Robot Jockeys Take on Camel Racing in the Middle East
One of the oldest sports in the Middle East happens to be camel racing. In 2002, new regulations called for changes to the sport as children from India could no longer be used to race…
Technology
SPINlab Improves MRI Sensitivity 20,000-Fold, Scientists Able to See Real-Time Cell Activity
Late Disease Diagnosis Giving Way to Early Detection Some cancers are more deadly than others but the one common refrain heard with all cancers and all diseases is that, if caught early, chances of a…
Life-Saving Luxury Raft Turns Sea Water into Drinking Water
Dangers of the ocean are well documented: sharks, storms with gargantuan waves, seasickness and, if one’s boat has sunk, swimming for shore through a mine field of stinging jellyfish or spending days if not weeks…
NASA Is Streaming a Live Video Of Earth From Outer Space… Check It Out!
NASA is currently streaming a live video of Earth to the public from four cameras mounted on the outside of the International Space Station. While the footage is not constant, it can be quite mesmerizing…
High-Intensity Laser Will Redirect Lightning Strikes
Lightning is one of the most powerful displays of electrostatics in nature. Its strikes have always been unpredictable, causing everything from house fires to death by striking individuals directly. Scientists at the University of Arizona…
Cough Up $13,000 to Brew Up a Cup of Tea in 60 Seconds
We all know the telltale whistle of a kettle ready to brew the perfect cup of tea. Waiting for the water to reach the optimal temperature seems to take forever, though. Bkon’s Craft Brewer cuts…
Could This Invention Solve a Major Problem with Public Bathrooms?
Public restrooms — two words that immediately send shivers up your spine. Is it that mystery liquid on the floor or the un-flushed toilets that make you feel like you’re the star of a really…
New Treatment of Hepatitis C Has Over 90% Success Rate
Hepatitis C is the most common cause of cirrhosis (liver scarring), liver cancer and the most common reason for liver transplantation in the world. As many as 500,000 people die each year because of hepatitis…
Gillette Engineers High-End Razor to Encourage Men to Lose the Beard
Proctor and Gamble revealed in January that razor sales were down because of a secular decline in facial shaving. Seeking to reverse this trend, P&G is getting ready to release a new high-end Gillette razor…
Are Brain Implants the Beginning of Super Humans?
Surgically implanted microchips in the brain can help the deaf hear and the blind see, the crippled walk and the Alzheimer’s patient remember things. But what else are we capable of with this kind of…
