Today’s Inspirational Moment

Bedzed (the Beddington Zero Energy Development) is a housing approach that works toward zero energy consumption in terms of fossil fuels. You can learn more about it here: BEDZED: Beddington Zero Energy Development (lots of nice photos) And here: BedZED (Beddington Zero Energy Development) factsheet How does the design allow zero energy? According to the article: Buildings are constructed from thermally massive materials that store heat during warm conditio... more

Scientists are busy inventing the technology that will make it possible to put electronic displays on contact lenses: Contact lenses with circuits, lights a possible platform for superhuman vision It’s still too early to know whether it will work or not for high-resolution displays, but “a version that has a basic display with just a few pixels could be operational “fairly quickly,” according to Parviz.” In the meantime, the next best thing is a pair of see... more

This link takes you on a photo tour of 32 famous cockpits, including the F-22, the F-117 and the U-2: Special Cockpit Edition Here is a video walk-thru of the cockpit of a 737: [ See #23 ] ... more

multimillionaires passing on their wealth “I think it is wrong to give too much inherited wealth to children,” Horlick told the report’s authors. “I will not be leaving all my wealth to my children because that would just ruin their lives.” From the article: What all these parents are keen to duck is the possibility of producing a Paris in the first place. “Advisers to the rich structure entire symposia for their clients around the idea of avoiding ... more