Friday Linkapalooza - January 10, 2014

I love to read, and the web offers a ton of interesting information on a range of topics. Each Friday I'm going to share some of my favorite blog entries from this week. Enjoy!

Consumer Technology

In the not-so-distant future, your living room sofa could wirelessly charge your cell phone or tablet.

That poor coyote never stood much of chance against that roadrunner. But today, with technology on the Coyote's side_ Well, everything could be different. Here's how.

Health and Medicine

A new technically enhanced spoon could help those suffering from Parkinson's disease to handle utensils more easily.

A new surgical glue, inspired by worms, helps surgeons mend heart tissue.

Artist Luke Jerram makes beautiful glass sculptures accurately depicting viruses. Who knew HIV could be so beautiful?

Art and Culture

Museum sleepovers are a real thing! You could actually spend a night in the museum.

Watch America's tallest hotel go up in less than 60 seconds; 53 seconds, to be exact.

Japanese artist Yuseke Oono uses lasers to precisely cut out the images in these beautiful cylindrical storybooks.

Current Events

Many states are suffering through a serious cold front. If anything, that ups our interest in the cold; the number one movie in the country this past week was Disney's animated musical Frozen. Here are a couple of links touching on the weather that you might find equally intriguing:

Photographer Thomas Zakowski has taken some gorgeous photographs of frozen lighthouses along the shores of Lake Michigan.

Also on Lake Michigan, there's a really fascinating weather phenomenon taking place: the formation of thousands of balls of ice.

Does the cold have an adverse affect on your iPhone?

One Last Thing...

Finally, because I couldn't help myself Here is an irresistible video of the Toronto Zoo's new polar bear cub taking his first steps. C'mon, you need something that cute to get your weekend off on the right foot.