DADA Partners have designed the E4 House in Chhatarpur, New Delhi, India — via CONTEMPORIST
A line-up of the Indiana Jones characters in animated form — via deviantART
Auerbach Halevy Architects have designed the House K in Israel — via CONTEMPORIST
Kentucky’s Newport Aquarium has a bundle of new arrivals in the form of many baby Cuttlefish — via ZooBorns
Biodegradable electronic implants that can be reabsorbed by the body have been used to administer drugs in mice, a group of international researchers has announced.
In a paper published in US journal Science, the researchers describe how electronic circuits made from silicon, magnesium and silk can be used as medical implants to deliver treatments before degrading into the surrounding environment.
Many biomedical implants only need to operate for a certain period of time, after which they [could now] dissolve and disappear to eliminate unwanted, and unnecessary, device load on the body,
explained paper co-author John Rogers, a bioengineer and mechanical scientist at the University of Illinois, USA — via redwolf.newsvine.com
— via Leonard Nimoy
Not just your own house, the Andrew Wright-designed Island House also comes with the entire island too, which is Inishturk Beg Island, Westport, Co. Mayo, just off the coast of Ireland.
Yes, you could set yourself up as a James Bond-style villain on an island with plenty of room to house some henchmen — Inishturk Beg covers 65 acres with as many as five island houses overall, a pier, a floating marina and of course, the main residence.
In terms of getting there, you’ll find the island in Clew bay, which is around 10km from the tourist towns and beauty spots of Westport and Newport and around 67km from Knock Airport. RyanAir fly there, but I suspect you’ll be going by other means if you can afford this.
You’ll need around £2,276,909 to secure it — via WowHaus
New Britain Watch Corp is a new kind of watch brand — conceived in the US and inspired by the California cool of the 1950s, they are hand-assembled completely in Switzerland. The NA521 retails for $3,200 — via HODINKEE
Nearsightedness, or myopia, affects more than 40 percent of people in the US and up to 90 percent of children in some parts of Asia. The problem begins in childhood and often progresses with age. Standard prescription lenses can correct the defocus but do not cure nearsightedness, and do not slow progression rates as children grow.
But recent experimental work by biomedical scientist David Troilo and colleagues at the State University of New York (SUNY) College of Optometry in New York City supports the development of a potential cure for myopia by using specialty contact lenses that coax the eye to grow in a way that can correct nearsighted vision while reducing myopia progression. Troilo will describe his findings at the Optical Society’s (OSA) Annual Meeting, Frontiers in Optics (FiO) 2012, taking place 14 October in Rochester, NY — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Hugo Campos is a passionate advocate for the rights of patients to access their data and become empowered participants in their own health care. His $30,000 implantable cardiac defibrillator continually collects information about his body, yet he has no access to this valuable data. He is on a mission to change that
In the midst of a heritage conservation district in Sydney, Grove Architects create Woollahra House 11 — a open plan house that is modern yet cosy, airy but not stark — via Home Design Find
Oregon authorities are investigating how a farmer was eaten by his pigs. Terry Vance Garner, 69, never returned after he set out to feed his animals last Wednesday on his farm near the Oregon coast, the Coos county district attorney said on Monday.
A family member found Garner’s dentures and pieces of his body in the pig enclosure several hours later, but most of his remains had been consumed, the district attorney, Paul Frasier, said. Several of the pigs weighed 320kg (700lb) or more.
It is possible Garner had a medical emergency, such as a heart attack, or was knocked over by the animals, then killed and eaten, Frasier said, adding that at least one pig had previously bitten Garner.
The possibility of foul play is being investigated as well. For all we know, it was a horrific accident, but it’s so doggone weird that we have to look at all possibilities,
Frasier told the Register-Guard newspaper — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Italians bought more bicycles than cars in 2011 for the first time in decades, according to local media reports.
Last year some 1.75 million bicycles were sold, about 2,000 more than the number of new cars registered, La Repubblica newspaper reported.
It attributed the change to a slump in car sales during the economic crisis and the rising price of petrol, as well as bikes coming back into fashion — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Japan-based internet users who download copyright infringing files face up to two years in prison or fines of up to two million yen ($25,700; £15,900) after a change to the law.
Such activity has been illegal since 2010, but until now had not invoked the penalties.
It follows a lobbying campaign by country’s music industry.
But critics said that efforts should have remained focused on stopping users making such material available.
In Japan illegal uploads of copyright infringing music and videos carry a maximum 10 year prison sentence and a 10 million yen fine.
Sales figures suggest the country is the world’s second-largest music market after the US — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Two evangelists have become the unlikely standard bearers for free speech in Australia as they fight a council ban on their preaching.
The brothers’ fire and brimstone sermons had become a regular piece of street theatre on Friday evenings in Adelaide’s CBD.
Brothers Caleb and Samuel Corneloup used the popular shopping precinct of Rundle Mall as a pulpit, preaching their version of the gospel and attracting protests from those opposed to their views.
But what started as a passionate public debate over morality has found its way to the High Court, where it could become a judgement on freedom of speech.
It was retailers who first called for action against the street preachers, telling the Adelaide City Council that the weekly fracas was turning away shoppers.
We have had complaints, many complaints from traders and from passers-by who felt that they had been spoken to in an unreasonable manner,
Adelaide City Council’s Peter Smith said — via redwolf.newsvine.com
For the first time in Zoo Planckendael‘s history, a baby Red Panda has been born. The timid little new born is difficult to spot, but if you’re lucky, you’ll catch him scampering from one nest box to another under the watchful eye of her mother, Lolita. The female cub, named Nangwa (Tibetan for appearance
) by keepers, is an ambassador for her imperilled species. The Red Panda is listed on the IUCN Red List as Vulnerable
because of habitat loss in their native Nepal. Timber from their natural environment is increasingly cut down for fuel and construction. Additionally, their reddish-brown fur is highly sought after — via ZooBorns
How do you turn an already good bike into an exceptional bike? This pale and interesting Triumph Thruxton custom from Kiddo Motors of Barcelona is one answer — via Bike EXIF
Designed by the architectural firm Matharoo Associates, the Curtain Door is most definitely a door like no other I’ve seen. The massive door is made of 40 sections of thick Burma teak and sits between the entrance’s concrete walls. Each section has been carved to incorporate 160 pulleys, 80 ball bearings, one wire rope, and a hidden counterweight — via Design Milk
Two people responsible for sending out millions of spam texts offering accident compensation and payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling services face fines totalling about half a million pounds, following a crackdown by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
Another eight companies could face similar fines as the data enforcement office concentrates on unsolicited texts, which its research has shown is one of the most annoying examples of unwanted marketing people receive.
The case is the first of its kind in which the ICO has used its new powers to levy fines of up to £500,000 for misuse of personal data — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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