futurescope: PowerWalk is a electricity-generating walking exoskeleton Neat tech from Bionic Power: The PowerWalk is a wearable device, that harnesses energy as the user walks, charging batteries and other devices. It weighs about 850 grams per leg and generates an...

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...

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...

fleshcoatedtechnology: Scientists create sensor for night vision contact lenses It may seem like the stuff from spy and superhero movies but scientists have created “the first room-temperature light detector that can sense the full infrared spectrum” which, according...