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Scanning electron micrograph of HIV-1 budding (in green) from cultured lymphocyte

Infectious Diseases

Patient reportedly cured of HIV infection after stem cell transplant

An HIV-infected man with leukemia who received a stem cell transplant through bone marrow from a donor with natural resistance to HIV infection appears to have been cured of HIV infection as a result of the treatment.

Artist concept of the two Voyager spacecraft as they approach interstellar space (Image credit: NASA/JPL)

Astronomy

Voyager 1 spacecraft approaches edge of Solar System

After a 33-year journey, the Voyager 1 spacecraft has now crossed into an area at the edge of our Solar System where there is no outward motion of solar wind.

Molten salt technology was demonstrated at the Solar Two project

Environment

California approves its first molten salt solar power plant

SolarReserve has received approval for the first solar power plant in California that uses molten salt technology to store the sun’s thermal energy as heat so it can generate electricity when needed.

ThriXXX has produced a video demo of Kinect being used in adult gaming

Games

Could virtual sex be the Kinect’s killer app? (NSFW)

ThriXXX has used open source drivers for Microsoft’s Kinect to produce a gesture-based interface for a 3D virtual sex game.

The SWIGZ electric superbike, going head to head against petrol-powered superbikes in less than a month.

Motorcycles

Chip Yates prepares to race his 196-horsepower electric superbike against the gas-guzzlers

With electric bikes only just beginning to race against each other, American Chip Yates has upped the ante by announcing he's running a 196-horsepower beast against petrol superbikes starting in January.

Wearables

New fan-designed Tokyo Flash watches

The first batch of fan-designed watches for Tokyo Flash have gone into production.

EMILY is an electric remote-control motorized rescue buoy, that shore-based lifeguards can use to rescue drowning swimmers (Photo: Hydronalix)

Boats and Watersports

EMILY rescues swimmers when lifeguards can't

EMILY is an electric remote-control motorized rescue buoy, that shore-based lifeguards can use to rescue drowning swimmers.

The MixAmp 5.8 system allows gamers to attach just about any set of wired headphones to a receiver, and wirelessly connect to a transmitter connected to the games console

Games

MixAmp 5.8 turns any wired headset into a wireless surround sound system

Astro Gaming has taken its pro-gaming MixAmp audio technology and made it both wireless and home-friendly for the MixAmp 5.8 surround sound amplifier, that is compatible with just about any pair of wired headphones.

The Dustball robotic vacuum cleaner would roll around public spaces, like airports and train stations

Around The Home

Vac 'n' Roll : The Dustball robot cleaning concept

Dutch designer Dave Hakkens believes that flat, disc-shaped robotic vacuum cleaners are just too boring, and suggests a rolling ball with vents in the surface to help keep public spaces clean.

Sony's PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter Attachment

Games

Sony's Sharp Shooter machine gun for PlayStation Move

Sony’s new PlayStation Move Sharp Shooter Attachment houses both the Move motion controller and navigation controller and is designed specifically for first person shooters such as Killzone 3 and SOCOM 4.

Holographic ZScape Prints enable natural (no glasses!) 3D viewing and collaboration (Image: Zebra Imaging & Parsons Brinckerhoff)

Electronics

Take rambling to the next level with holographic digital maps

Zebra Imaging creates lifelike 3D holographic visualizations in a format that can be rolled up and annotated, and transported around.

Marine

Feadship Breathe concept yacht takes inspiration from zebras

Feadship Breathe - biomimicry yields green SuperYacht

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