As the saying goes: "There's no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." Similarly events that make news keep happening. So here's our early summary of that news.READ»
In the past year, Nestle, Kraft, Unilever, and General Mills have all ditched suppliers that engage in deforestation. Now, for the first time, an entire country is doing the same.READ»
In case you weren't one of the 700 million-plus fans to watch the World Cup Finals yesterday, Spain beat the Netherlands 1-0 in extra time. But the España soccer stars weren't the only winners--and certainly the Holland ...READ»
Pop Sci has pointed us to a fascinating chart by two math professors at the University of London, which purports to show who will win the World Cup on Sunday. The short answer: Spain, because they pass 40% more than The Netherlands, ...READ»
The Anne Frank Museum has launched a virtual tour of the house where the diarist hid from the Nazis during World War II. The reconstruction shows the Amsterdam house as it was over 60 years ago, and has a bunch of extra features, ...READ»
Leave it to the Dutch, denizens of a low-lying, flood-prone region, to concoct a scheme for floating cities that adapt to the rising sea levels caused by climate change. The floating city idea, proposed by Delft-based DeltaSync, ...READ»
We've written about Layar, which brings Augmented Reality skills to your smartphone, before--but now the company announced it's taking the app global, with a whole new bunch of content. It's quite possibly the biggest AR event ...READ»
Here's a unique way to adapt to global warming: build floating apartment complexes. That's what Dutch designer Koen Olthuis is doing in the Netherlands with the Citadel, a residential complex that will be built on top of a ...READ»
Artist Lisette Spee and architect Tim Van Den Burg have collaborated on what may be the most covert lawn chair ever: the Lawnge Chair, a seat made from metal and covered in artificial grass. the Lawnge is one in a series of lawn ...READ»
Much ado has been made about smart grid energy management, but what about smart water management? IBM and the Netherlands city of Rotterdam are collaborating on a forecasting system for water and energy management. The ...READ»
Dutch architect Koen Olthuis has plans to build Europe's first floating apartment building in 2010. But it's just the first step towards whole floating cities, like the concepts we've shown before.
Construction on The Citadel is ...READ»
If you're a man taller than 6'3" or a woman over 5'9", meet your new
bible. Cohen, 6'3", gives talls a pep talk, highlighting research that
shows they'll make an additional $789 per inch per year over ...READ»
Oil prices may not be rising quite as dramatically as they were a year ago, but mass transportation--and more specifically, high-speed rail--is still growing in scope and importance. According to the International Monetary Fund ...READ»
