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A design of Hongik University Seoul is displayed on July 19, 2011 in Maranello, Italy. The Ferrari World Design Contest has been launched by Ferrari in collaboration with Autodesk for 50 prestigious international design schools. The winners will win an internship at Ferrari. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

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20 Jul 2011 11:52:00,post received 0 comments

Fact Pig Farmers Protest At Milan Stock Exchange

A statue by Maurizio Cattelan is displayed at the Milan Stock Exchange on July 26, 2011 in Milan, Italy. Italian pig farmers, who are members of the Coldiretti Italian Farmers Association, are protesting against unfair competition from foreign farmers. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images)

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28 Jul 2011 12:24:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Star Wars: The Retrospective (1977–2011)

The original costumes for Star Wars character Darth Vader stand on display at “Star Wars: The Exhibition” at County hall on May 04, 2007 in London, England. (Photo by MJ Kim/Getty Images)

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14 Sep 2011 01:37:00,post received 0 comments

Touching BMW Previews Two New Electric Concept Vehicles: I3 And I8

The BMW i8 concept vehicle is displayed at a sneak preview of the car along with the BMW i3 on November 9, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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11 Nov 2011 10:22:00,post received 0 comments

Touching Photographers: Scott Linstead

A veiled chameleon extends its tongue to catch a cricket

“Scott Linstead is an internationally published, freelance wildlife photographer/writer. His clients include Natural History Magazine, Hewlett Packard, Ranger Rick Magazine and a number of wildlife publications in North America and Europe. Scott's column on the techniques of bird photography appears in every issue of Outdoor Photography Canada”.

Photo: A veiled chameleon extends its tongue to catch a cricket. Canadian wildlife photographer Scott Linstead, formerly an aerospace engineer and high school teacher, uses a device called Phototrap “to not only photograph the elusive, but also the unimaginably quick”. (Photo by Scott Linstead)

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22 May 2012 11:32:00,post received 0 comments

Sad Sculpture by Richard Stipl

Chasseuse d'Oiseaux, 2011

Artist Richard Stipl was born in Czechoslovakia in 1968 and now lives and works both in Canada and the Czech Republic.
Working initially as a painter, Richard Stipl has recently turned to making sculpture. Considered an exceptional talent in technical terms, Richard stands apart from his contemporaries through his uncanny ability to breathe a vital and invigorating “life force” into his art works, regardless of media.
Stipl is included in many important public and private collections worldwide.

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08 Jun 2012 11:38:00,post received 0 comments

Educative ROBOY: Tendon Driven Humanoid Robot

Roboy has a bright future, as he represents a completely new generation of robots. The pioneer project of the Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (AI Lab) of the University of Zurich started six months ago, with the target of developing one of the most modern humanoid robots within nine months. Now the robot has received a new face and is able to move his arms driven by maxon DC motors. On March 9, 2013, Roboy will be presented to the public at the “Robots on Tour” robotics exhibition held in Zurich on the 25th anniversary of the lab.

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06 Mar 2013 10:10:00,post received 0 comments

Wow Military Woman Part 1

'Military woman' is a constantly updated gallery of images of women wearing uniform: military, police and so on. We truly hope that our beloved visitors won't remain passive and will take part in this project making it even more interesting! Note that all the images featured in the gallery are taken from publically available sources: their copyright belongs to their respective creators and the trade mark to the owners. ...