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Nobody likes getting needles, but unfortunately there are some medications that can only be administered via injection. That could be about to change, however, thanks to the invention of a suction cup that you stick in your mouth.Continue ReadingCatego… Continue reading A cup in the mouth may replace a needle in the arm for drug delivery
Earlier this year we heard about the ear-EEG, a special earbud that reads electrical activity in the brain. Well, scientists have now developed add-on sensors that allow regular earbuds to do so, and to analyze sweat to boot.Continue ReadingCategory: H… Continue reading Earbud-integrated sensors analyze both brain waves and sweat
When it comes to air travel, wheelchair users definitely face some challenges. That’s where the Revolve Air wheelchair comes in, as it can be folded up – wheels and all – to qualify as carry-on baggage.Continue ReadingCategory: Good Thinking, Lifestyle… Continue reading Folding-wheel carry-on Revolve Air wheelchair is now available for purchase
There are numerous situations in which a robot doesn’t need to move quickly, but it does need to cover long distances without having to recharge its batteries. The minuscule energy-harvesting MilliMobile robot was designed for just such scenarios.Conti… Continue reading Tiny energy-harvesting MilliMobile robot has no need for batteries
The titanium multi-tools continue to run thick and fast on Kickstarter, with the latest offering being a little something called the Prytium. It packs in over a dozen tools, including a glow-in-the-dark light that for once is not radioactive.Continue R… Continue reading Prytium multi-tool glows in the dark without resorting to radioactivity
The spotted-wing drosophila is a type of fruit fly that can destroy berry crops if not killed by the liberal use of insecticides. According to a new study, the smell of a crop-damaging fungus could provide an eco-friendly alternative to such toxic chem… Continue reading Sweet smell of fungus could keep insects from decimating berry crops
While there are now a ton of high-tech bike headlights on the market, most of them are pretty similar to one another. The Guard X stands out, however, with features like an anti-theft alarm, changeable light colors, and a maximum output of 4,000 lumens… Continue reading 4,000-lumen Guard X bike light changes colors and thwarts thieves
Although an increasing number of devices are being developed for use on or in our bodies, such devices tend not to be very … “body-like.” A new 3D printing resin could change that, by allowing for variable stiffness throughout single objects.Continue R… Continue reading 3D printing resin produces single items that are both soft and rigid
Ordinarily, headlamp users have to manually switch the angle of their device, depending on what they’re doing. The Adaptev Headlamp isn’t like that, in that it automatically switches beam angles based on its wearer’s head movements.Continue ReadingCate… Continue reading Adaptev Headlamp automatically changes its beam as you move your head
Ordinarily, drones flying around airports are thought of as a hazard. The AtlasNEST system, however, utilizes drones to fly over landing areas where problems may be occurring, in order to give control tower workers a bird’s eye view.Continue ReadingCat… Continue reading AtlasNEST aims to make airports safer, by deploying drones