Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Do Experiences Or Material Goods Make Us Happier?. Should I spend money on a vacation or a new computer? Will an experience or an object make me happier? A new study says it depends on different factors, including how materialistic you are. [ScienceDaily: Latest Science News]
7:58:54 AM

Toyota Wants to Build Car From Seaweed. As Toyota looks towards a greener future, it is exploring ways of using plastic derived from plants such as seaweed. They think it's only a matter of time before automakers use bioplastics to build ultralight cars that take less petroleum to make, and less petroleum to drive.

[Wired Top Stories]
7:53:56 AM

Getting inside a Microsoft surface computer. At TechFest, Microsoft shows off a cardboard dome that could serve as the display for a surface computer, with the user inside. [CNET News.com]
7:23:46 AM