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'Sculpture' Fires Beer Bottles at a Wall at 373MPH

Now this is what I call art. It's a sculpture/robot that flings empty beer bottles at a solid wall at 373 MPH, smashing them to smithereens. As the exhibit goes on during the day, a pile of green shards of glass piles up under the wall. It's a comment on rock and roll or something, but I'm a simple man. I just like seeing things smash. If you're like me, you can go check out the cannon at the SUPERDOME exhibition at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. Hit the jump for another shot of the cannon in action.

Lytic Transglycosylase MltB of Escherichia coli and Its Role in Recycling of Peptidoglycan Strands of Bacterial Cell Wall

The cell wall is an indispensable structure for the survival of bacteria and a target for antibiotics. Peptidoglycan is the major constituent of the cell wall, which is comprised of backbone repeats of N-acetylglucosamine (NAG) and N-acetylmuramic acid (NAM). A peptide stem is appended to the NAM unit, which in turn experiences cross-linking with a peptide from another peptidoglycan in the final steps of cell wall assembly. In the normal course of bacterial growth, as much as 60% of the parental cell wall is recycled, a process that is not fully understood. A polymeric cell wall is fragmented by the family of lytic transglycosylases, and certain key fragments are transported to the cytoplasm for recycling. The genes for the six known lytic transglycosylases of Escherichia coli were cloned, and the enzymes were purified in this study.

N.Y. Fair's Butter Sculpture To Become Biofuel

This year's New York State Fair has brought something new to the time-honored butter sculpture. It has turned the tradition green. When the fair ends, the state university's College of Environmental Science and Forestry will convert the sculpture's 900 pounds of butter into biodiesel for the college's vehicles — enough to power five round trips to the Adirondacks.

Not from the creators of WALL-E: Pictor, the wall painting robot

The day when robots take over all of mankind's most tedious chores has just got a little bit closer. The Pictor wall painting robot will climb walls all by itself and paint them using various science-fiction sounding techniques. It'll apparently use a "cleaning laser" to prepare the wall for painting, then use an "airless nozzle" to paint the wall - which apparently results in no "atomised spray". And apparently that is a good thing.

Apple To Replace Smoking iPod Nano

The Apple statement released on tuesday comes after the Japanese government determined that three fires were caused a s a direct result of three iPod fires caused by the device overheating while recharging. The investigation determined that the fires caused were from defective lithium-ion batteries.

'WALL-E' | 3 Stars: Pixar's Little Robot Isn't Perfect, but You Have to Admire His Originality and Ambition

'WALL-E' | 3 Stars: Pixar's Little Robot Isn't Perfect, but You Have to Admire His Originality and Ambition

WALL-E: More Than A Robot Love Story

About.com's guide to movies, Rebecca Murray, calls WALL-E the "first guaranteed Oscar nominee of 2008." This accolade also passed through my mind at today's matinee.

Beer-can bonanza

One man's recycling is another man's treasure, as an Edmontonian learned after cashing in a stash of nearly 22,000 beer cans.

Bouncy rubber sidewalk may foil beer keg damage

AMES, Iowa - Beer kegs have been wreaking havoc with sidewalks in Ames, Iowa - and the city's solution may leave some bounce in their step.

Bouncy rubber sidewalk may foil beer keg damage in Iowa city

AMES, Iowa - Beer kegs have been wreaking havoc with sidewalks in Ames, Iowa - and the city's solution may leave some bounce in their step.

Get the Wall Street Journal Free on Your BlackBerry, Even If You Aren't Gordon Gekko

I only read two sections of the WSJ, partly because it's behind a pay wall, though there are ways around it. Their new Mobile Reader for BlackBerry drops the entire paper for free, constantly updated, right to your phone in an interface that actually works. Silicon Alley Insider says it's the best newspaper app for any phone yet.

Crabmommy: Weird wall art = placenta prints

Since a bunch of you enjoyed the baby room cuteness I sourced for you in my last cheapmommy post, I'm back with another round of attractive, 100% organic, low-budge wall art to help make your nursery truly one of a kind. Check this out! Nope, that wasn't a pic of a tree. It's a print made by a mom from her, erm, placenta.

Overheated iPod nano caused fires

Japan's trade ministry said on Tuesday that three fires had been caused by overheating Apple iPod nanos, which it said could be due to a battery defect.

Electronic retailers follow Wall Street lower, though Circuit City advances

NEW YORK (AP) - Shares of electronic retailers headed toward a lower finish on Monday, as stocks on Wall Street declined amid more signs of weakness in the financial sector.

Overheated iPod nano caused fires

TOKYO - Japan's trade ministry said on Tuesday that three fires had been caused by overheating Apple iPod nanos, which it said could be due to a battery defect.

Overheated iPod nano caused fires

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's trade ministry said on Tuesday that three fires had been caused by overheating Apple iPod nanos, which it said could be due to a battery defect.

11:13pm Overheated iPod nano caused fires

Japan's trade ministry said that three fires had been caused by overheating Apple iPod nanos, which it said could be due to a battery defect.

Apple iPod nano cause fires in Japan

Japan’s trade ministry has reported that they have received three cases of fires which were caused by Apple iPod nano digital media players.

FDA: Chemicals in Plastic Bottles Safe

WASHINGTON (AP) _ Despite ongoing safety concerns from parents, consumer groups and politicians, a chemical used in baby bottles, canned food and other items is not dangerous, federal regulators said Friday.

Bouncy rubber sidewalk may foil beer keg damage

AMES, Iowa -- A sidewalk project means there may be a little bounce to the beer kegs instead of dings in the pavement when delivery trucks unload.

Japan warns of iPod fires

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is warning users after an investigation found that the player had been responsible for at least three fires. No major injuries were reported in any of the incidents.

Japan warns of iPod Nano fires

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has warned that the media player has been responsible for at least three fires. No major injuries were reported in any of the incidents.

Japan warns of iPod Nano fires

The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has warned that the media player has been responsible for at least three fires. No major injuries were reported in any of the incidents.

Professor Michael Baxandall: Influential art historian with a rigorously cerebral approach to the study of painting and sculpture

Professor Michael Baxandall: Influential art historian with a rigorously cerebral approach to the study of painting and sculpture

'WALL-E': If Charlie Chaplin were a robot

No one can accuse Pixar Animation of not taking big risks with its latest feature “WALL-E,” which tells a love story between two robots (who speak three words between them) against the backdrop of an Earth that’s been destroyed by waste and consumerist overkill. While the film’s most daring gambits pay off in full, the inclusion of a standard outwit-the-bad-guys storyline dulls the magic that “WALL-E” so often achieves.

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