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Ahh, the smell of B.O. in the morning

The Brits are using a simulated combat environment developed by the University of Southern California, to treat soldiers suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

By bringing to life a "virtual Iraq," complete with the realistic thumps and bumps of battle, the program allows troops to "relive and confront psychological trauma." All this takes place in a graduated manner so as not to re-traumatize, according to the University of Reading's Visualisation Centre.

The Iraq simulation experience is "fully immersive," meaning that patients wear VR goggles that transport them to the virtual battlefield. There, an attending … Read more

The designer wall outlet

Can a power outlet be a work of art? In this case, we think yes. The inspiringly named Node 12050 looks more like a Frank Lloyd Wright design than an electrical device, and it's practical to boot.

The wall outlet works only with flat plugs like the type found in Japan, but it's tempting to switch appliances just to try it out. The node acts like a smart power strip--you can plug in several devices, and it indicates how much voltage is being used by a red light that expands to let you know if a power surge … Read more

The secrets that you keep

An artist from Germantown, Md., has embarked on a collective art project about secrets. But be careful what you tell him because he won't keep your secrets private. Instead, he'll post them online for all the world to see, just like a bad friend in junior high school.

Dubbed PostSecret, the project began at the Artomatic art exhibition in Washington, D.C., where 40-year-old Frank Warren left over 3,000 postcards and invited people to return the cards to him, decorated and bearing a secret they had never told a soul. As the secrets started pouring in, Warren … Read more