Tidal turbines for Scotland
If planning permission is granted to Scottish Power Renewable’s, within three years they could be providing power to around forty thousand homes with no carbon dioxide emissions either.
The turbines which have already been tested will be around ninety eight feet long and are designed to move fast enough to produce the energy required, but at [...]
Simpsons in their 20th season
This may not seem to be anything spectacular but twenty seasons is something special when it comes to long running series in the US and surprisingly not many programmes have actually made it that far either.
The last long running series to attain this accolade was the western series “Gunsmoke” for anyone who can actually remember [...]
The hotel room, which costs £13,000 a night
Spending £13,000 per night on a hotel room may seem a little extreme especially as most people would not even contemplate spending that sort of money on an entire years worth of holidays.
However, clearly, this is no ordinary hotel and probably the guests are not going to be that ordinary either at the Atlantis [...]
Boy makes new solar cell
This is the type of news that we like to hear, it’s about a twelve year old boy named, William Yuan from Beaverton, Oregon in the States, nothing spectacular about that until you know what he has been able to make.
He has developed a new type of solar cell; yes, this is a twelve year [...]
Best geeky film actors
The best actors from geeky type films, does not necessarily mean that these are the best films, it is the actors that we are talking about here. It is surprising though, how many of these actors are classically trained, they are just as comfortable playing in a Shakespeare production as being an alien.
Maybe this is [...]
Marijuana v Alcohol
Could be possible that the much talked about Marijuana could actually be safer than alcohol, well according to research being carried out by a lot of universities, the simple answer is yes.
Research has found that marijuana will cause any long term brain damage, which is not the case with excessive alcohol consumption, the same can [...]
You cannot remember bad things when drunk
It would appear that drinking influences the brains ability to remember. Which would explain by drunk people never remember their actions.
Research being undertaken by Professor Theodora Duka, from the department of experimental psychology at the University of Sussex has found that the memories formed before people drink become more prominent, this causes the memories of [...]
The Man who likes a burger
You hear of people who love junk food, in fact sometimes it can be a bit of problem for some people, especially when it comes to putting on weight etc. However, one man from the US has been eating his fair share of fast food, he actually admits to being an obsessive compulsive.
It all started [...]
FaceBook users want old style site
Whenever a new design is due to come out, many users rush to check out the beta version to see what goodies the developers have in store. This under normal circumstances would work out fine and most users would be happy, unless it is FaceBook.
It seems that despite many users switching to the beta version [...]
Sudden death after arrest
There is a concern that a newly discovered syndrome can be the cause of death for many young men who suddenly find themselves arrested by the police. It is being associated with what happens to wild animals when they are caught, which has often been put down to shock.
Research being carried out by Manuel Martinez [...]