Toy blocks that... think?

In a talk by David Merrill at TED conference, he showed a set of computers that look like children's toy blocks - only they are aware of each other, and programming becomes a game of rearranging the blocks spatially. Sounds like fun - when even 5-year-olds (not to mention adults) get hooked on some of these games :-)

Animation on the theme "Master and Margarita"

A beautiful Russian animation on the theme of "Master and Margarita" (Bulgakov) - by Natasha Berezovaya & Svetlana Petrova:

Power Plant (Tree to be exact) in Your Back Yard

Green leaves have been solar power plants of nature since forever - and it seems humans are only now are starting to catch onto that. In a bit of a curious twist, a company called "SolarBotanic" is producing artificial trees that provide "green energy" - literally.

"SolarBotanic will introduce artificial trees that make use of renewable
energy from the sun and wind, they are an efficient clean and
environmentally sound means of collecting solar radiation and wind
energy."



Now, how cool is that?