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If you were planning to perform open-heart surgery on someone, it would definitely help if you could first do a “dry run” on an exact replica of their heart. Doing so may soon be possible, thanks to a recent advance in 3D printing technology.Continue R… Continue reading Life-size model heart 3D-printed out of cardiac tissue-like material
As a species, sharks pre-date even the earliest dinosaurs, so it’s not surprising to hear that they’ve changed a bit over the years. It was recently discovered, for instance, that they were once able to rotate the two sides of their jaw outwards, helpi… Continue reading Study suggests ancient sharks fed with a split, rotating lower jaw
While autoclaves are considered essential for sterilizing medical equipment in First World health care facilities, they’re often not available in developing nations where access to electricity is limited. A new solar-powered autoclave may be the answer… Continue reading Solar-powered autoclave designed for use in Third World clinics
Self-driving cars typically use both LiDAR and radar to detect obstacles on the road ahead, yet neither system is adept at identifying vehicles through fog. Now, though, engineers have discovered that radar is good at the task if it’s “doubled up.”Cont… Continue reading Dual-radar tech could help self-driving cars see through fog
The skeletal structure of a fish’s gill arches and paired fins are quite similar – enough so that it was once believed the fins evolved from the arches. Although that theory has since been discounted, a new study suggests it may have been right on the … Continue reading Study supports theory that fish fins evolved from gill arches
There are already devices that allow smartphones to double either as dive computers, or as underwater cameras. The currently crowdfunding HotDive, however, does both.Continue ReadingCategory: Photography, TechnologyTags: Kickstarter, Scuba, Diving Continue reading HotDive turns smartphones into dive computers – and underwater cameras
When you think of processes that could benefit from a high-tech makeover, the drying of fruit may not be the first one that comes to mind. It turns out, however, that the use of “ionic wind” for fruit-dehydration both saves energy and preserves nutrien… Continue reading “Ionic wind” tech could revolutionize the fruit-drying industry
Children already spend a lot of time looking at screens, so if they can be taught to draw using a physical pen and paper, so much the better. That’s the thinking behind DrawBo, a wall-mounted robot designed to give your kids art lessons.Continue Readin… Continue reading Wall-mounted robot teaches kids how to draw, step-by-step
Even though they don’t have flexible tongues, catfish are still able to rotate captured prey within their mouths. A new understanding of how they’re able to do so could ultimately lead to more dextrous underwater robots, or other technological advances… Continue reading Multi-link catfish skull may hold key to better underwater robots
While reverse osmosis is a relatively energy-efficient form of seawater desalination, it is nonetheless made less efficient by a problem known as biofouling. A new membrane coating, however, could address biofouling like never before.Continue ReadingCa… Continue reading New coating could make desalination tech more efficient and less toxic