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Sat, 25 May 2013 12:15:00 -0400

susurrations: [Image description: two photos of South Korean...

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:14:36 -0400

[Image description: two photos of South Korean people photographing the QR codes on a huge variety of items at a virtual supermarket.]

justasoulrebel:

discoverynews:

teamepiphany:

Virtual supermarkets are popping up in subway stations in South Korea, where commuters can virtually shop for items while waiting for the train to come. Customers simply scan an item’s QR code using the free “Homeplus” app and can have it delivered to their doorstep before they even get home. Ranked as the 2nd most hard-working country in the world to Japan, South Korea is rewarding its workers with this timesaving gem.

Wow! I kinda love this idea.

next level

Not sure how Japan and South Korea were ranked as the world’s two hardest-working countries, but this is still cool.

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Sat, 25 May 2013 12:12:15 -0400

nidoqueeen: we don’t need to ask for directions, helen.

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:01:24 -0400

nidoqueeen:

we don’t need to ask for directions, helen.

moshi-kun: GAME OF THRONES 90s ERA CHARACTERS (PART 2) Daenerys...

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:00:25 -0400

moshi-kun:

GAME OF THRONES 90s ERA CHARACTERS (PART 2)

Daenerys Targaryen and Drogon, Rhaegal and Viserion.

Jaime Lannister Miami Vice mode. ( I know it s more an 80s style, even if still there in the very early 90s, but just couldn t resist, it fits him too well ^_^)

artsyrup: When You Can’t Hide Power Cables, Embrace Them

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:58:19 -0400

artsyrup:

When You Can’t Hide Power Cables, Embrace Them

kaajoo: World’s Most Beautiful Abandoned Places Italian product...

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:57:16 -0400

kaajoo:

World’s Most Beautiful Abandoned Places

Italian product manager and web designer Francesco Mugnai recently added a collection of images to his blog touting some of the most beautiful images of abandoned spots and modern ruins that he’d ever seen. The images Mugnai has captured come from empty castles, shuttered power plants, and dilapidated churches around the world. From a sunken yacht in Antarctica to a forever-closed amusement park in Japan, these images all make up a sort of anti-phoenix; rather than rising as new from the ashes, these husks remain preserved in decomposition, forcing viewers to confront the strange beauty of ruination.

superhighschoolleveluguu: snug-ler: D̜̪͎̏ͭ́͜Ĭ̴͍̅͝D̴̬̯̎ͪ̿ͧ͋ͩ...

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:56:55 -0400

superhighschoolleveluguu:

snug-ler:

D̜̪͎̏ͭ́͜Ĭ̴͍̅͝D̴̬̯̎ͪ̿ͧ͋ͩ ̵̡̫̭͇̼͈̰̊ͧ̏ͬ̊̆̔ͅY̨̪̻̫̣̒̓͟O̗̞͚͕̞͋̈̏ͫ̒ͫ͠͞U̢̫̲͈̫̙̣̺ͣͨ̋̓̔́͞ ̭͖͚̗̎̉̿̀̚͡Ç̱͖̃̎ͣ̉̓U̸̢̦͎͎̝ͩ̑̆͌ͮͫ͛͗T̺̬̹͇̳̔ͮ̄̓ͭͧ͋ͯ̀ ̷̢̛̻͈̬̲̦̀̔̅ͣͥ̌̀Dͦͬ͏̨̖̩O͕͎̝̣̰̟ͥ͋ͩ͌ͣ̕͟W̭̳̦͓͓͇̝ͯͬ̌͢Ņ͖͕͕͎͖̠̗̃̒̂̔́ ̸̲̫̘̫̜̣͎̈ͣͧ̎̒ͭͣ͟Ţ̦̝͖̪͎̘͔͑̑̈͒̀ͫH̡͙̖͍͛̎̎̓ͧͩ̔Iͯ̌͂̾͌͂͏̷̜̬͎͕Ş̧̘͈̻̃ͭͫ͘ ̺̘̝̩̩ͯ́ͅT͙̱͓̖̪ͮͯͭ̔͑̚͜ͅR̦̬͍̫̬̺̜̖̳͗̈́ͮ͢͡Ĕ҉̤̟̞̱̠̜̭̯͘Ȅ̴̖̺̼͇̞͙̗̗ͩͨͩ̓̋̎?̵̜̫̜͇̩̪͓̙͎ͧͨ̈́̓͋

fUCKING HELL

O____________O

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Sat, 25 May 2013 11:56:38 -0400

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Sat, 25 May 2013 11:55:23 -0400

jhameia: bitchouttahell: cleophatrajones: yannickbrouwer: Thi...

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:53:23 -0400

jhameia:

bitchouttahell:

cleophatrajones:

yannickbrouwer:

This little company from Kenya makes toys from slippers that wash up on the beach. Pictures by Ben Curtis

How glorious is this?! Upcycling at its finest…

I have a couple bracelets made from the same stuff! yay

The company’s name is Ocean Sole: http://www.ocean-sole.com/

gaboddr: 1997 v/s 2013

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:52:24 -0400

gaboddr:

1997 v/s 2013

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Sat, 25 May 2013 11:51:38 -0400

leahsdoodling: flameheadshero: A school assignment where we...

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:50:47 -0400

leahsdoodling:

flameheadshero:

A school assignment where we had to make our own cover art for any kind of existing publication whether it be a book, comic, magazine, etc. I kinda bent the rules and did video game box art. So here is my own version of the box art for what is one of my favorite games of all time, Final Fantasy XII.

I LOVE the cropping on this image, because it could be either twin.

neurosciencestuff: Biophysicists measure mechanism that...

Sat, 25 May 2013 11:50:19 -0400

neurosciencestuff:

Biophysicists measure mechanism that determines fate of living cells

Cells in the human body do not function in isolation. Living cells rely on communication with their environment—neighboring cells and the surrounding matrix—to activate a wide range of cellular functions, including reproduction of new cells, differentiation of stem cells into distinct cell types, cell adhesion, and migration of white blood cells to fight bodily infections. This cellular communication occurs on the molecular level and it is reciprocal: a cell receives cues from and also transmits function-activating cues to its neighbors.

The mechanics of this type of cellular interaction have been studied extensively: receptors extending through the cell membrane are activated when they form a bond to specific molecules. Now for the first time, University of Illinois biophysicists at the Center for the Physics of Living Cells and the Institute for Genomic Biology have measured the molecular force required to mechanically transmit function-regulating signals within a cell.

The new laboratory method, named the tension gauge tether (TGT) approach, developed by Taekjip Ha with postdoctoral researcher Xuefeng Wang, and reported in the May 24, 2013, issue of the journal Science, has made it possible to detect and measure the mechanics of the single-molecule interaction by which human cell receptors are activated. The researchers used integrin, a cell membrane receptor protein that is activated when it bonds to a ligand molecule.

In the TGT approach, Ha and Wang repurposed DNA strands, using them as tethers for ligand molecules, to test the tension required to activate cell adhesion through integrin. The integrin bonds to the tethered ligand, and adhesion is activated only if the DNA tether does not rupture (See video animation).

Taking advantage of the geometric characteristics of DNA’s double helix form, the researchers were able to tune the strands to rupture at discrete tension levels: by varying the attachment points along the DNA strands, the force required for rupture was either low (unzipping the helix), high (shearing the strands), or intermediary (combination of unzipping and shearing).

“If you went fishing and a fish broke your 30-lb fishing line but not the 40-lb one, you would know that its strength was in the range of 30–40 pounds,” explained Wang. “Here we applied the same strategy to measure the molecular tension applied by cells (the fish). Mammalian cells apply a force to activate cell membrane proteins called integrins which mediate cell adhesion. We immobilized ligand molecules (the bait) on a surface through molecular tethers (the fishing line) with defined tension tolerances, tunable from 10 pico Newton (pN) to 60 pN). After integrin-ligand binding, cells apply a force on the bonds, and we compare this force to the molecular tether strength by observing cell adhesion status.”

Since single-molecule interactions are difficult to monitor, the researchers observed the receptor-regulated cellular function, to gauge whether the integrin was activated. Ha and Wang discovered that integrin experiences a well-defined “quantum of force,” about 40 pico-Newton (pN), to activate cell’s adhesion to a surface.

“We observed that mammalian cells adhere on the culture surface with 43 pN tension tolerance of ligands, but not on 33 pN surface. Therefore we deduced that single molecular tension is around 40 pN on integrin cell-membrane receptors during cell adhesion,” Wang added.

“This is a very exciting result,” commented Ha, an Edward William and Jane Marr Gutgsell Endowed Professor at Illinois. “With the ability to define the single molecular forces required to make living cells behave as desired, we may be one step closer to a remedy for certain hard-to-cure diseases. We know that the behavior of cancer cells and stem cells can be controlled by how stiff or soft their environments are. Understanding and manipulating molecular conversation through defined forces has huge implications for the development of future medical interventions. We expect the TGT approach will have broad applications in laboratory studies of cell differentiation, cancer metastasis, as well as immunology and infectious disease.”

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Fri, 24 May 2013 17:32:14 -0400

durtschi: This should be playing on billboards all over the...

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:31:36 -0400

durtschi:

This should be playing on billboards all over the city

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Fri, 24 May 2013 17:28:59 -0400

chockablockdigressionpodcast: timgspears: Window Socket -...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:27:27 -0400

chockablockdigressionpodcast:

timgspears:

Window Socket - Kyuho Song & Boa Oh

So this is an absolutley brilliant idea! Just attach the plug on to a window and it will harness solar energy. A small converter will convert it into electricity which can be freely used as a plug when you are in the car, on a plane or outside.

Love this design and I really think it has a great potential.

BRILLIANT.

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Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:24:13 -0400