"The Morph", an form of adjustable seating that changes according to the size of the person occupying it, or even the amount of room that they desire was created by London-based company Seymourpowell. As per the promotional video, two sheets of fabric are stretched across the width of an entire row, and over a movable frame, which is held in place by armrests and upper dividers to form three individual hammock seats. The fabric can be tailored to fit ...
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The seafloor off the coast of Northern Siberia is releasing more than twice the amount of methane as previously estimated, reveals a new study. The East Siberian Arctic Shelf is venting at least 17 teragrams of the methane into the atmosphere each year. A teragram is equal to 1 million tons. "It is now on par with the methane being released from the arctic tundra, which is considered to be one of the major sources of methane in the Northern Hemisphere. ...
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A new study has revealed that about 7 percent of American teenagers are reportedly hooked to their mobile phones, sending text messages. The data from the Family Online Safety Institute indicated that text messaging is the most popular activity amongst teenagers with the staggering figure having done so in the past 30 days. According to Mashable, more than 80 percent of teens also participated in mobile gaming, emailing and social networking. Other ...
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Researchers at University of Manchester and University of Liverpool are attempting to develop a form of synthetic skin that can be easily formed on a 3D printer. The researchers said that the synthetic skin produced will be matched to a person's age, gender and ethnic group. The researchers are currently developing new 3D image processing and skin modeling techniques so that the skin will appear natural in whatever light it is shown. The first step will be ...
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A new study conducted by Swedish researchers has found that eating a single large meal is more beneficial for diabetic patients compared to eating a number of small meals throughout the day. The study was conducted by researchers at Linkoping University who studied the effects of three different diets among a group of 21 diabetic patients. The patients were randomly divided into three groups to follow either a low-fat diet, a low-carbohydrate diet and a Mediterranean ...
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