Berlin to pay 1 billion Euro subsidy for electric cars

http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-world/berlin-to-pay-bln-euro-subsidy-for-electric-cars-20110515-1eofl.html

Tall timbers support 9-storey residential building

Tallest wooden building in the world built, faster, cheaper, more accurately & releasing less carbon dioxide than a cement & steel. Win, win, win, win.

Podcast & transcript at: 

http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/stories/2011/3210008.htm

Richard Branson is at it again: Virgin Oceanic

http://www.virginoceanic.com/

"Man in Space" app for iPad

http://the-gadgeteer.com/2011/05/11/man-in-space-app-for-ipad/

First international solar plane flight is a complete success

http://m.syfy.com/inf/infomo;JSESSIONID=2F39B3E4956C70D85EE2.5472?site=syfy&view=dvicestoriesdetails&feed:a=stories_dvice&feed:c=stories_dvice_channel&feed:i=3.80485

App Deals Of The Day

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/app-deals-of-the-day-117/

Access Denied! 18 places Google Maps won’t let you see

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/access-denied-18-places-google-maps-wont-let-you-see/

Screw MTV. YouTube 100 makes music videos relevant again.

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/screw-mtv-youtube-100-makes-music-videos-relevant-again/

A spooky reminder to obey the speed limit

http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/05/12/a-spooky-reminder-to-obey-the-speed-limit/

Monkey AIDS vaccine holds promise for us humans, too

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/monkey-aids-vaccine-holds-promise-for-us-humans-too/

Dropbox told us our files were encrypted & private. Turns out they aren’t?

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/dropbox-told-us-our-files-were-encrypted-and-private-turns-out-they-arent/

Flying a helicopter? There's an app for that!

http://m.syfy.com/inf/infomo;jsessionid=8C65AA6E96B810F7B187.5472?site=syfy&view=kp_dvicedetails&feed:a=videos&feed:c=dvice&feed:i=F04EEDCF0D443F7F1C5533B289798B14

Don’t forget – backups are only backed up if they aren’t all stored together

You do have backups? 

http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/05/dont-forget-%e2%80%93-backups-are-only-backed-up-if-they-arent-all-stored-together/