Universe could be football-shaped

This is not a joke. I have found this article on Nature magazine.
The idea that the universe could really have such a perfectly symmetrical structure comes from observations of NASA´s Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) satellite.
It was looking back to the universe when it was 380,000 years old, and it calculated radiation data that assumes this conclusion by analyzing the microwave background in the cosmos.
The explanation of the method used here is compared to a bathtub: neither do you have any waves in your bathtub, nor could the satellite see any waves appearing in the universe. Therefore the universe needs to be finite. The best explanation for the non-existence of waves is that the universe is formed like a Poincaré dodecahedral space. Why? Because 12 curved pentagons produce exactly these patterns. 
But, after all, it would be a surprise if the universe was so small. And "it's going to be a surprise if the Universe has chosen such a beautiful platonic form", says cosmologist Janna Levin of the University of Cambridge, UK. 
If the theory is true, then the most distanct objects looked at at the same time, would appear in opposite of each other. In 60 billion light years on a journey across the universe, you would come back to where you´ve started. 
A method how you could also prove this theory would be recognizing repetitive patterns. They appear when background radiation has travelled far enough in space to meet itself again and creates circular patterns. 
Read more: http://www.nature.com/news/2003/031009/full/news031006-8.html 

The Waterpod: a floating structure for the future

This design was made for rising tides for a floating community. Its primary sources, according to the artists, will be solar power and power that´s been generated by a wind turbine. I´m not sure if this is meant to be serious, as the developpers are artists, and they´ve also put a focus on art on the house itself (there are rotating art installations).
According to the organizers, it will ”… showcase the critical importance of the environment and art, serving as a model for new living, d.i.y. technologies, art, and dialogue. It illustrates positive interactions between communities: private and corporate; artistic and social; aquatic and terrestrial while exploring the cultural richness of New York’s five boroughs and beyond.”
Read more: The Waterpod: a Floating Eco-Habitat | Inhabitat - Green Design Will Save the World 

Simple floating structures

Well, I want to stick to my research for my "floating structure"-project. My aim is to think about a simple floating habitat for individuals in 2020, so in the near future.
Who could live in this "house"? People who want to be independent, maybe even students, as space gets rare and expensive, just think of cities like Amsterdam. Could it be an alternative to live on the water instead of paying horrendous rents in the city center? Well, Amsterdam might not be the best example, as there are already boat houses, and maybe more than anywhere else in the world, compared by amount on squaremeters, but, just imagine, many small house boats for students?!
One could set the house up and detach it easily and gain more independence and flexibility, also towards weather and climate changes. Even when the sea levels rise, there is space enough for boat houses, compared to houses built on the ground.

Don´t build your house, GROW it!

(inhabitat.com)