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Nanotech could painlessly replace torn ligaments in your knees

Jan 4, 2015

Tom Brady and numerous other athletes can surely attest to the fact that tearing your knee's anterior cruciate ligament really sucks. Not...

Cyborg cockroaches could help save human lives

Nov 7, 2014

Controlling cockroaches with electrical 'backpacks' is one of those science experiments that's simultaneously quite cool and ethically grey. What might...

This wearable device collects health data from your ear

Nov 6, 2014

There are more options than ever if you're in the market for a wearable fitness tracker that will encourage you...

The PlexiDrone is a photographer’s dream toy

Oct 10, 2014

If there was a list of features we wanted on a ready-to-fly drone, it might well read like PlexiDrone's spec-sheet....

Darma smart cushion corrects your posture for you

Oct 3, 2014

If you’re the type that sits down all day at work, or most of the time, or play a lot...

Coca-Cola machines in South Africa will soon be Wi-Fi hotspots

Sep 28, 2014

Vending machines are great for selling your product in places where one can’t really set up a store. They’re easy...

The US has approved trials for a wearable artificial kidney

Sep 25, 2014

The days of hemodialysis patients spending hours upon hours sitting in a hospital lounge while waiting for their blood to...

Intel’s wireless charging bowl will be released by the end of the year

Sep 19, 2014

Earlier this year at CES 2014, Intel unveiled an interesting looking device which was a bowl that offered wireless charging....

Nanobots could revolutionize drug delivery

Aug 1, 2014

Nanobots need the proper propulsion system if they're going to be used to deliver drugs to targeted areas. Take for...

The iSwimband alerts you if your child is in danger of drowning

Jul 26, 2014

Some drowning incidents can be easily prevented, and a wearable device wants to keep tabs on submersion time while your...

Quant’s salt water-powered car is ready or the real world

Jul 21, 2014

Earlier this year, a German company by the name of Quant took the wraps off a car powered by the...

A team of students has created a house entirely out of garbage

Jun 22, 2014

One man’s meat is another man’s poison, or in another variant, one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. The latter...