Carlos Arturo Torres write on his web site: I’m a Colombian design enthusiast. My passion for design started when I was a kid ( it is just that I didn’t know it […]
LEGOs Can Connect To This Prosthetic Arm
An Actual Playable Tortilla Record Etched with a Laser Cutter
After a certain video went viral with someone “playing” a tortilla with some piped-in music, this YouTube user wanted to see if he could make an actual working tortilla record.
A real elephant was once housed at the Carlsberg horse stables
Facts about Carlsberg and Elephants: The elephants at the Elephant Gate at are neither Indian nor African. The ears are quite known proportions as the Indian elephant, but the size and conformation […]
IT-Couture at Berlin Fashion Week
Screens made of cloth, smart jackets, 3D printed jewellery – The use of digital features in fashion design is big at Berlin Fashion Week.
Time-Lapse: Jaguar Lightweight E-Type Sports Car built in 180 seconds
Watch a time-lapse video of the new Jaguar Lightweight E-Type being built from the ground up in about 180 seconds.
George W. Bush charged veterans group $100K to speak
Former President George W. Bush is under fire for charging $100,000 to speak to a group of veterans wounded in a pair of wars he started when he was in office. CNN’s […]
Football team of British soldiers with gas masks
Football team of British soldiers with gas masks, World War I, somewhere in Northern France, 1916.
Hundreds of looted artefacts return to Iraq
Iraq has recovered hundreds of cultural artefacts that have been seized by international customs agents since 2003. Having been looted from Iraq, many of these pieces come from areas that are now […]
Albania: Archive of Terror
The archives of the Albanian secret police have just been opened, providing deeper insight into the dictatorship. Albania was completely isolated for around 45 years and was considered one of the most […]
Lesbos: Tourists give food to refugees on Greek island
Record breaking numbers of migrants are arriving on the Greek island of Lesbos, overwhelming local authorities, local police say. Anna Holligan meets some Danish tourists who have been giving food to a […]