With the creation of a 3-D nanocone-based solar cell platform, a team led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Jun Xu has boosted the light-to-power conversion efficiency of photovoltaics by nearly 80 percent — via redwolf.newsvine.com
This list of knots includes many alternate names for common knots. Knot names have evolved over time and there are many conflicting or confusing naming issues. The overhand knot, for example, is also known as the thumb knot. The figure-of-eight knot is also known as the savoy knot or the Flemish knot.
Marinews.com has displayed Andy’s World of Knots since 1998 and is the largest collection of over 350 knots. The videos we are providing are demonstrating animated knots tying stepwise videos ever provided online.
The £5,500 QTvan is the world’s smallest caravan and is so named because it caters to three peculiarly British obsessions: queuing, tea and caravans.
As well as a 19” television on which to watch the ceremony highlights, and a drinks cabinet with which to toast the happy couple, the tiny caravan boasts tea-making facilities – essential for a royal day out.
If any extra provisions are needed, the caravan is so compact it can be towed inside a supermarket — via ETA
The existing structure was a 30 year old typical Bangalore house with thick load bearing walls. Most of the outer walls were very close to the plot boundary cutting out a large amount of light. The neighbor’s house too was hugging the boundary wall in certain areas which cut off even more light.
The requirement [Kamat and Rozario Architecture] was to de-clutter the existing house and add more spaces, to meet the needs of the family. Our challenge was to rid the house of its dark, dingy corners and simultaneously make it ‘vastu compliant’. We decided that instead competing with the vastu prerequisite, it would be more productive to convert it to an asset — via ArchDaily
Stolen Camera Finder uses the serial number stored in your photo to search the web for photos taken with the same camera
A pilot from New Zealand is in Nepal to return a replica of what some believe is the hand of a yeti to a remote monastery in the Everest region — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The operators of two 7-Eleven stores have been fined $150,000 for exploiting international workers — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Australia’s Fair Work Ombudsman is investigating claims foreign workers on a multi-billion dollar oil rig project off the West Australian coast worked 84 hours a week for as little as $3 an hour — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A new hearing aid has been developed by the inventors of the bionic ear in Melbourne.
Researchers say the tiny device costs less than half that of conventional aids, and people can take control of their hearing by programming the device themselves — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A message written in the snow Thursday afternoon tapped into how many Calgarians feel about the most recent blast of winter weather.
Paul Yancey, who works in accounts payable at Suncor Energy, said he spent part of his lunch hour watching a man from his office window stomp out the words “I am tired of snow” in James Short Park below.
Yancey believes it took the unknown artist no more than 10 minutes to complete his work — via redwolf.newsvine.com
With free tools and cheap web hosting, there’s really no reason you can’t have your own catalog and shopping cart on the web if you’ve got something worth selling. Whether you’re looking for a side project or a real source of income, here’s a starting-from-scratch guide to setting up shop on the web — via Lifehacker
Some companies fail, some kill off product lines that are not profitable, but in the end, where does all the knowledge go? Nowhere, usually. In a world of disposable everything, is it time that we demand companies do what’s good for humankind in addition to the bottom line?
If companies are going to just kill something off, why not open source it? Some companies do just that, and others, like Nokia, will promise open source (Symbian, dead product) and then quickly reverse itself, locking it up — via redwolf.newsvine.com
At last word, the serial purse-snatching bandit at the Sandridge Golf Club in Vero Beach, FL remained at large.
Authorities describe the perpetrator as having a medium build and a noticeable limp. That’s in addition to the four legs, long furry tail, pointed nose and masked eyes indigenous to all raccoons — via redwolf.newsvine.com
STS-134, the final flight of the space shuttle Endeavour – is set to carry several experiments of students from the middle school, high school and collegiate levels. Two of these payloads are sponsored by the NASA Florida Space Grant Consortium.
Another experiment, one comprised of squid embryos is being spearheaded by the University of Florida and will research the physiological impact of the micro-gravity environment on the animal’s growth and development — via redwolf.newsvine.com
An extraordinary thing happened in American politics this week; a sitting president was forced to prove he is an American citizen – and thus eligible to be in office — via redwolf.newsvine.com
GPS manufacturer TomTom has apologised for sending its customers’ user data to Dutch Police, which had used the information to set speed traps — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The architecture [Pushak] of this new crematorium seeks to meet both the functional and emotional needs of cremations. This involves creating spaces with dignity for relatives who choose to follow the deceased until the cremation. It also means creating spaces of dignity for the staff that confirms the importance of their work. The crematorium has a relatively high degree of transparency and visibility, to create a good workspace and to make the crematorium a reference for the people in the region — via ArchDaily
A major issue for contemporary architectural practice is the use of existing buildings. Addressing this requires a specific approach to the design process [Williams Boag Architects] that optimises the balance between new and existing, realising a contemporary result that adds to human experience within the project and more broadly in urban terms — via ArchDaily
Internet auction giant eBay has reported a sharp rise in quarterly profits thanks in large part due to strong growth at its Paypal division — via redwolf.newsvine.com
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