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Iron Man-Like Exoskeleton Nears Production
A real-life version of the famed robotic exoskeleton is a “mere” five years from production.
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How to Make an Implant that Improves the Brain
Enhancing the flow of information through the brain could be crucial to making neuroprosthetics practical.
The Cause of High Blood Pressure Revealed By Computer Modelling
Computer simulations show that high blood pressure can be entirely explained by arterial stiffening as we age, say researchers
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The Measurement That Would Reveal The Universe As A Computer Simulation
If the cosmos is a numerical simulation, there ought to be clues in the spectrum of high energy cosmic rays, say theorists
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Share-Your-Car Startup RelayRides Acquires New Hardware
Making it easier for people to rent their own cars could lead to growth in car sharing.
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Six Reasons Why Chromebooks Are a Bad Idea
Not everyone thinks Google’s attempt to reinvent the computer will work.
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If You Have a Smart Phone, Anyone Can Now Track Your Every Move
Navizon I.T.S. makes it easy to pinpoint Wi-Fi devices anywhere its listening nodes are installed.
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The Latest Hardware Hacking Tool: A Machine that Carves Custom Circuit Boards
Otherfab’s Kickstarter project offers an easy way to make custom circuit boards at home.
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Bacteria-killing Viruses Could Make Medical Implants Safer
Researchers attach “viral hitmen” to surfaces to demonstrate a possible antibacterial defense for catheters and other medical devices.
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Moore’s Law and the Origin of Life
As life has evolved, its complexity has increased exponentially, just like Moore’s law. Now geneticists have extrapolated this trend backwards and found that by this measure, life is older than the Earth itself.
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