It’s not a hand that was slightly injured somewhere. It’s a hand after the implantation of a microchip half the size of a toothpick, via a procedure that takes less …
Bring the pain!
Chasing AI (artificial intelligence), the “holy grail” in the field of information technology and robotics, researchers are testing various paths. One of them is breaking the problem into pieces. Thus, …
scientific truths
Could radioactivity be less harmful than we think? Wildlife has “returned” next to the concrete shell of the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine, which 30 years ago became a nightmare …
mites
These are images that only an electronic eye (an electron microscope in this case) could show us. And you will feel great disgust as soon as you learn what they …
liquid circuit
It is highly unlikely that you can understand what the image shows, and it is even more unlikely that you would think something like this could be possible. The photo …
primary accumulation
23andMe is a biotechnology company. Its name comes from the 23 pairs of chromosomes in human cells. Although there are many companies offering personalized DNA sequencing, the related services are …
refrigerator jacket
The world and its inhabitants are looking for ways to slim down (at least until the fashionable items that will impose: lift and tuck to take another walk around the …
mj-plus
If you remember Michael Jackson – and who truly can forget him? – you might have wondered: what exactly was this amazing comet that once crossed the sky of spectacle? …
“smart watch”
Google Glass may be pulling ahead with difficulty (the fate of the pioneer who rushes), but Apple seems to be stepping firmly into the wearables arena. Its watch (available next …
actroids
Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro is the director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University in Japan. The laboratory deals with the construction of humanoid robots with particular emphasis on facial …
the constructible body
In the last decades of the 18th century and the first of the 19th century, the rising bourgeoisie constructed its own cosmology, its own reasons-for: for social relationships, for political …
cyborg runner
The latest achievement of South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is the cold-blooded murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. He was charged with premeditated murder, and prosecution witnesses provided substantial evidence …