Topic: Rome

Amputee Gets Real-Feeling, Thought-Powered Cybernetic Fingers

What if you could wire up your nervous system to a robotic hand so well that it actually felt like your own? Would you be a real-life cyborg or Six Million Dollar Man? Yup. It's not only the future of prosthetic limbs. It's the ...READ»

The history of engagement jewelry rings

Engagement jewelry rings are always showing the beginning of a new relationship. It is kind of prospect of a new threshold of life. Engagement was a ritual of a long time ago. In story it was seen as a ritual which shows the symptom ...READ»

A Serious Entrepreneur Should Have...

If you are ready to be one of the successful and top earning marketers online, there's one thing that you should be ready to invest, and that's the time to do the work this industry will demand from you. To learn exactly ...READ»

Thought-Powered Fingers for Amputees, 11 Other Feverish Stories This Week on Fast Company

Aside from those spammers taking advantage of the swine-flu frenzy by sending virus-laced e-mails about, well, the virus, it's been a big week for health innovations: British company Zilico is in the trial stages of a promising ...READ»

Fortune Charms

The Swastika forms a combination of four Ls standing for Luck, Light, Love and Life. It has been found in excavations of ancient Rome, Grecian cities, as also on ancient Buddhist idols and on Chinese coins dated as early as 315 ...READ»

Karim Rashid Creates Fabric Sheet Using Two Hummers Worth of Glass

The entire installation hangs from the ceiling--hope the fasteners are tight!READ»

Going Global

Turn your international travails into smooth traveling.READ»

What to Wear? Acing the Interview

A client of mine feels like he always comes in second in interviews. He does well, but he wants to do more than just do well. He wants to Ace the interview. So how do you Ace the interview? How do you communicate that you're ...READ»

Cocoon Helmet Takes Virtual Reality Into the Smelly Dimension

Virtual reality has been knocking around for decades without ever quite hitting the mainstream--apart from in a limited 3D-goggle sense. But that hasn't stopped a U.K. team from putting together a gadget that takes the technology to ...READ»

Travel Guide Books Get a Redesign

Three new travel series reimagine what a guidebook can be by putting design at the forefront. READ»

• NextTravel: The JetBlue of Hotels

Qatari Building Makes Like a Techno-Cactus In the Desert

It looks like Bankok-based Aesthetic Architects have taken the old adage--"When in Rome, do as the Romans do"--to heart in its design of a new building in Qatar's desert-like environment. In fact the firm is borrowing some ...READ»

• Biomimicry : Design Inspirations from Nature

Lady Gaga: Design Groupie in Disguise

If you're into poppy dance music, you've probably heard a track or two from the loopy songstress who goes by the stagename Lady GaGa. But among fans, she's at least as famous for her goofy outfits, which make Bjork ...READ»

Action Item - The Write Stuff

A short course on writing effective emails.READ»

Why Your Future Clothes Will be Stuffed with Electronics

Reading about the Zegna Freeway jacket--it's got high-visibility LEDs in the back of the collar for improving "safety in urban outdoor travel situations"--made me realize how close the future of clothing may be. Wearable electronics ...READ»

A Little Help From My Friends

Sex, drugs, rock roll ... and charity fundraisers. In today's socially conscious society, the Spinal Tap method of rock roll ignorance is no longer accepted. Now, artists are using their clout and talent to change the world -- one song at a time.READ»

The Next Donald?

This morning's New York Times story on the city's wage divide was, in itself, pretty telling: Real wages for Manhattanites rose 5.4% from 2002 to 2005, while those in the outer boroughs (that would be Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and ...READ»

Voice Over Wi-Fi

A wi-fi handset that could usurp your cellphone--and where you can use it.READ»

Change Agent - Issue 35

"Most torch-bearers don't realize how unique they are, how powerful their role is, or how hard their task is."READ»

He Builds Company Towns

Barry Ludwig designs cutting-edge office parks. What he tries to create is a sense of community and connection -- which means looking to ancient cities for design principles.READ»

Good News: The Economy Isn't the Only Thing That's Dying

A Kick In the Career: In this week's column, humorist and career expert Tom Stern discusses the culture of dying from overworking.READ»

• What Do You Do When You're Branded?
• The Top 8 Jobs of 2008

Mascoma Close to Achieving the 'Golden Dream' of Cellulosic Ethanol Production

It seems like major biofuel breakthroughs are coming down the pipeline every day, but cellulosic ethanol start-up Mascoma's announcement today that it has achieved a breakthrough in consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) is the biggest ...READ»

Using Your Neighbor's Intellectual Property

Recently, a relatively new member of the Ecademy business network posted an article from Scott Allen's About Entrepreneurs site in his blog, without a link and proper attribution. We don't believe that he was trying to claim ...READ»

Classic Bamboo Football Inspires Design for Sustainable Chinese Stadium

Sustainable stadiums are one of the biggest trends in sports--we've recently seen Miami's LEED-certified American Airlines Arena, and the EPA-approved New Meadowlands Stadium. Now architecture firm UNStudio is bringing green sports ...READ»

PopTech! Kicks Off

Given the events of 2005 – killer hurricanes, radical insurgencies, melting ice caps, threats of pandemics – the theme of this year’s PopTech!, “Grand Challenges,” has a “ripped from the headlines” urgency. Stepping ...READ»

PopTech! Kicks Off

Given the events of 2005 –- killer hurricanes, radical insurgencies, melting ice caps, threats of pandemics –- the theme of this year’s PopTech!, “Grand Challenges,” has a “ripped from the headlines” urgency. Stepping ...READ»