Originally created just for fun, the RoboHand could open the door towards bringing affordable prostheses to more people. One of the first beneficiaries: A five-year-old boy.
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Evidence has emerged that a bizarre and potentially inhumane treatment which originated in the US is now being used on children in the UK. The therapy involves a caregiver holding […]
The US military has awarded an unspecified sum to a California company to improve on binoculars that capture 3D images of faces and send them to an identification database.
With the help of Dutch government funding, a Danish company is developing exterior airbags that will protect the cyclist in the event of a collision.
When painter and showman Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre burst onto the scene in 1839 with his Daguerreotype—one of the earliest forms of photography—“Daguerreotypemania” quickly ensued. The art world quickly took notice of […]
Today’s Solomon Islands earthquake, along with several in the not-too-distant past, occurred in ways that suggest current models underestimate potential danger.
For the last three months, and for the first time ever, they’ve produced more electricity than any other source of power currently being used.
We aren’t doing enough. The human race is in more danger than it might seem.
I’m pretty certain that the New York Mets won the ’86 World Series because I refused to put my feet on the ground. Perched on the edge of my bed, […]
Nothing says I Love You like exsanguination, whipping, and the sweet nothing whispered in the ear of a mutual pledge not to machete each other to death. Or so an […]
As the US government evaluates nanomaterials used in consumer products, a survey sent to over 2,500 food companies about their use returned only a fraction of responses.
After September 11, 2001, Congress gave extraordinary powers to the executive branch to combat terrorism. Is the pendulum finally swinging back?
Although the exoplanets themselves may have a high proportion of rock, the atmospheric layer is so deep, hot, and hydrogen-rich that they may never become Earth-like.
Images from NASA’s Cassini probe show a weather phenomenon that’s never been observed on any other planet in the solar system, including ours.
Cancer deaths in the US are down 20% since they peaked in 1991, a new American Cancer Association study reports. That’s very good news, no matter how you assess the data. […]
YouTube, Facebook, and similar companies looking to grow outside of the US and Europe are finding a good fit in a country with a culture that’s already extra-social.
According to a new survey, nearly two-thirds of Facebook users have taken a voluntary break from the site in the past, and over a quarter plan to reduce their usage this year.
Did you know that time travel was possible? It really is. For example, you can visit remote parts of the Amazon River and meet people who are living just as […]
Starting today, the company’s iBookstore will give prominent display space to a selection of popular self-published “Breakout Books.”
What do you get when you add the total matter of the universe to the total energy of the universe? Zero. “So it takes no energy to create a universe,” Dr. Kaku points out. “A universe is a free lunch.”
Despite the launch of Google Fiber in Kansas City, many ISPs don’t have enough incentives to provide the technology to the average subscriber. However, some communities are working to get it.
So Paul LeBlanc, president of Southern New Hampshire University, graciously and thoughtfully responded in the thread to my post complaining about his disruptive understanding of education that reduced to the “traditional” college […]
“The nest of wickedness is ablaze,” reads the caption in a newly released video from North Korea’s official website, Uriminzokkiri. The video, which features a chilling misappropriation of “We Are the […]
What was first, the chicken or the map? That question is perhaps as unanswerable as the one featuring hen vs. egg [1]. Not that it matters. Stare long enough at […]
“Humbug,” harrumphed Minimalist/Conceptual artist Carl Andre recently in response to a question about Conceptualism in art today. “I think it is humbug myself,” Andre announced, channeling his inner Ebeneezer. “That […]
A study shows that explicit content is disturbingly easy for young people to access via the site’s Recommended Videos panel.
Did you see Life of Pi or Cloud Atlas? How about Prometheus or Avatar? Have you picked up a bestseller by Deepak Chopra or Eckhart Tolle? Do you ever leaf […]
The 21st century requires a new kind of learner—not someone who can simply churn out answers by rote, but a student who can think expansively and solve problems resourcefully.
At least 20 cities have canceled festivities in the wake of last month’s deadly nightclub fire, but most others are expected to continue with the celebrations despite the country’s ongoing self-reflection about the tragedy.
The state-owned railway company overrode the wishes of its all-male engine drivers’ union in order to grow the numbers.