Veteran Osasuna midfielder Javad Nekounam will captain Iran’s national soccer team in the 2015 Asian Cup due to be held in Australia in January, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) says. The AFC reported that Iran’s national team head coach, Carlos Queiroz, has finalized names of the plays for the tournament which will run from January 9 to 31. The report further ... Read More »
People have been hoping for flying vehicles since the first “Back to the Future” came out. Researchers have had their experience with many prototypes and have been advancing significantly, especially one company, AeroMobil The Slovakia-based company has built and approved a flying car, AeroMobil 3.0, which has been steadily tested in flight since October of 2014. AeroMobil 3.0 can match ... Read More »
In the animal kingdom, gorillas stand out as being most similar to humans. Their DNA can be up to a 99% match to ours, and their behavior is incredibly advanced. Some gorillas have even learned American Sign Language and been able to communicate with the humans around them. Fifteen years ago, David Aspinall and his daughter Tansy adopted two infant ... Read More »
London-based, Brazilian-born illustrator Lucas Levitan has a humorous ongoing project. He’s been grabbing stranger’s images off Instagram and adding his own characters with funny and awkward results. His additions often transform rather benign photographs into something altogether ridiculous and unexpected. When he isn’t remixing Instagram, Levitan can be found using his talents as an art director, photographer, puppeteer, and film-maker. ... Read More »
Canadian photographer Francois Brunelle has come up with what is arguably one of the most interesting photo projects in a long, long time. The Québec-based photographer finds people who are real-life doppelgangers. A doppelganger is someone who bears a strikingly close (or identical) resemblance to another living person. That might not sound like much until you also add in the fact that the ... Read More »
Landsnet, Iceland national power transmission company launched a competition with the goal to obtain new ideas in types and appearances for 220kV high-voltage towers and lines. The competition emphasized that specific consideration be given to the visual impact of the towers (or lines) and that careful consideration be given to the appearance of towers near urban areas and unsettled regions. ... Read More »
Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs plans to give Persian lessons to its diplomats in 2015. The Israeli news channel i24news, which airs its programs in Arabic, English and French, announced the news on December 26. ynetnews reorted that the Foreign Ministry officials were not sure if the workers would be interesting in learning Persian, considering that at most they would ... Read More »
Christmas came early for some Hong Kongers on Wednesday afternoon, when a security van spilled 35 million Hong Kong dollars, or more than $4.5 million, in cash on a major highway. The BBC estimates the value of the spilled cash could be as high as $4.5 after several containers of cash fell out of the back of the armored vehicle ... Read More »
Astronauts on the International Space Station were in need of a new wrench. However, thanks to 3D printing, they didn’t have to wait for a shipment to arrive in space. Instead, they were able to open a simple email attachment and print a new wrench. Once the digital file arrived on the space station, astronaut Wilmore fired up the printer, ... Read More »
Even if you’re a frequent flyer, it’s doubtful that you’ve gotten to really enjoy a true bird’s eye view of a city or famous landmark. Most commercial planes tend to fly too high to get a real appreciation for anything, especially if it’s a cloudy day. Plus, thanks to flight routing and aisle seats, you may not have the best ... Read More »