February 2012
8 posts
Amazing Old (and Free) Visualization Books - Chart... →
January 2012
7 posts
New materials remove carbon dioxide from... →
Scientists are reporting discovery of an improved way to remove carbon dioxide — the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming — from smokestacks and other sources, including the atmosphere. Their report on the process, which achieves some of the highest carbon dioxide removal capacity ever reported for real-world conditions where the air contains moisture, appears in the...
December 2011
16 posts
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November 2011
12 posts
DORKBOT : SYDNEY / DORKBOT-SYD : DECEMBER : ROBOTS... →
This month Sydney’s Dorkbot goes to Performance Space as a part of the Clubhouse Program, to present 4 incredible projects from a variety of super nerds including: Petra Gemeinboeck and Rob Saunders with their installation ‘Zwischenräume’ embeding curious robots into our architectural fabric, Michaela Davies who uses live percussion and sonified data to control motor function in performers via...
One Per Cent: Electronic contact lens displays... →
The future of augmented-reality technology is here - as long as you’re a rabbit. Bioengineers have placed the first contact lenses containing electronic displays into the eyes of rabbits as a first step on the way to proving they are safe for humans. The bunnies suffered no ill effects, the researchers say.
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Regeneration of Tooth Enamel: Cavities Healed in... →
It is reasonable to expect, based on the progress of the past few years, that by the time those of us in middle age now begin to experience serious issues of wear and breakage with our dentistry, the technology to regenerate and regrow teeth will be well developed and widely available.
BBC News - Liver implant gives boy 'another chance... →
Doctors in London say they have cured a baby boy of a life-threatening disease which was destroying his liver. They implanted cells which acted like a temporary liver, allowing the damaged organ to recover.
Studies: Stem cells reverse heart damage - CNN.com →
The results were striking. Not only did scar tissue retreat — shrinking 40% in Ken Milles, and between 30% and 47% in other test subjects — but the patients actually generated new heart tissue. On average, the stem cell recipients grew the equivalent of 600 million new heart cells, according to Marban, who used MRI imaging to measure changes. By way of perspective, a major heart attack...
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Episode 1 of a collaborative series of mixes designed for listening while programming. *Compatible with other activites. The next installment to be compiled by Andreas Rønning of Doomsday Laboratories will be ready soon.
Bionic Bodies: Why the Future for Quadriplegics... →
Though this all sounds a little futuristic, the end-date for this project is oddly close. “We are working with the Brazilian government, who is helping fund the project,” Nicolelis says. “At the 2014 soccer World Cup celebration we hope to have a Brazilian teenager with quadriplegia walk out and make the opening kick.”
October 2011
23 posts
Ageing stem cells from centenarian rejuvenated |... →
PARIS: Age-degraded cells from elderly patients upwards of 100 years old have been successfully transformed into rejuvenated stem cells “indistinguishable” from those found in their embryonic state. The technical feat was described in the peer-reviewed journal Genes & Development and opens a new path toward regenerative medicine, especially for the elderly, the researchers said.
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