IPad introduced video games for cats

Pet food manufacturer 'friskies' introduced three new games for cats last week, 'Cat fishing "," Tasty Treasure Hunt "and " Party Mix-Up. 'Friskies' probably thought that cats live in a digital age too. more »

Miscellanea

Published: 24/05/2011

Micro–Robot will prevent Maritime Piracy

If you were a pirate on the open seas you wouldn’t be too concerned about having a beer can thrown at you would you? Perhaps you should be! more »

Miscellanea

Published: 22/05/2011

Tactile Keyboard by Michael Roopenian

New work from Michael Roopenian, who received his bachelor’s degree in sculpture from Kenyon College and now is pursuing his master of design at the Pratt Institute. more »

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Published: 15/05/2011

Bento Book by René Lee

The work of US-based designer René Lee, the 'Bento' computing system concept integrates a notebook, tablet, and smartphone into a single modular device, expanding the possibilities of networked use while extending the life cycle of the product and providing easy portability of each component. more »

Miscellanea

Published: 09/05/2011

FluPhone app helps track spread of infectious diseases

A mobile phone application could help monitor the way infectious diseases such as flu are spread. more »

Miscellanea

Published: 08/05/2011

3–Piece Keyboards

One of the things that’s rarely changed since its inception has been the QWERTY keyboard. more »

Miscellanea

Published: 01/05/2011

Royal wedding swamps Twitter, Facebook

The royal wedding dominated social media sites, with dozens of mentions every second on Twitter and Facebook. more »

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Published: 29/04/2011

More to surfing than good vibrations – scientists

Researchers in Spain have teamed up with a surfboard manufacturer to unravel the scientific mysteries of surfing. It's thought to be the first time that the dynamics of a surfboard have been analysed in such detail and the researchers hope it will lead to the design of better boards in the future. more »

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Published: 28/04/2011

Fire ants form rafts to defy floods

The researchers found that fire ants link their bodies together, a process similar, they say, to weaving a waterproof fabric. So that will allow them to surviveiin the water for days. more »