image from liquidsculpture.com
Monday, November 7, 2011
Hong Kong Shoebox Apartments - You Tube Clip
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-iFJ3ncIDo
Growing up in Hong Kong, space was a luxury Gary Chang didn't have. Instead, to him, luxury meant the highest efficiency living while being able to share the corridor he considered his "room" with his four other family members and a tenant. So, we guess it should be no surprise that when he grew up to become an architect, he would create an astounding 344 square feet apartment capable of changing into 24 different rooms, all via sliding panels and walls.
Image: Design Tavern
Cyclops Shark & Other Cryptic Creatures Make October Creepy
BY NICHOLAS SONG
A
fetal shark cut from the belly of a pregnant shark caught in the Gulf
of California. The shark, which would likely not have survived outside
the womb, had only one eye. Credit: Pisces Fleet Sportfishing
Wind Energy Pros and Cons
BY KEVIN SHAO
http://energyinformative.org/wind-energy-pros-and-cons/
http://energyinformative.org/wind-energy-pros-and-cons/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Windmills_D1-D4_%28Thornton_Bank%29.jpg
Author: Hans Hillewaert
Gut Instinct
BY DAVID DUNCAN
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/06/gut-instinct/
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/06/gut-instinct/
Caption: This is a microscopic closeup of E. coli, your single-cell
frenemy. The kinds of E. coli that live in your intestines help
everything run smoothly. But when E. coli is ingested through
contaminated food, the bacteria can cause big problems for humans.
Credit: Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIAID, NIH
Swirling Seas of Plastic Trash
BY ANTHONY WEINRAUB
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/06/swirling-seas-of-plastic-trash/
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/2011/06/swirling-seas-of-plastic-trash/
The ocean dumps literally tons of plastic trash on Hawaii’s Kamilo Beach each year.
Credit: Amanda Rose Martinez
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