19th century mechanical man in today’s news
Boilerplate is a robot. Two Portland, Oregonians, illustrator/author Paul Guinan and author Anina Bennett, have created the Boilerplate Web site, which has become an “Internet phenomenon” that is a lot of fun. Their new book will be available in bookstores on October 1, 2009.
“Now, the adventures of Boilerplate have [...]

Environmental Magazine Asks: What’s Hiding in Your Sunscreen?
The July/August 2009 issue of E – The Environmental Magazine looks at how nanotechnology has changed what we eat, wear and apply to our skin-unfortunately with little regulation and little understanding of the long-term consequences, both to our own health and that of the natural world.
Sunscreens, energy drinks [...]

Text by Radhika Reddy