This is the ASIG nohero/nosky Concentric D. wrist watch, a concept for CD2 that was designed by Row Zero aka Simon Williamson, an associate professor at Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts, which redesigns not just the surface but also the case of the watch. Instead of a motor of gears rotating the arms … Read more
This luxury sailing yacht is the Adele, an 180-foot ketch designed by Dutch designers Hoek. This article has moved. You can read the rest of it here: Luxury Yacht Read more
Over the past year, we have seen many drone-cam videos of birds of prey attacking UAVs, sometimes knocking them down. This week, a falcon in Dubai took a drone down as prey, reported The National. The drone was flying above Jumeirah park when it was taken down by the raptor, whizzed to the ground and … Read more
How big is the world’s largest crochet blanket? Crochet Queens, an Indian group, is set to needle past the current South African world record-holders’ 3,377 square meter (11,080 foot) quilt by combining the forces of their 1,800 members. Mother India’s Crochet Queens team, composed of crocheters aged 8 through 85, is ready to earn a … Read more
The active sand dunes of Mars were reached by NASA’s Curiosity rover last month, and Friday NASA released some of Curiosity’s latest photography. The Bagnold Dunes are as high as two stories, and compose the bottom portion of a layered mountain Curiosity is trekking up this month. Some of Curiosity’s latest photos show the bot’s view … Read more
After 33 years working with CBC Vancouver, and almost two decades getting up every morning at 3:45 to prepare news for The Early Edition, Vancouver’s most popular morning radio show, Cecilia Walters said a tearful goodbye this week. “Thank you to everybody — all my colleagues. You have been teaching me every day … something, I … Read more
Originally written for Radio Free Asia’s Mandarin service, Woeser’s “Ai Weiwei’s ‘Wing’ From Lhasa” was translated by volunteer Zhao Wencui (Whitman College), with help from Chas McKhann, and has been kindly provided via the Ai Weiwei Studio and originally published by High Peaks Pure Earth. I am a native of Lhasa. Even though I have been … Read more
Can editors of books be considered legal authors, many critics are asking the foundation which holds the copyright to “The Diary of Anne Frank” after the Swiss organization alerted publishers that Anne’s father, previously credited as an editor, is now to be considered an author of the book. Rather than January 1 — 70 years … Read more
Response to Darryl et al (on LinkedIn) Now we have a conversation going. What started as an idea about a refinery in Alberta is evolving into a discussion of significant importance to Alberta/Canada and for Albertans/Canadians, namely, a Strategic Future Energy Plan compatible with economic aspirations and climate concerns. Let’s get back to the Alberta … Read more
The 7-foot tall NutriTower is specifically designed to fit in small spaces and can hydroponically grow a variety of edible plants The NutriTower – a seven-foot tall vertical farm specifically designed for tiny spaces – may be the solution to urban gardening problems many have been asking for. Designed by Byrce Nagels of Montreal, the NutriTower … Read more
1,000mph with 135,000hp. The Bloodhound — the world’s most powerful racing car — has never been publicly viewed before today. It will be on display at Canary Wharf in London. The current land speed record is 763mph. That record was set by the same UK nationals behind this project. Andy Green was the driver of the ThrustSSC that set … Read more
Did you guess some of the cities of the Americas from “What The World’s Capital Cities Look Like From Space, Part 1“? Here are the answers: Ottawa, Ontario; Trenton, New Jersey; Phoenix, Arizona; Havana, Cuba; Mexico City; Panama City; Lima, Peru; Brasilia, Brazil; Santiago, Chile; Buenos Aires, Argentina. Now let’s move from the southernmost tip … Read more