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This is the desk of the future. I just hope we won’t all be that nerdy though!  

These days I sure wish I had one of these babies. Lots of desktop space! Lots! 

Sounds strange, doesn’t it? According to the producer, the Titanium Dioxide cover on these fresh2 fluorescent bulbs cause intense oxidization which breaks down odor completely. Surprisingly, it seems to work.

Via Endgadget.com

UPDATE:

After doing some research (yeah, Google rulez!) I found out how TiO2 works. My first thought was that it ionizes the oxygen or generates ozone – O3 but no, it doesn’t happen that way. In fact TiO2 is a strong photocatalyst and if there is light it will decompose organic molecules that come in contact with it generating CO2 and water.

There are a lot of uses for TiO2, from TiO2-coated glass windows that clean themselves to TiO2-coated pavement which decomposes nitrogen oxide from vehicle emissions. For more info visit this link.

It also makes me think of Bosch’s AntiBacteria Fridge (which is silver coated).

Space.com reports that the first commercial manned space flight has been achieved. The SpaceShipOne has made it to an altitude of 100 kilometers and that qualifies it to be the first private space ship. 62-years old pilot Mike Melvil was in control of the flight.

Photo coverage of the event on Mojave Airport Weblog.

Kathleen Laraia McLaughlin is the author of this Romanian Photo Documentary Work. The documentary was awarded with Fulbright and IREX grants. More pictures from her trip to Romania can be seen on Leafpile and Shades of Romania.

A short excerpt from the Artist’s Statement:

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