MAKE | Fixperts: Fixing is a way of Thinking.
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Rubbee turns any bike into an electric one in seconds
Rubbee turns any bike into an electric one in seconds | Crave – CNET.
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Bio hacking healthcare
(via Biohacking Healthcare – Part 1 – Forbes)
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Turning Big Pharma Toward The Developing World, From The Inside
BY MARZENA ZUKOWSKA, fastcoexist.comHow three intrapreneurs at GlaxoSmithKline created a program to help diagnose disease in places without access to medicine, and how they convinced the company to support it.
How many high-end research scientists does it take to make a dent in …
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The invisible UI
No to NoUI
Timo, elasticspace.com‘The best design is invisible’ is the interaction design phrase of the moment. The images above are from my ever-expanding collection of quotes about how design and technology will ‘disappear’, become ‘invisible’ or how the…
No to NoUI – Timo Arnall http://flip.it/DXd0v http://flip.it/BZVXF
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11 Traditional Breakfasts From Around the World
11 Traditional Breakfasts From Around the World
bootsnall.comIt could be that a lone bagel and a cup of coffee to-go is your idea of breakfast, and the only time you actually sit down for this important meal is on weekends and holidays, but what about when you travel?
What happens when you are i…
RT @BootsnAll: You are getting hungry. Very hungry. http://flip.it/iVpnL http://flip.it/ghsp8
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5 Affordable Round the World Routes
World Airline Routes (Photo credit: josullivan.59) admin, bootsnall.com
Too many round the world travel dreamers give up on traveling the world before they even begin, and many of them do it because of costs. We’re here to give tips on how to best use Indie and highlight 5 affordable trips to make your dream more of a…
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Core77’s Seven Designer Phenotypes: #7 – Off the Grid
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Figure your real career aptitude with data and online tools
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English: The City of London skyline as viewed toward the north-west from the top floor viewing platform of London City Hall on the southern side of the Thames. In the foreground: Dixie Queen and Millennium Time at Tower Millennium Pier. This is a 5 segment panoramic image taken by myself with a Canon 5D and 24-105mm f/4L IS lens. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Maggie Koerth-Baker, boingboing.net
If you’re in London this weekend, you should know that the Wellcome Trust is sponsoring a two-day bioscience hackathon with prizes awarded for the best ideas in four categories: Open Me — collecting data on yourself and making it use…
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Many government resources are a great way to gather intelligence for life science companies:
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