http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16726609

Researchers have "cloaked" a three-dimensional object, making it invisible from all angles, for the first time.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/01/26/toronto-health-detector.html

This is the prototype of the new detection device developed by Dr. Shana Kelley at the University of Toronto. (CBC)

 

Toronto's medical community is buzzing about an invention that could change the way health professionals screen for infectious disease and cancer.

"We've been working on this, really, for about a decade," said Dr. Shana Kelley, a scientist at the University of Toronto.

Kelley spoke as she held a small black device her hand, shaped like a smartphone but bulkier, with a microchip inside that Kelley says can determine in 15 minutes if you have cancer or an infectious disease.

http://www.king5.com/health/Beware-of-Hepatitis-B-at-the-nail-salon--137929333.html

Dr. Robert Gish is writing a health policy for the Vietnamese government on the spread of Hepatitis B. That's because anyone born in the Asian Pacific region is at a high risk of already having it. That includes the thousands of people working in salons across the U.S. --and they may not even know it. "Ninety-five percent of people with Hepatitis B have no symptoms," said Dr. Gish. "That's the problem." It's not just nail salons to watch out for. Anyplace where you can get tattoos, ear piercing, body piercing, even barbershops, can put you at risk for Hepatitis B, according to Dr. Gish.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/fashion/2012/jan/24/menswear-trends-autumn-winter-2012

The autumn/winter 2012 menswear shows were big on sex, money and power. We reveal what the best-dressed men will be wearing next season.

http://futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/20/10201865-road-rage-at-driverless-cars-its-possible

The road to a future where we jump in our cars, enter a destination, and let them do the driving could be filled with rage, according to an expert on driverless car technology.  

For starters, driverless cars will likely be programmed to obey all traffic laws. They won't speed and will always come to a complete stop at stop signs, for example.

http://espn.go.com/espn/page2/story/_/id/7506523/super-bowl-xlvi-proposition-bets-reveal-outcome-new-england-patriots-new-york-giants

AP Photo/Winslow Townson What will transpire at Super Bowl XLVI? Page 2 predicts the happenings through the lens of prop bets.

Spoiler alert!

By making predictions off a variety of proposition bets found around the Internet, Page 2 reveals everything that's going to happen when the Patriots face the Giants in Super Bowl XLVI

http://news.yahoo.com/riding-dragon-2012-predictions-chinese-masters-190016533.html

Want to know what's in store for 2012? Who will win the US election? Will the eurozone implode? China's feng shui masters tackle the big issues with their predictions for the Year of the Dragon.

As Chinese communities around the world prepare to ring in the new year on Monday, astrologers and geomancers are predicting the dragon will bring natural disasters and financial volatility, especially to crisis-hit Europe.

http://www.good.is/post/is-sweden-s-classroom-free-school-the-future-of-learning/

http://www.futurity.org/science-technology/dont-ditch-the-ums-listeners-need-them/

Speakers should think twice before eliminating the “ums,” “uhs,” and other speech fillers from their message if they want listeners to recall what was said.

"If you’re listening to a story or a speech, people remember the content better if the person says ‘'uh' and 'um' in it than if the story is completely fluent," says Duane Watson, professor of psychology and linguistics. "This is counterintuitive, because if you go to a speech coach, they say don’t say 'uh' and 'um'." (Credit: U. Illinois)

http://futureoftech.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/01/24/10226419-magnetic-soap-made-for-oil-spills

Scientists have created the world's first soap that can be controlled by magnets. 

That's right: magnetic suds.