After running into a downed power line in 2008, Jason Koger lost both of his hands. Five years later, he has almost a full range of motion after being the first double amputee to be fitted with prosthetic hands that can be controlled by an iPhone app, reports CNN.
Category: Science
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Scientists Produce 3D-Printed Embryonic Stem Cells
For the first time, scientists have produced human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) using 3D printing. They are utterly amazing, and they could be used to reproduce kidneys, hearts and other organs in the future.
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How to mend a broken heart
Transplants could become unnecessary if scientists can repair damaged organs with reprogrammed stem cells.
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Breakthrough in storing 700 terabytes of data 1 gram of DNA
Scientists in Britain on Wednesday announced a breakthrough in the quest to turn DNA into a revolutionary form of data storage.
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Could a Newly Developed RNA-Based Vaccine Offer Lifelong Protection From Flu?
A new experimental flu vaccine made out of messenger RNA (mRNA) that may work for life is now being developed.
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Scientists grow embryos from three adults
Scientists have grown five-day-old human embryos with a new technique that uses genes from three adults.
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Injections of animal cells may rid dieters of their double chins
Injections of heat-producing cells that can burn off body fat could help dieters lose their double chins and spare tyres, following research by scientists.
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Smart Carpet Detects Your Gait, Knows if You’ve Fallen
Packed with smart meters, smart appliances, smart windows and doors, smart lighting, smart HVAC and other smart what-have-you, the smart home of the future is purportedly going to be overflowing with sensors that make life more efficient and convenient. Now, it could be packed with sensors that make sure you’re not splayed on the floor alone in the living with a busted hip, unable to reach the phone. A research group at the U.K.‘s University of Manchester has developed smart carpeting that can tell when someone has stumbled or fallen, and even analyse people’s gaits for signs of oncoming mobility problems.
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Inception helmet creates alternative reality
Christopher Nolan’s 2010 blockbuster Inception is set in a distant future where military technology enables one to infiltrate and surreptitiously alter other people’s dreams. Leonardo Di Caprio plays Dom Cobb, an industrial spy tasked with planting an idea into the mind of a powerful businessman. The film has a complex, layered structure: Cobb and the other characters create dreams within dreams within dreams, but they cannot distinguish between reality and the dream states they fabricate.
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‘Smart Fingertips’ Pave Way for Virtual Sensations
Imagine feeling like you’re lifting a 50-kilogram weight just by pulling at thin air. That’s just one of the possible applications of new “smart fingertips” created by a team of nanoengineers. The electronic fingers mold to the shape of the hand, and so far the researchers have shown that they can transmit electric signals to the skin. The team hopes to one day incorporate the devices into a smart glove that creates virtual sensations, fooling the brain into feeling everything from texture to temperature.