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Art has its own way of playing with our senses, imagination, and perception. Every now and then, a great piece of art moves us, inspires us and brings out the best in us. Sculpting is an art form that always has been a part of human civilization throughout history. Apparently, we love creating things using…
GMO Internet is a web hosting company based in Japan. The company has offered to pay a portion of the employees’ salaries in Bitcoin. The offer is optional and not compulsory though. Employees can choose from as little as 10,000 yen ($88) to 100,000 yen ($890) of their salaries in famous cryptocurrency. The offer will…
Tesla saved the day in Australia after Loy Yang Power Station, a major coal plant, shut down unexpectedly without any warning. The ion batteries rose to the occasion by compensating for the energy deficiency. The batteries, created by Tesla, were capable of coming online within fractions of a second before the plant’s backup was able…
Elon Musk is known for coming up with ideas that sound a lot like fool’s gold. However, if there’s one thing we’ve learned over the years; you do not underestimate this man. Ever. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk floated the idea of sending his car to outer space earlier this month. The news was treated as…
Virgin Hyperloop One has set a new speed record of 240mph. This record was achieved as part of a testing session that placed the whole Hyperloop system to the test. According to the company, “All components of the system were successfully tested including the airlock, highly efficient electric motor, advanced controls and power electronics, custom…
Do you consider yourself lucky? If so, then Win A Millionaire Mansion Competition is for you. By investing £10.50 you can actually, by the stroke of luck, become the owner of an English mansion located in Devon along with a Rolls-Royce. The list doesn’t stop there folks. You also get £50,000 in cash. The mansion has…
Before we get to the gist of this post, let’s first discuss euthanasia. How many of you are aware of what it is? It is the name given to painless killing of a patient. A patient that is suffering from an incurable and painful disease or an irreversible coma. This brings us to the topic;…
How many of you are Game of Thrones fans? We bet a lot of you are hooked onto the fantasy show that is doing so well. The show’s highlights are three dragons and the highlight of this article is a dragon(bench) as well. Meet Igor Loskutow, an Estonian chainsaw artist. He recently overwhelmed the internet…
This is era is the ‘smart’ era – everything is becoming interconnected with all the information available in your palm. It was thought that with such amazing leaps of technology, being in contact would become easier. However, that is not the case. The reason being that it is quite easy to ignore the messages from…
How many of you are aware of the fact that water shortage is a real problem? According to analysts; it will become quite a threat to the civilization if not attended to properly and timely. Meet Elisabeth Buecher, a London-based artist. She has designed an inflatable shower curtain that basically kicks the user out of…
Welcome to Ratomka, a town that is located about 5 km away from the Belorussian capital of Minsk. The town features a house that is so scary that even adults avoid walking past it, especially during night time. The house has skeletal hands protruding from the stone fence, devils affixed onto the roof and plethora…
Pollution is a global issue and every now and then we hear about how reforms are being implemented to keep it in check. However, a small village in India doesn’t need such reforms. The village of Mawlynnong has a zero tolerance for garbage and invests time in ensuring that whole of village is clean and…
Introduction to Build Solar Build Solar is a spin out company that was created by Professor Tapas Mallick, world-leading renewable energy scientist, and Dr. Hasan Baig, an entrepreneur and solar scientist. Build Solar collaborated with a team of scientists and researchers from the University of Exeter to come up with an amazing solution for the…
The battle between Android and Apple is an on-going battle. Every now and then you can find two persons involved in a debate regarding who trumps who. Various aspects of each OS are pitted against each other and the battle rages on. Android is all set for its latest release, Android 8.0 Oreo. This will…
Yes, we are obsessed with 3D printing and for valid reasons. The technology has taken the world by storm and keeps getting better and better. Did you read about how US Army is using 3D printing for making barracks? Today we’ll be talking about another amazing feat of 3D printing – carrying out construction in…