Month: June 2012

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Synthetic Larynx Implant: Restoring Speech Ability

– KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN and HARVARD BIOSCIENCE, MASSACHUSETTS, USA. Synthetic larynx that were successfully...
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Altering Any Surface into Batteries Through a High-Tech Paint

– RICE UNIVERSITY, TEXAS, USA. Spray-paintable batteries that can be sprayed like paint on practically any...
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Reaping Energy From The Brain Via Implantable Fuel Cell

– MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA. An absolutely innovative implantable fuel cell that uses glucose...
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Radiation-resistant Circuits: Providing Help When Nuclear Plants Are Damaged

– UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, UTAH, USA. MEMS (Micro-Electromechanical Systems) are radiation-resistant circuits that are impervious to...
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Creating Biodegradable Transistors From Human Body Proteins

– TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY, TEL AVIV, ISRAEL. Protein-based transistors that are made from milk, mucus proteins...
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Using Your Umbrella In Charging Your Mobile Phone

– UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM. The Booster Brolly is Vodafone’s eco-friendly handset-charging umbrella that...
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Treating Cancer Through Magnetic Drugs

– UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA. Magnetic Drugs made from gold, platinum and iron....
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Using Fish Scales In Creating Artificial Bones

– TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TOKYO, JAPAN. Fish collagen and apatite allows the formation of new...
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Checking One’s Health Through A Tongue Software Application

– UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, MI, USA. A software application that incorporates an old Chinese Medical practice...
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Nano-gold gas mask can convert poisonous gases to harmless inhalable gas

– NATIONAL TAIPEI TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY, TAIWAN. Taiwan’s Ministry of Education unfolded a new gas mask invention...
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Employing a Nano-Bio-Bandage That Will Instantly Stop Bleeding

– MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MASSACHUSETTS, USA. Sponges layered with thrombin can immediately stop bleeding. They...
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Nanocones: Solution To Affordable Solar Cells

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORIA, USA. Nanocones are hybrid solar cells that can minimize the required amount...
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Aiding Artificial Organs Through 3D Blood Vessels

– UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, WASHINGTON, USA. A gel injected with human endothelial cells allows blood vessels...
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Your Urine Can Diagnose Cirrhosis

– UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA, NC, USA. The use of gas chromatography/mass spectrometry and ultra performance...
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Losing Weight Through Diet Glasses

– UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, TOKYO, JAPAN. Goggles that incorporate computer technology and augmented reality that can...
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Data Storage Became Vaporized: From Flash Drive to Atomic Vapor

– UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, USA. The Joint Quantum Institute was able to store and retrieve images...
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Deboning a Chicken, Robot-Style

– GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE, USA. Researchers led by Gary McMurray of GTRI’s Food Processing Technology...
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Circuits that Function in Extreme Temperatures

– CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, CLEVELAND, USA. Engineers have found a way to make integrated amplified...
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Qumarion Robot: An Animation Supermodel

– UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA & UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRO-COMMUNICATIONS, TOKYO, JAPAN. Qumarion is a foot-tall mannequin that...
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A Cheaper Way to Diagnose Cancer: Unleashing the Potential of Photo-Acoustic Imaging

– STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA, USA. Researchers have found a way to detect cancer without the high...

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