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Wind, Water, Solar; what sound like the powers necessary to summon Captain Planet are what we thought to be mankind’s greatest hope for a clean, green future.
During the first twelve years of the 21st century though, more green energy heroes have begun to emerge.
We’ve already seen gravity power in action, and now it’s looking likely that tornado power could be next.
Jan Sheuermann began losing control of her arms and legs in 1996 due to a crippling disease called spinocerebellar degeneration. She now has achieved the goal that she set out for herself nearly two decades ago, to feed herself chocolate once again!
If you’ve ever served or have family that’s served in the military you will really appreciate the latest innovation out of DARPA, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Arsenal Medical, with funding from DARPA, has created a wound stasis or wound sealing foam that can patch up life-threatening internal damage for up to three hours, increasing soldier survival rates nine-fold!
Many a great photo has been ruined from an unsteady hand or a subtle bump from a friend or loved one. We’re forcibly left to wonder what might have been.
Luckily, a computer engineer specializing in image and signal processing, Vladimir Yuzhikov, has created a free computer program that let’s you reverse the effects of a blurred photo.
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From the people who brought you glowing puppies and potatoes, comes a Christmas tree that lights up, day or night, without electricity!
If it seems bizarre and otherworldly it is, but by this time next year, you could have a spliced tree in your living room, giving off a healthy green and red glow.
Robots continue to become more human everyday.
Researchers at the University of Tokyo are perfecting human bio-inspired robots. Their their new human-like musculoskeletal robot Kenshiro mimics the body of an average 12 year old Japanese male.
A bluetooth wireless boom box that you can wear seamlessly on your kicks.
According to Google Zeitgeist, There were 1.2 trillion searches in 146 languages in 2012.
We know dogs can be friendly, helpful and smart, but smart enough to drive a car?
What do you get when you cross a microwave oven and an iMac? A shift in the way we reheat questionably aged dishes out of the refrigerator.