Cloned monkey ReTro reaches insanely rare milestone of second birthday

Scientists have tweaked traditional cloning of mammals that has resulted in a healthy rhesus monkey who has now passed his second birthday. It’s the first successful cloning of the species, and a big deal for researchers given that primates having prov… Continue reading Cloned monkey ReTro reaches insanely rare milestone of second birthday

The first true chimeric monkey is born ‘glowing’ with two sets of DNA

In what sounds a little like the opening scenes from a sci-fi horror film, a team of scientists has taken seven-day-old monkey embryo stem cells and injected them into an unrelated four-to-five-day embryo from the same species, which was then injected … Continue reading The first true chimeric monkey is born ‘glowing’ with two sets of DNA

Humans may soon grow new teeth, with promising drug trial set

Some sharks get a new set of teeth every few weeks, while crocodiles can go through thousands of chompers in their long lifetimes. Yet the ability to endlessly replace our pearly whites is something that’s eluded us and nearly all other mammals. By the… Continue reading Humans may soon grow new teeth, with promising drug trial set

NASA’ s all-electric X-57 stays grounded despite project successes

In an aerospace example of the operation being a success but the patient dying, NASA has declared a satisfactory end to its X-57 Maxwell all-electric aircraft project, despite the fact that the research plane will never leave the ground.Continue Readin… Continue reading NASA’ s all-electric X-57 stays grounded despite project successes

Soggy professor breaks underwater-living record in sea habitat

A professor from the University of South Florida has broken the world record for living in an underwater habitat. Associate Professor Joseph Dituri resided inside Jules’ Undersea Lodge in Key Largo for more than 75 days since March 1, 2023 and intends … Continue reading Soggy professor breaks underwater-living record in sea habitat

Winged Drone Gets Forward Flight Capability

Drones are pretty common in the electoronics landscape today, and are more than just a fun hobby. They’ve enabled a wide array of realtors, YouTubers, surveyors, emergency responders, and other …read more Continue reading Winged Drone Gets Forward Flight Capability

Gesture-tracking tech allows kids to conduct Blob Opera with a wave

Toward the end of 2020, digital artist David Li collaborated with Google’s Arts and Culture lab to release a fun machine learning experiment called the Blob Opera. Now Stuck Labs has developed a touchless interface that allows young conductors to control the operatic action with a wave of their arms.

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Watch This Scaly Gauntlet’s Hypnotizing, Rippling Waves

[Will Cogley]’s mechanized gauntlet concept sure has a hypnotizing look to it, and it uses only a single motor. Underneath the scales is a rod with several cams, each of which moves a lever up and down in a rippling wave as it rotates. Add a painted scale to each, …read more

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