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ARTAS: Hair Regrowth Machine

ARTAS: Hair Regrowth Machine

Hair loss regrowth, on a mythical level, is probably equitable to that of the Holy Grail.  And while there are a myriad of pills and shampoos available, none have achieved full hair regrowth and an alarmingly [...]

Hand Transplants Are Here And Ready to Shake (video)

Back in the day if you lost a hand you were SOL.  Not any more.  This young woman in SoCal received a donor hand after losing her’s a number of years ago.  It’s not clear how [...]

Skin Gun – See It To Believe It (video)

Skin Gun – See It To Believe It (video)

You have to watch it to believe it, and even then you’ll be in complete awe.  Scientists have developed a gun that saves lives.  That’s right, SAVES not TAKES lives. It effectively sprays healthy skin cells [...]

Monkey Controls Robot Arm With Its Brain, Plans World Domination (video)

Monkey Controls Robot Arm With Its Brain, Plans World Domination (video)

In news both awesome and terrifying, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh implanted a monkey’s brain with sensors that allow it control a seven-axis robot arm. Two implants control the arm and hand controlling areas of [...]

Hypersonic Air Force Glider Goes Mach 20, Disappears, Rouses Crazy Conspiracy Theorists

Hypersonic Air Force Glider Goes Mach 20, Disappears, Rouses Crazy Conspiracy Theorists

Here’s a cool (and kinda scary) government tech story: DARPA’s Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) is a super fast, super deadly weapon built by Lockheed Martin that is capable of reaching speeds of Mach 20. [...]

The Ionator Converts Tap Water Into A Powerful Household Cleaner…Maybe

The Ionator Converts Tap Water Into A Powerful Household Cleaner…Maybe

Remember Sharper Image?  They’re the company that made the word ionize synonymous with snake oil.  So pardon my skepticism when I say I have a hard time believing that the Ionator spray bottles can replace household [...]

Flesh Light Looking Robot Is For The Hearing Impaired

Flesh Light Looking Robot Is For The Hearing Impaired

Creepy probably best describes this weird looking robot, but as Popsci discovered this funky looking contraption is more than a workshop project.  Built at Japan’s Kagawa University, the almost flesh light looking contraption was built to [...]

Bandai’s New Hyper Telescope For The Kids

Bandai’s New Hyper Telescope For The Kids

As a positive alternative to video games, Bandai has just announced their new Hyper Telescope for Japanese markets.  Capable of identifying over 1,000 objects, the Hyper Telescope uses a live “tracking system” LCD display to inform [...]

Get Better Faster With This $3 Wound Recovery Device

Get Better Faster With This $3 Wound Recovery Device

What the ‘F’!  I had no clue that applying negative pressure (i.e. suction) to a wound, yeah those things that bleed, could cause it to accelerate the healing process.  Now an MIT student – they’re taking [...]

Dean Kamen’s Luke Arm Shakes Its Way On To The Colbert Show (video)

Dean Kamen’s Luke Arm Shakes Its Way On To The Colbert Show (video)

Dean Kamen, an inventor and tech enthusiast, was on The Colbert Report last night to show off his latest invention: a super cool robotic arm. The Luke Arm (a Star Wars reference, of course) is from [...]