Charlie Sheen death hoax spreads malware on Facebook and Twitter No, despite what you may have heard on Facebook and Twitter, Charlie Sheen is not yet dead. With the eye-catching title of "RIP! Charlie Sheen found Dead at his House," a massive clickjacking hoax is doing the rounds on Facebook and Twitter. Can Hobbyists and Hackers Transform Biotechnology? For most of us, managing our health means visiting a doctor. The more serious our concerns, the more specialized a medical expert we seek. Our bodies often feel like foreign and frightening lands, and we are happy to let someone with an MD serve as our tour guide. For most of us, our own DNA never makes it onto our personal reading list.
Osmotic power Osmotic power or salinity gradient power is the energy available from the difference in the salt concentration between seawater and river water. Two practical methods for this are reverse electrodialysis (RED) and pressure retarded osmosis (PRO). Both processes rely on osmosis with ion specific membranes. The key waste product is brackish water. This byproduct is the result of natural forces that are being harnessed: the flow of fresh water into seas that are made up of salt water. Justin Bieber sells his shoes on eBay Bieber Just a week after selling a lock of his hair on eBay, Bieber fans will be back on the online auction site to bid for a pair of the stars shoes. Justin, who is famous for his song, Baby, has donated his shoes to raise money for his former high school. Stratford Northwestern Secondary School in Ontario, Canada have been given the autographed Nike shoes and will benefit from the proceeds of the auction. The shoes won’t be auctioned as a pair however, with experts suggesting selling them separately would fetch more money for the school. The right shoe is online now, and has already received a bid of nearly £500.
Harvard scientists to make LSD factory from microbes Students on a bread making course. But did the tutor remember to warn them about the other things that yeast turn into? Photograph: Fabio De Paola Jake Wintermute wanted to save the world rather than make a pile of money. Solar panel costs 'set to fall' The fall in cost is due to the increased lifetime, the institute says The cost of installing and owning solar panels will fall even faster than expected according to new research. Tests show that 90% of existing solar panels last for 30 years, instead of the predicted 20 years. According to the independent EU Energy Institute, this brings down the lifetime cost.
Justin Bieber Unveils His Madame Tussauds Waxwork In London... Justin Bieber has unveiled his Madame Tussauds waxwork in London and he doesn't look too impressed. And we don't blame him really. The wax figure has been in the works since last year, with a dedicated team working on it, so why it only bares a vague resemblance to the Somebody To Love star, we have no idea. The New York wax figure of Justin was also unveiled yesterday and is a spitting image of the One Time singer, so at least American fans will be getting closer to the real deal. Biopunk: DIY Scientists Hack the Software of Life has covered startup culture, the maker scene, and the marijuana industry as a reporter in the San Francisco bureau of The Associated Press. His first book, , was published this week by Current. I asked him to contribute a few pieces about the biotech underground to run on Boing Boing.
The Big Showcase Of Online T-Shirt Stores - Smashing Magazine Advertisement T-shirts, as you’ll surely agree, play a big part in the design world. Sometimes, we designers don’t get the kinds of projects we want, and so we are left to apply our creativity in some other way, many of us opting to submit graphics in t-shirt competitions or printing them ourselves and selling them through shopping cart systems such as BigCartel. In this post, we bring you a showcase of online t-shirt store Web designs, all of which serves as a great source of inspiration for Web designers, graphic designers and even illustrators.
Weirder and Weirder Royal Swag: Now it’s William and Kate Tea Bags The Brits like their tea, but the Germans thought of this first. AP reports a Hamburg company is selling limited edition “KaTEA” tea bags featuring Prince William and Kate Middleton. The tops of these tongue and cheek teabags bear the likeness of the royal torsos — complete with arms that hang jauntily across the rim of your cup.