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Unlike most CNC machines, Handibot is portable North Carolina-based ShopBot Tools has launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring its Handibot prototype to market. Handibot is a CNC machine which, being computer-controlled, can be used to cut materials to size and shape with very high accuracy. Unlike most CNC machines, Handibot is portable, the idea being

The map will help governments protect people, wildlife and habitat Using data from the world’s ecosystems and predictions of how climate change will impact them, scientists from the Wildlife Conservation Society, the University of Queensland, and Stanford University have produced a roadmap that identifies the world’s most vulnerable and least vulnerable areas in the Age

Mechanical pull stimulates stunted hollow organs to grow; could help treat defects like esophageal atresia and short bowel syndrome An implanted, programmable medical robot can gradually lengthen tubular organs by applying traction forces — stimulating tissue growth in stunted organs without interfering with organ function or causing apparent discomfort, report researchers at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Without a doubt, touchscreen technology has brought a whole new level of interaction with our devices. Israel’s Efrat Barit and Saar Shai, however, believe that the functionality of touch-enabled devices could be greatly enhanced with the development of their Ringbow concept. Worn on the index finger, the ring-like device can be programmed to add extra

3D printers using the established “kiosk” model that’s been so successful for digital photo printing   3D printing is starting to surf a wave that could take it from a specialist manufacturing process to household product. The price of machines is coming down and the array of objects that can be created is going up,

A new gene sequencing technology known as ‘Capture Sequencing’ (CaptureSeq) allows us to explore the human genome at a much higher resolution than ever before, with revolutionary implications for research and cancer diagnosis. A new gene sequencing technology allows us to explore the human genome at a much higher resolution than ever before, with revolutionary

Oregon State University researchers have developed a new weapon in the battle against antibiotic-resistant germs – a molecule that neutralizes the bugs’ ability to destroy the antibiotic. Scientists at OSU were part of an international collaboration that demonstrated the molecule’s ability to inhibit expression of an enzyme that makes bacteria resistant to a wide range