Stung by nuclear energy, Japan plans to mandate solar panels on buildings/homes by 2030. They might succeed too! http://tinyurl.com/3jxw9up

A review of the "West Indian Dream Team" in the 80s. What a cricket team. Fire in Babylon - a must watch movie. http://tinyurl.com/3v7c3uw

Calling for ideas for a $300 house to help 1.25B poor people on earth get their home! Thx, Vijay Govindarajan. http://tinyurl.com/3ko4bpv

DYK Facebook can help detect origins of disease outbreaks much better? Genomics is now expecting more from FB! http://tinyurl.com/4yskj3b

IBM's supercomp Watson to answer physician queries in his next avatar. Powerful thought but not tested yet. http://tinyurl.com/3w2voag

DYK plant clinics help protect crops by getting early warning signs of impact on food security.Quite interesting! http://tinyurl.com/3qpwjuv

Ever heard of a snake robot? These machines will be nexgen explorers in unknown terrains & assist searches too. http://tinyurl.com/3zgg9kk

This list of superfoods that aid weight loss has some surprises. An excellent read for all. Enjoy the journey. http://tinyurl.com/62dk6l2

Puma is the 1st company to publish EPnL a/c - environmental profit & loss. Excellent start in bringing awareness! http://tinyurl.com/3hvjxxx

Quite a cute story of how alpacas are doubling up as sheep dogs. http://tinyurl.com/65224pq

Twitter brings challenges on IP, law and brand ownership! The story of @OMGFacts is a case in point. What next? http://tinyurl.com/6y6yvz7

New class of ashthma/COPD drugs poss. in future. If successful, they can assist 300M ppl globally. Awesome news. http://tinyurl.com/6aq9a72

Guess who is trying to legalize autonomous or driverless cars in Nevada? Google. Awesome concept, I must say! http://tinyurl.com/3d6hgjs

Norway becomes the electric car capital of the world as it plans to change its fossil fuel legacy, going forward. http://tinyurl.com/44cdloo

Why the nuclear energy route can never be a long term global solution explored in greater detail. Excellent read! http://tinyurl.com/4ye4qoh

Scientists converted a rat's body fat to "good fat" by suppressing a protein, NPY. Here's hoping we benefit too! http://tinyurl.com/3lbppra

The Volvo service @Bangalore needs an overhaul. Saw four buses to the same destination going back to back - two of them EMPTY! WTF?

RT@HiteshMehta: Time is a created thing. To say 'I don't have time' is to say 'I don't want to. ~ Lao Tzu quote. Great thought!!

Himalayan farmers provide early pointers to climate change - hopefully the world will sit up and take notice. http://tinyurl.com/5slpz2n

RT amitsomani:The Unit Social Graph - http://ping.fm/b6pmf - nice take on how tough it is to make social networks adaptable and successful!