Source: Livescience
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Researchers are using drones to track malaria
America's got pretty good at using drones to hunt and kill big tangible things, but Hellfire missiles and Reapers aren't all that good at tracking little insects. But that hasn't...
Danish man receives first prosthetic arm that allows him to feel again
We geeks all have the same platonic prosthesis ideal: Luke Skywalker's badass Star Wars mech-hand. We're getting there, bit by bit. Dennis Aabo Sørensen's new hand is almost there; it let him feel again. The...
Japanese robot crushes competition in robot olympics
If you are ever trapped in a collapsed building, SCHAFT is the robot you’ll want by your side. The a bipedal robot, built by a Japanese team, just took the top score in...
The technological adaptation of the chess world
There was a time when the minds of chess masters were arguably the most complex thinking machines in the world. Technology has changed that and now computers have reshaped the...
Just how educational are educational iPad games?
Our kids love tablets. Some are using them before they know how to talk. Parents often try to use this time spent on the touchscreen to make them educational moments....
Artificial hearts could pump urine in order to power robots
A team at the University of Bristol has created and EcoBot that is power by a microbial fuel cell. The fuel cell contains microorganisms that digest urine and generate electrons...
New military reconnaissance device that can fit in a soldier's pocket
With a name like the Black Hornet you'd expect this bit of military hardware to be dangerous and intimidating but in reality this tiny UAV only weighs 2.1 ounces and can...
The US Army decides to skip a dimension, wants to go straight to 4D printing
3D printing has just recently started started to see mainstream use but the US Army is already pushing for advances in 4D printing. The U.S. Army Research Office has awarded...
Iron Men: the US army is developming enhancement suits
They won't be able to fly and they won't have energy beams coming out of their palms, but the US Army and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology are putting together...