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Monthly Archives: September 2011
The works of architect Zaha Hadid
Photo credit: Steve Double Architecture is an area where women are woefully underrepresented. Chances are, any big name architect you can think of off-hand, Frank Lloyd Wright, Frank Gehry, Philip Johnson etc, are all men. Zaha Hadid definitely bucks … Continue reading
Low-cost ideas in the world of high-cost medicine-Part 2
Center for Vision in the Developing World has created low-cost, self-adjustable eyeglasses ideal for developing countries. According to the World Health Organization, over 1.3 billion people would see an improvement if they had access to glasses. Getting glasses is no … Continue reading
Treasure hunters locate shipwreck with a haul of silver worth $234 million
The SS Gairsoppa, above, a UK cargo ship, was sunk by a German U-boat in 1941.It contained silver ingots worth over $234 million in today’s currency. Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. a company that specializes in underwater treasure hunts, announced today … Continue reading
Low-cost ideas in the world of high-cost medicine-Part 1
Diagnostics for All creates simple, low-cost diagnostic tests that are no more than small pieces of paper. Sometimes I think we have made modern medicine too high-tech for our own good. Expensive machinery and high-priced diagnostics … Continue reading
Taste test: Is Mexican Coke better?
You have all heard this; Mexican Coke uses real sugar (as opposed to high-fructose corm syrup used in American Coke) and comes in glass bottles, unlike the aluminum cans of the American Coke, … Continue reading
Dead Sea Scrolls are now online
Dead Sea Scrolls, above, are considered one of the most important artifacts ever found. Dating from the third century BCE to the first century CE, the Dead Sea Scrolls were discovered between 1947 and 1956 in eleven caves on the … Continue reading
Fun with QR codes
You have probably seen QR codes around, on ads, posters and billboards. QR codes are simply two-dimensional barcodes meant to be read by smartphones. Of course, you will need software on your phone that is designed to read these codes. … Continue reading
Hurricane Katia as it passed us by
Photo Credit:NASA Earth Observatory By the time the crew of the International Space Station took this photo of Hurricane Katia on Sept 9th, 2011, it had already been downgraded to a Category 1 hurricane. However, I just love to see the … Continue reading
