Category Archives: Longevity And Health

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Ingestible, Implantable, Or Intimate Contact: How Will You Take Your Microscale Body Sensors?

Computer chips and silicon micromachines are ready for your body. It’s time to decide how you’ll take them: implantable, ingestible, or intimate contact. Every flavor... more

Written By: | Posted: 05/13/13

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Our Singularity Future: Humanity’s Trash Piling Up In Great Lakes

Mass-producing, mass-consuming humanity continues to leave its lasting mark on planet Earth. You’ve probably heard about the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, an... more

Written By: | Posted: 05/7/13

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Girl Receives Engineered Trachea Treated With Her Own Stem Cells

In a medical breakthrough, South Korean doctors have successfully implanted an artificial trachea into a toddler who had been born without the windpipe. The artificial... more

Written By: | Posted: 05/6/13

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Scientists Create Sensor As Sensitive As Real Skin

While prosthetic limbs continue to improve, tactile feedback is one feature that many are keen to incorporate into the prosthetics but it remains a very difficult technology... more

Written By: | Posted: 05/3/13

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Your Next Doctor Could Save Your Life From Hundreds Of Miles Away

Collaborating with colleagues through a telepresence robot, taking notes while the teacher lectures to your avatar while you remain comfortably at home, and receiving a... more

Written By: | Posted: 04/30/13

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Report: Energy Remains As “Dirty” As Ever Despite Rise Of Renewable Energy

With all the news about wind farms, record-breaking solar power stations, and burgeoning sales of hybrid-electric vehicles one could be forgiven for actually thinking that... more

Written By: | Posted: 04/30/13

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Want To Have A Better Memory? Study Shows Sounds During Sleep Can Help

If you’re not willing to send electrical shocks through your brain – “mild” as they might be – to become smarter, here’s a much gentler option: play sounds while... more

Written By: | Posted: 04/27/13

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New Study Suggests Autism Could Be Diagnosed At Birth – By Analyzing The Placenta

Scientists have made strides recently in coming up with ways to detect autism earlier in children. But a recent study suggests it might be possible to diagnose the disorder... more

Written By: | Posted: 04/26/13

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