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January 19, 2014

Could houses be powered by URINE? Scientists generate electricity from bacteria in human waste

  The notion that homes could be fuelled by human waste, might not be an appealing thought, but it could transform people’s lives in developing countries. British scientists have already proved they can charge a phone by using urine to feed microbial fuel cells. And they aim to scale up their innovation to provide much

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Facebook takes on Twitter: Facebook imbibes trending topics like Twitter with descriptions of each trend

  Facebook has launched a new trends section designed to tell users the site’s most popular topics of discussion. The new feature, which is being rolled out to all Facebook users, is believed to be aimed at letting the site compete with Twitter’s popular trends. The trends will reflect the most discussed topics on Faebook,

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The teen with more online followers than Most Celebs: Stylist, 18, is making millions just from posting her shopping videos on YouTube

  Bethany Mota is only 18-years-old but thanks to the wild popularity of her videos about shopping she’s more popular online than Vogue magazine and has her own national branded line of clothing and jewelry. The Northern California teen is turning a hobby she started at 14 into a million dollar phenomenon before she’s even

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Beyond Google, Yahoo,… 30 Search Engines Perfect For Student Researchers

When you need to research something, where do you start? Most of us answer this question with “Google“, and “Wikipedia“. But if you’re researching online with Google and Wikipedia as your main tools, you’re only hitting the tip of the iceberg. While these offer some great basic information on a huge variety of subjects, if

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The 2014 Oscar Nominations Have Arrived! Here Are the Highlights

  Chris Hemsworth star of “Thor” joined Cheryl Boone Isaacs, president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, on Thursday to announce the nominees for the 2014 Academy Awards. Ellen DeGeneres returns to host The Academy Awards which air live on ABC on March 2. The “American Hustle” and “Gravity” top all films,

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All the fun photos from ‘Style and Fashion Day Out’ at the ‘President’s Cup

On January 19, 2014, our favourite Nigerian celebrities gathered at the Lagos Polo Club, Ikoyi a ‘Style and Fashion Day Out’ which held simultaneously with the ‘President’s Cup‘. The event was put together by Vueve Clicquot, Lagos Polo Club and Genevieve Magazine. Check out photos of Betty Irabor, Monalisa Chinda, Gbemi Olateru Olagbei, Toolz, Osas

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