by The Curious Technologist | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
Oculus Rift Pressed Into (Medical) Military Service “Design and innovation consultancy, Plextek Consulting, has announced its successful project with the UK government’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to create a brand new medical...
by The Curious Technologist | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
futurescope: From lab-grown lungs to mechanical eyes, the latest and most realistic artificial body parts Infographic by Jeong Suh/Bryan Christie Design, New York Magazine What a time to be alive.
by The Curious Technologist | Jun 12, 2014 | Uncategorized
The Odón Device “The idea came to Jorge Odón as he slept. Somehow, he said, his unconscious made the leap from a YouTube video he had just seen on extracting a lost cork from a wine bottle to the realization that the same parlor trick could save a baby stuck in...
by The Curious Technologist | Jun 8, 2014 | Uncategorized
emergentfutures: Brain stimulation: The military’s mind-zapping project Shocking the brain with mild electrical current was once a controversial treatment for the mentally ill. Now evidence is emerging that it could quicken learning and improve attention, and as Emma...
by The Curious Technologist | Jun 7, 2014 | Uncategorized
txchnologist: Implants That Last A Lifetime? Researchers in Switzerland say they have coupled advanced coating and bonding agents to build joint replacement implants that should last a person’s lifetime. The joint implant surface made at the Swiss Federal...
