“Using silk strands pulled from cocoons and gold wires thinner than a spider’s web, researchers at Princeton University have created a removable tattoo that adheres to dental enamel and could eventually monitor a patient’s health with unprecedented sensitivity.”
Exciting news from Cambridge University where doctors have reversed damage from spinal injuries in dogs. Researchers are hopeful that down the road, spinal nerve damage in humans can be repaired with this same method, by using self-regenerating cells harvested from the nose.
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Imagine the best sex of your life. Now, imagine it with a robot.
According to futurist website Transhumanity, SexBots will soon have the ability to provide us with “longevity orgasms,” which will surpass and exceed previously attainable levels of the human orgasm. In fact, these epically stimulating experiences could actually help to extend the human lifespan!
Afghanistan is said to have 10 million land mines. In truth there are far, far more.
Massoud Hassani and his friends played outside like most kids. Growing up in Kabul, Afghanistan, he had to keep an extra eye peeled for explosive surprises. After he lost his father, his mother shipped him out of the country to protect him.
A new imaging technique so fast that we can literally see around corners and see inside people without x-rays.
What child hasn’t dreamt of having superpowers? Some kids never grow up, as scientists keep finding astounding ways to make those super dreams a reality. MIT Professor Ramesh Raskar has developed a camera system so unbelievably sensitive and outrageously fast that it has the ability to take slow motion videos of light in motion!
“Equal to or substantially better than steroids, and it’s not illegal.” -Stanford’s Dr. H. Craig Heller
With humongous salaries, countless endorsements and the idolization of the masses, more and more athletes are becoming open to the idea of taking steroids to improve their on-field performance.
What we’re learning about the effects of performance enhancing drugs on the body are devastating: hormonal, cardiovascular and neurological issues and even worse.
Biologists at Stanford University are on the cusp of a breakthrough device, a cooling glove, that will help athletes exceed their peak performance levels in a unique but completely healthy manner.
When Skype and other types of video chat first came out, they were the cat’s meow. Now that they’re played out, what can we do to spice things up on FaceTime and the like?
“I haven’t sat down for six months now.” -Sunita Williams
Ever wondered what it would be like to float around on the International Space Station?
Commander Suni Williams gives us that very chance, taking us on a personal, in-depth tour of the ISS. We get to feast our eyes on where people snooze, how they pump iron, how they maneuver about the giant craft, what types of Bill Nye inspired science experiments are conducted and even how they use the bathroom. The video was recorded this week, twelve hours before Ms. Williams headed back to Earth, which probably explains why she’s in such a good mood.
A special bacteria is being used to heal the most common building material in the world.
The fact that concrete is far from a perfect material is common knowledge; if it was anywhere close to perfect, we wouldn’t see so much traffic-halting construction everywhere. Concrete is the best we’ve got for now, so we’ve gotta find a way to make it work.
There are nearly four quadrillion gallons of water in the air, yet people all over the world are still thirsty. Scientists have been working to break into this untapped resource for over a decade, and are making some incredible breakthroughs.
Progress in this field has been made by studying the survival mechanisms of an insect living in one of the most hostile regions on the planet.