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It was a three gadget race for last week’s coolest gadget crown and laziness won out with the winner being: Robot Legs.

They will reduce the load on your legs by supporting your weight as you walk. You just sit on the unicycle-type seat and the leg frames bend like knees. They run on two motors which are controlled by signals from the sensors inside the shoes. read more »
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Research chemists at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have developed a water-soluble, organic, self-assembling electronic wire suitable for use inside the human body. Derived from carbon materials, the lightweight, flexible wires can power pacemakers, reconnect damaged nerve tissues, while also interacting with real electronic device that could augment or stimulate organic function. read more »
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Antibiotics are one of the greatest things ever discovered by humans. They've saved countless lives, they're the cornerstone of our modern "not dropping dead of minor infections" society, they were discovered by accident and they're not going to work forever. Sorry to end on a downer but this stuff is kind of important. read more »
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Bionic implants that promise to give 45-year-olds the vision of someone 20 years younger could be available in just five years.

The ’super lenses’ will correct both long and short-sightedness, allowing patients to throw away their glasses for good. read more »
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Ray Kurzweil, the famous inventor, is trim, balding, and not very tall. With his perfect posture and narrow black glasses, he would look at home in read more »
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Until recently prostheses could only be matched roughly to the wearer ? if the proportions and measurements seemed to fit, the aid was... read more »
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The INSORB®|20 Subcuticular Skin Stapler represents a revolutionary new skin closure modality designed to combine the cosmetic result of absorbable s read more »
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