Urine could power future robot hearts

Researchers have built an artificial-heart-like pump that could extract electricity using microbial fuel cells that are fed on human urine or other waste products.

It's a first: researchers have built the first artificial-heart-like pump that is powered by microbial fuel cells fed on human urine. But instead of being used as a prosthetic device for human patients suffering from cardiac failure, the pump is intended to be used in "EcoBots" that extract energy from organic waste and turn it into electricity.
The researchers, from the University of the West of England and the University of Bristol have published their paper in Bioinspiration &Biomimetics.

We Are More Likely To Lie In the Afternoon

Now a studyfinds that as a result we may be more likely to cheat or lie in the afternoon than in the morning. But only if we’re usually ethical to begin with.

Scientists showed volunteers patterns of dots on a computer and asked them to tell which side of the screen contained more dots, the right or left. Here's the kicker: the researchers gave the subjects a higher reward if they selected the right side, even if it was incorrect. And with this incentive, subjects were more likely to cheat in the afternoon than in the morning.

In another experiment the scientists showed the subjects fragments of words, and asked them to complete the word. For example, they might see the last three letters, R, A, L, of a five-letter word. And surprisingly in the morning the participants tended come up with the word "moral" whereas in the afternoon the word of choice was “coral.”

The researchers also found that people who tend to cheat regularly were just as likely to do so in the morning as in the afternoon. It was the more ethical folks who suffered lapses as the day wore on. So the early bird gets the worm…and the truth.

—Christie Nicholson

iPhone Thief Returns SIM And Contact List To Rightful Owner

A Chinese iPhone thief has gone to extraordinary lengths to atone for his crime, copying out all 1,000 address book contacts onto paper and sending them to the phone’s owner.
In an act of kindness rarely observed by the criminal fraternity, the pickpocket wrote out 11 pages of telephone numbers in total, according to aXinhuareport seen by AFP.
The thief apparently nabbed the i-device whilst sharing a cab with its owner between Yiyang and Changsha in the central province of Hunan.

Beijing Destroys Barbecues To Fight Air Pollution

Authorities in the capital have destroyed more than 500 open-air barbecues "to cut PM2.5" -- the tiny particulate matter in the air that can enter deep into the lungs. Photos carried by state media showed workers on Tuesday cutting pieces of metal with sparks flying as city wardens looked on.
Citizens online ridiculed the exercise, suggesting authorities should focus on bigger sources of pollution.

Man Sends Cash And Gifts To Future Wife

A Chinese man has sent baskets and boxes of cash in a fleet of luxury cars as a gift to his future bride.
In an extravagant display the suitor hired 18 porters to transport bamboo baskets filled with 100 yuan notes to her home in Zhejiang, in the southeastern province of China. A Maserati sports car led the procession of the delivery of the grand total of 8, 888,888m yuan (£900,000), which weighed more than 102kg.

Hilarious Love Letter Found At Elementary School

A little boy's letter was posted on Reddit on tuesday, it goes thus--- ' Dear Ashley, would you please be my girlfriend, i like you a lot' he then gave her three choices 'yes, no and maybe' The girl ashley promptly circle 'no' Then she replies 'i'm sorry i already have a boyfriend but when we break up you are my next choice

Silly Questions And Answers

Q: What do you say when you meet a two-headed monster? A: Hello, hello.
Q: What do you call a sleeping bull? A: A bulldoser.
Q: When is a baseball player like a thief? A: When he steals a base.
Q: What is a volcano? A: A mountain with the hiccups.
Q: What do you find at the end of everything? A: The letter "g".
Q: What did the elephant do when he hurt his toe? A: He called a toe truck.
Q: What did the adding machine say to the cashier? A: You can count on me.
Q: What is the best way to keep dogs out of the street? A: Put them in a barking lot.
Q: Why did the cat sleep with a fan on? A: He wanted to be a cool cat.
Q: Why is baseball like a cake? A: They both need batters.
Q: What kind of shoes do you make with banana skins? A: Slippers!
Q: What did the rug say to the floor? A: I've got you covered!
Q: How do you make antifreeze? A: You steal her blanket.
Q: Why does a cow wear a bell? A: Because her horns don't work.