Being woken in the dead of night by noisy neighbours blasting out music could soon be a thing of the past, because scientists have produced a blueprint for an “acoustic cloak”, which could make objects impervious to sound.

This interesting news item means acoustic cloaks could be used to make soundproof rooms or buildings, advanced concert halls or even stealth warships.

A video that’s been taking the Internet by storm over the past few days is the famous bum wobbling Wii Fit video It’s popularity is self-evident - especially amongst guys!

It’s hard to believe that just 15 years ago we had only 130 websites to choose from. The latest figures show there are 162 million websites on the Internet!

Although a little out-of-date now, The Lemon’s History of The Internet still makes very amusing reading.

Here’s some very useful career advice

The New York Times reports that an Older Brain Really May Be a Wiser Brain

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Thanks to NASA’s Swift satellite, astronomers have seen a star actually blow up.

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