This glow-in-the-dark kitten will help scientists at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota develop a new treatment for HIV.
… this is the first glow-in-the-dark study that could lead to gene therapy treatments for the FIV and HIV epidemics. In the meantime, the neon kitties are frisky, healthy, and not for sale.
Keep the work going!
Dan: “You know, I am missing my legs. Is that an issue?”
Rebecca: “I never dated a guy because he had nice knees. But I do like nice arms.”
Love after war. Photo by Nikki Kahn (TWP)
Witty.
Centuries and countless foil-wrapped bars later, it turns out we’ve barely begun to sample the many flavors that nature has to offer to satisfy our chocolate cravings. Scientists from the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service recently reported discovering three previously unknown varieties of wild cacao in the Amazon rainforest of Peru.
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In Peru, A Hunt For Chocolate Like You’ve Never Tasted It : The Salt (via npr)
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In MY Fridge was a project developed at the University of Applied Sciences in Schwäbisch Gmünd.
It deals with the process of food management in a futuristic scenario where RFID tags are printable. In this scenario, the data stored on the RFID tags is put at the users’ disposal by an interactive terminal.
Naturally, the most useful area of application for this technology is the place where perishable goods are kept in - the refrigerator. The terminal has a large front which serves as a touch display to gain access to the desired information.
Important information, such as soon decaying foods, are apparent at first sight. Thus the user doesn’t have to interact with the system to receive essential information - unless he chooses to do so. Additional information like a digital cook-book, shopping facilities or an indication for missing groceries is just a finger tip away.
Hence, the refrigerator becomes an information terminal for food management. All information is available in one place and can be retrieved briefly. Through the connection with other kitchen equipment and nearby markets further services are opened.
Super.
Data Clip
Japanese designers Nendo have combined a USB stick with a giant paperclip to create the Data Clip. A way to establish a new relationship between daily life and digital data, the Data Clip can be attached to documents, business cards and the like. Designed for Japanese electronic company Elecom, the clip is also available in a variety of colours. Nendo delivers once again. Saw this here.
Amazing!
