together at the back, so you can just imagine how elastic your body would have to be, to fit inside a tiny refrigerator, a feat that contortionist Zlata seems to accomplish with extreme ease....

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Wish To Improve Your Math Skills? Zap Your Brain!

Want to improve your Math skills without working hard? Simply zap the brain with a weak current of electricity and voila, all your (math) problems will be solved! At least that's the claim being made by a team of British scientists from London's Oxford University....

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A Radio Flyer Fit For The Road

A retired Alaskan couple is causing a stir in the city of Wasilla thank to their unusual mode of transport - A real-life Radio Flyer vehicle, complete with an 8-foot tall black fiberglass handle that soars high above the front bumper....

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