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Linden Gledhill uses high-speed photography, microscopes and magnets to capture the quirks of ferrofluid. Source: Linden Gledhill’s art is actually an oily suspension of nanoparticles | WIRED UK

Auto company gives free rentals in exchange for befriending the elderly in Norway Source: Avis / Car Care – Contagious Communications

As a tiny island city-state, Singapore can’t expand outwards — so it’s moving underground. The Jurong Rock Caverns, being built 150 metres underneath petrochemical hub Jurong Island, will be taller than a nine-storey building and store almost 1.5 million cubic metres of oil — the capacity of 600 Olympic swimming pools. Source: Singapore’s man-made JurongContinueContinue reading “Singapore’s man-made Jurong cavern allows it to expand | WIRED UK”

Workers in the Minya limestone quarry in Egypt are suffering because of lax regulations. Source: The Minya limestone quarry could be the most dangerous workplace in the world | WIRED UK

Toy brand turns Berlin bus shelters into Instagram-powered photo booths Source: Lego / Selfie Wars – Contagious Communications

Six hundred sardines are needed to make a 500mg bottle of omega-3 health supplement. Fredrika Gullfot wants to change that by swapping fish for algae. Source: Planet-saving Omega-3 can now be made from algae, not overfished sardines | WIRED UK

This farm fuses Californian know-how with Hokkaido traditions. The 85m2 public structure in Japan uses the light, air and water of its surroundings to grow local produce, from adzuki beans to watermelons. Source: This beautiful vertical farm is completely self-sustaining | WIRED UK

Whether it’s getting up in front of an audience of 1,000 guests or ten overworked employees, public speaking can be unnerving. Michael Weitz and Abigail Tenembaum, founders of Virtuozo, coach everyone from TED speakers to CEOs to express their message effectively. Source: The best advice for public speaking and presentations | WIRED UK

Making toothpaste is an intricate process — but it can be done at home Source: How to create a toothpaste | WIRED UK

This eerie light is produced naturally by bioluminescent bacteria that feed off an unusual source: cowpats. Source: This eerie green bioluminescent bacteria feeds off cowpats