Trendy Laser cut Sushi
Can sushi rolls be … trendy? The answer is YES ! The international ad agency I&S BBDO developed for the Umino seaweed shop, ‘design nori’ which is a series of intricately laser-cut seaweed for rolling sushi.
The PowerPot
The PowerPot developed by American materials engineer David Toledo of Startup company power practical, is a cooking pot and by using the thermoelectric power generation is also a portable generator that will charge your USB devices anywhere.
Jupiter and the Moons of Earth
The largest artifical moon of the Earth, the International Space Station, streaks through this lovely sky with clouds in silhouette against the fading light of sunset. Image Credit Stefan Seip
Bandra Ohm residential tower by James Law Cybertecture
Inspired by the symbol Ohm (Ω), Bandra Ohm is a 140m tall residential tower in India, with fluid swimming pools on balconies, designed by world renowned architect James Law of James Law Cybertecture International.
The realm of a Dying Star
At the ends of their lives, the stars like our sun run out of nuclear fuel in a phase that is called the preplanetary or protoplanetary nebula stage. In this Hubble image of the Egg Nebula you can see one of the best views to date of this brief, but dramatic, phase in a star’s life. Image Credit: ESA/Hubble, NASA
Astronauts returned to Earth safely after 6 months
The Expedition 30 crew returned to Earth following a nearly six month stay aboard the International Space Station. The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft carrying Commander Dan Burbank of NASA, Russian Soyuz Commander Anton Shkaplerov and Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin, landed safely in Kazakhstan on April 27, 2012.
Anti-Piracy water curtain (video)
Anti-piracy curtain to deter pirates from attacking ships designed by a division of Japan’s NYK Group, along with hose manufacturer Yokoi. It’consists of a series of hoses that are dangled off both sides of the vessel.
Sutter’s Mill Meteorite
On Sunday April 22 at around 7:51 am a bright fireball meteor falling through skies over California and Nevada produced sonic booms. Estimates indicate the meteor was about the size of a big car. Astronomer Peter Jenniskens subsequently recovered some fragments of a crushed meteorite. Image Credit P. Jenniskens (SETI Institute)
Arctic Motion
A Aurora Borealis timelapse video by Tor Even Mathisen. Photo & edit: Tor Even Mathisen
Extremely rare white killer whale (video)
Scientists have spotted an extremely rare all-white Orca (or killer whale) nicknamed Iceberg, in Kamchatka Peninsula off the coast of Russia. Image courtesy E. Lazareva, Far East Russia Orca Project
