May 2, 2015

Beware of inflight pickpockets

Many people on a flight relax and pay less attention to their private belongs than they would when physically walking somewhere.  That’s especially true for long flights, where people get engaged in the inflight entertainment, or take a nap….

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Tiny tugs in the future for airports?

  You’ve probably never heard of a μtug (yes, that’s a Greek letter) but you might, soon. It’s a class of tiny robot that borrows abilities from gekkos and inchworms to pull weights 2000 times its own weight on any surface it can stick…

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Van Gogh Museum takes a new look at Vincent

Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum is marking the 125th anniversary of his death by refocusing the display of its collection to change the focus of how we look at the artist; in their words “to discover the ideas and ambitions behind his art” and present “a…

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Vienna: Try a walk on the ugly side

Think Vienna, and you usually come up with images of cafes with pastry and chocolate, of music and stately buildings…of maybe Harry Lime and The Third Man. But ugly? That’s not usually in view.   But it’s there.

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La Chocolatta, Puenta Arenas, Chile

 Situated on Chile’s southern coast, just north of Tierra del Fuego, the small city of Puenta Arenas is well off the main tourist paths in South America. But it has a world class chocolate shop! Take a look.

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Beware of inflight pickpockets

Many people on a flight relax and pay less attention to their private belongs than they would when physically walking somewhere.  That’s especially true for long flights, where people get engaged in the inflight entertainment, or take a nap….

Read More

Tiny tugs in the future for airports?

  You’ve probably never heard of a μtug (yes, that’s a Greek letter) but you might, soon. It’s a class of tiny robot that borrows abilities from gekkos and inchworms to pull weights 2000 times its own weight on any surface it can stick…

Read More

Van Gogh Museum takes a new look at Vincent

Amsterdam’s Van Gogh Museum is marking the 125th anniversary of his death by refocusing the display of its collection to change the focus of how we look at the artist; in their words “to discover the ideas and ambitions behind his art” and present “a…

Read More

Vienna: Try a walk on the ugly side

Think Vienna, and you usually come up with images of cafes with pastry and chocolate, of music and stately buildings…of maybe Harry Lime and The Third Man. But ugly? That’s not usually in view.   But it’s there.

Read More

La Chocolatta, Puenta Arenas, Chile

 Situated on Chile’s southern coast, just north of Tierra del Fuego, the small city of Puenta Arenas is well off the main tourist paths in South America. But it has a world class chocolate shop! Take a look.

Read More