Prosthetic limbs have gotten more lifelike — and also more useful — recently. But how do you let people feel what they’re touching? Recently, scientists have developed a number of supersensitive artificial skins, but the goal of restoring sensation has remained elusive. That is, until now. Read more…
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A Major Breakthrough in Bringing the Sense of Touch to Prosthetic Limbs
When most people hear the word “drone, ” they probably picture a cockpit-free plane zipping over the Iraqi desert. But there’s more to it than that. The Army is in the process of adopting a whole new generation of unmanned vehicles that will assist soldiers on the battlefield—and they’re by far the scariest remote-controlled cars you’ll ever see. Read more…
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These Next Generation Drones Carry Gear and Machine Guns into Battle
Twitter now allows anyone you follow to send you direct messages, if you enable the feature in your settings. The feature can be useful for people who get followers begging them to follow back in order to DM something private, but it could also lead to a ton of spam—that’s why it’s off by default. Read more…
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Twitter Now Lets Any User Send You Direct Messages (If You Enable It)
Still upset about breaking the handle on your favorite mug? A 3D printer can make it as good as new, and thanks to researchers at the University of Southern California, the process is even easier now since they’ve developed a printer that can build directly on curved surfaces. Read more…
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This Insane Six-Axis 3D Printer Even Works On Curved Surfaces
“Todd, ” the digitally rendered man pictured at far left, is a physiologically average American male, his paunchy proportions based on averages from CDC anthropometric data . Beside him stand average men from Japan, the Netherlands and France. How do you stack up? Read more…
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The bodies of average men from around the world
Production has wrapped on the final episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars . Showrunner Dave Filoni has announced on Facebook that the episodes will be released in early 2014. Read more…
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Production has wrapped on the final episodes of Star Wars: The Clone Wars.
AT&T announced today that it’s overhauling its voice and text plans for new customers. The biggest change is for individual users, who will have to sign up for unlimited voice and text. Read more…
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AT&T Requires Mobile Share For New Customers, Drops Tiered Voice Plans
Given how important it’s been to our development, mankind will always be drawn to open flames. But if you’re tired of buying tea light candles in bulk for a little bit of accent lighting, Fabien Gerlier’s Caviar might be better suited to adding accent lighting to your home. Made of sintered bronze, the lamp stays lit without ever burning away. Read more…
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This Bronze Candle Will Burn Forever and Never Melt Away
A team of astrophysicists have made an exciting however complex discovery a mere 170 light years away. In their own words , it’s “the first evidence of a water-rich rocky planetary body” outside of our own solar system to have evidence of water. It’s the “rocky” bit that makes it Earth-like. Read more…
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Scientists Found the Remains of a Water-Covered Earth-Like Planet
Ikea furniture names are often full of umlauts and improbable double consonants. I’ve been told that the names are Swedish—and I have no choice but to believe this, because I don’t speak Swedish. Come to think of it, they sort of resemble the names of another fantastical Scandinavian export: Death Metal. Read more…
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Can You Tell These Ikea Products and Death Metal Bands Apart?