A new generation of contact lenses built with tiny circuits and LEDs could make bionic eyesight a reality.
Researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle have created contact lenses with built-in electronics and an LED, powered wirelessly by RF.
Full Story at Smart Planet
Motola, like so many who must share their lives with former war zones and forgotten minefields, lost a limb in 1999. Thankfully, she walked again today courtesy modern medicine and an artificial limb. The thing is, she’s an elephant.
Full Story at Gizmodo
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An 11-year old boy, Cory Surls, spotted the giant python slithering along the bank of the canal next to the clinic.
Cory ran to get his uncle, veterinarian Doc Harvey, who shot the snake in the head, killing it.
Full Story at TCPlam.com
The Dutch have been fighting the rising and falling tides for centuries, building dikes and pumping water out of areas that are below sea level.
Now, rather than fight the water infiltrating their land, the Dutch will use it as part of a new development called ‘New Water‘, which will feature the world’s first floating apartment complex, The Citadel.
Full Story at Inhabitat.com
A small pistol (Remington .41 caliber Double Derringer) belonging to 1930s gangster John Dillinger has been sold at auction to a private collector for $95,600
His exploits have inspired at least five movies or TV films including the most recent release “Public Enemies” in which Dillinger is portrayed by actor Johnny Depp.
Full Story at Yahoo News .com
Instead, they decided to operate on the young creature, named Betty, to give her a bionic leg.
She was fitted with steel pins, nuts and bolts to build a leg brace which soon got her back up and waddling around.
Full Story at Telegraph.co.uk
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The Autonomous City Explorer, or ACE, is completely dependent on directions to get to where it needed to go.
This robot was recently let loose off campus from a University in Munich, and it was programmed to get to a landmark 1.5 kilometers away.
Full Story At Coolest-gadgets.com
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Cincinnati police have a new ally in their fight against crime, whether they want it or not.
He calls himself Shadowhare, and he wears a mask and a cape to conceal his true identity. He’s Cincinnati’s own version of a superhero fighting crime and injustice where he finds it.
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