LED Architecture
Light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, are reinventing the look and feel of skylines, bridges, facades and other architectural surfaces around the globe. The light bulb is being unscrewed by energy-efficient LEDs that are both environmentally friendly and cost-effective. The $10.2 billion industry is growing to provide new design options for architects and planners.


                                 
LED Architecture

Soccer Gadgets
We are 12 days into the 2006 World Cup and nearing the completion of round one. As the drama unfolds, the frenzy for all things soccer is expanding exponentially. These soccer-themed gadgets may sate fans' appetites for soccer and toys simultaneously.


                   
Soccer Gadgets

RoboCup
For five days last week in the North German town of Bremen, the shouts of World Cup fans were replaced by the raucous cheers for robot soccer mavens. The 10-year-old RoboCup featured more than 400 teams from 36 countries competing for various prizes, and if the result was a little wobbly at times, it was never boring. This year's entries even featured a little high-tech sex appeal, with a shapely bot named Lara whose wiry muscles are hot.


                                         
RoboCup

Robogames 2006
San Francisco's Ft Mason center burned through over $3000 worth of kilowatts in the event that is the highlight of the amateur robotics world- the Robogames 2006. Competitions ranged from tiny autonomous sumo bots pushing each other out of very small black rungs to to 300lbs brutes that shoot fire.


                                             
Robogames 2006

Bound By Law
How does a filmmaker document the world around her when that world is full of copyrighted images, songs and stories? Three law professors co-wrote the comic book Bound By Law? Tales from the Public Domain to explore the legal barriers to documentary filmmaking. A free digital version is available online.


                       
Bound By Law