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It’s now entirely possible to treat severe burns with skin grafts in just half an hour. ReCell is a product by Avita Medical that uses regenerative medicine technology to literally grow skin. It is a small kit that comes with a syringe which has a nozzle at the end of it instead of a needle. That’s … [Read more...] about ReCell Makes Replacement Spray-On Skin in 30 Minutes

If you’re thinking about installing a fireplace in your living room but worried about how it might clash with your modern interior, then the Toba Eco-Stove may be the answer you’re looking for. Just by looking at its clean minimalist form, it isn’t surprising that this heating system appliance won … [Read more...] about Toba Eco-Stove Heats Your Home While Adding Style

Some time in the near future, you’ll be seeing mechanical spiders creeping up and into burning buildings to help rescue trapped people. This is what researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation IPA are developing today. They’re using 3D printing technology, … [Read more...] about 3D Printed Spiders To Help During Emergencies

In what amounts to a huge scientific achievement the world will forget about in a couple of days, esteemed nerd journal Science has published the exciting research conducted by California-based HRL Laboratories. The scientists involved have developed an ultra-lightweight metallic structure that can … [Read more...] about Ultra Lightweight Metal Could Usher Engineering Renaissance

In a country where almost everyone makes a living off the land, a useful mobile phone app would be one that helps farmers increase their productivity. This is how Su Kahumbu, an organic farmer from Kenya, explains how she started developing her program. The iCow allows cattle farmers to register … [Read more...] about iCow – Kenya’s Mobile Phone App for Cattle Farmers

Practical and functional cleaning robots are now a commercially available product in Japan. The latest model is one designed and developed by major companies Fuji Heavy Industries and Sumitomo. Ten years ago, the two industrial giants had come up with a similar machine. This current model is said to … [Read more...] about Robots Help Clean Offices in Japan

Scientists sometimes look to nature for inspiration, and for flying robots, the likely model seems to be the lowly dragonfly. The research is being conducted by a team from Duke University in cooperation with another group from Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The aim is to better understand the … [Read more...] about Design of Future Flying Robots Possibly Based on Dragonflies

OK Slingbox users, if you have been wishing for a way to watch your favorite shows on a computer without having to install anything, your wish is here. Slingbox has announced a new Slingplayer for Facebook that you can download right now. Once the app is installed, you can watch your content on … [Read more...] about SlingPlayer for Facebook Debuts