Just How Big Is the Universe? (VIDEO)
Let’s just say it’s bigger than you could’ve ever imagined, and it’s still getting bigger!
Does the universe have an edge? How about a center? Can we know for certain?
Eggs Made From Plants Could Revolutionize Global Diets
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In one of the all-time great oxymorons, a radical new form of sustainable food, authentic replica eggs comprised entirely of plants, may soon alter global diets.
Scientists Create Valuable Batteries From Plastic Bags
What do you do when you have hundreds of billions of plastic bags stacking up, along with a need for more powerful and longer lasting batteries?
Magically convert the plastic into batteries worth their weight in gold, that’s what.
Billboards Produce Potable Water From Air in Arid Climates
Remember the water bottle that filled itself from the air using hydrophobic and hydrophilic surfaces?
Now, brilliant minds from the University of Engineering and Technology in Peru have deployed a functional billboard that absorbs water from the humid climate, filters it, and instantly makes it available to the locals for drinking, cooking and dumping on their heads.
MYO Gesture Control Armband Makes You A Legit Jedi
We’ve grown accustomed to camera based gesture control, but how about using the electrical activity in your muscles to wirelessly control your computer, phone, and other favorite digital technologies?
The MYO armband does just that.
Monkey Controls Robot Avatar With Brain, Now What? (VIDEO)
The field of neuroprosthetics has given a great deal of hope to those who had lost the hope of using their bodies normally ever again.
In an amazing presentation, Brazilian scientist Dr. Miguel Nicolelis outlines the evolution of brainwave translation using a brain computer interface.
The Weirdest Planets In The Universe (VIDEO)
We know that there are billions upon billion of planets in the known universe. It makes sense that there would be some incredible variety in the climates of each and every celestial body.
But can you imagine a world where ice is hot? How about where rain is comprised of iron?
Wireless Medicine: Disruptive Technology to Overhaul Healthcare (VIDEO)
Dr. Eric Topol is at the forefront of a revolution in the healthcare industry.
He believes technology that we have today can save lives, reduce wastefulness and save the industry billions of dollars.
Here’s a glimpse at where diagnosis, monitoring, and doctor-patient relationships are heading in the not so distant future.