Modern Light Fixtures Turn Into Animals When Illuminated

Tel Aviv-based designer Chen Bikovski couples a contemporary aesthetic with a nostalgic nod to the past to create modern art. Inspired by fond memories of her childhood and interested in experimenting with ambiance, the award-winning designer invented Popup Lighting, a series of lamps that plays with perspective.

@dheerthan07:54 AM 24-Nov-2016

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Stunning Pink Mosque - Bathes Early Morning With Brilliant Kaleidoscopic Light

You wouldn’t realize it from the outside, but the Nasir al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran is bursting at the seams with vibrant interior hues. Known as the Pink Mosque, its design earns the nickname with its overwhelming amount of rose-colored tiles, punctuated by many patterned stained glass windows.

@dheerthan 07:21 AM - 24-Nov-2016

NASA Has Compiled a List of the Best Air-Cleaning Plants for Your Home

NASA collaborated with the Associated Contractors of America (ALCA) to come up with a list of the most beneficial flora for your home. Their informative Clean Air study found that some plants, more than others, could naturally filter harmful chemicals and help mitigate the effects they have on humans.

@dheerthan 07:07 AM - 24-Nov-2016

Israeli Startup Has New Car Engine - Promises Double Current Fuel Efficiency

Aquarius says its super-efficient engine could go 1,600 km on a single tank of fuel, and has caught the eye of Peugot; "This was the first time in our entire lives in which we had an opportunity to work in a company which can really change the universe."

@dheerthan 11:22 AM - 23-Nov-2016

Cooking as never seen before

Cookbook author (and geek) Nathan Myhrvold talks about his magisterial work, "Modernist Cuisine" -- and shares the secret of its cool photographic illustrations, which show cross-sections of food in the very act of being cooked.

@dheerthan 10:41 AM - 22-Nov-2016

The single biggest reason why startups succeed

Bill Gross has founded a lot of startups, and incubated many others -- and he got curious about why some succeeded and others failed. So he gathered data from hundreds of companies, his own and other people's, and ranked each company on five key factors. He found one factor that stands out from the others

@dheerthan 10:34 AM - 22-Nov-2016

This City Just Banned Fossil Fuel Extraction in Light of Trump Presidency

"We're headed for catastrophic changes to our climate if we don't reduce our use of fossil fuels now. With the pending Trump presidency, local leadership on climate change is more urgent and important than ever!"

@dheerthan 07:51 AM - 22-Nov-2016