>What a great way to pass the time in a hospital! Named the “Imagination Light Canvas,” the display has 1,420 touch-sensitive pixel elements, letting visitors finger-paint with light. Images persist for a few minutes, and six people can play simultaneously.…
>This is so amazing! Japanese scientists have unveiled a device that can pluck images out of your brain and recreate them on a computer screen. read more | digg story
>(NaturalNews) Many people who eat organic food and use natural products are trying to avoid pesticides that are linked to cancer and other diseases. Now Japanese researchers say there is another advantage to “going green” and avoiding toxins and chemical…
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>Since I have returned from Nepal, I have been looking at ways to help promote Dhaka weaving. I will be giving a talk on Dhaka weaving in my hometown sometime in January. I have also gotten a very powerful software…
>I went to Nepal for the month of September to visit with a group of weavers of the Limbu tribe. I learned about the weaving that they do called Dhaka weaving. This group of weavers has formed a fair trade…
>A charkha [spinning wheel] that transforms the simple machine into a potentially significant source of energy for millions of struggling families in India. Designed by RS Hiremath, the e-charkha “not only produces yarn but also generates electricity using a maintenance…
>Scientists have recorded the sound of three stars similar to our Sun using France’s Corot space telescope. A team writing in Science journal says the sounds have enabled them to get information about processes deep within stars for the first…
>The Dhaka samples woven by the Limbu are finished. I’m very glad and I think they turned out well. There are three designs: one is a small purse, the other a change purse and the third a set of coasters.…
