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The iLimb hand, from Touch Bionics, with natural skin-look cosmesis. Can you tell which is the real hand?

iLimb: world's first fully articulating and commercially available bionic hand

August 6, 2007 The human hand is a magnificent triumph of evolution, combining a complex structure with incredible levels of facility and feedback to enable a s

An early CAD design of the Water Runner Robot, also showing the basilisk lizard's water-running leg motions.

Robotics

A robot that walks on water

July 27, 2007 The NanoRobotics team at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are working on a robot that walks on water, mimicking the Basilisk, or 'Jesus Lizard' th

Military

B-2 Bomber with Massive Penetrator weapon

July 23, 2007 Just how important does someone have to be to have their own 30,000 pound bomb delivered by a billion dollar aircraft? We'll soon know. We have wr

Good Thinking

The Auto Card Manager wallet

July 26, 2007 In the last few years we’ve seen a number of different products come out with the explicit goal of reincarnating the traditional men’s wallet. We’

USC College associate professor Lin Chen, left, and Keck School associate professor Zuo-Zhong Wang worked on the nicotine study with research associate Cosma Dellisanti,

Wellness and Healthy Living

Sugar is the key to the nicotine rush according to new research

July 27, 2007 Smoking and blood sugar levels are highly interrelated – nicotine causes the body to release satisfying levels of sugar into the bloodstream far f

This diagram shows positioning of side and curtain shield airbags, soon to be standard fitment on all Japanese Toyotas.

Automotive

All new Japanese Toyotas to have side-impact and curtain shield airbags

July 24, 2007 If you don’t die as a result of age or illness, today’s sad reality is that you’re most likely to be killed in a motor vehicle accident. Car manuf

Automotive

Auburn Speedster reborn

July 30, 2007 The Auburn automobile was among the most distinctive and beautiful cars ever built with its long hood, pointed boat tail and exceptionally eleg

Games

FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage Review (Xbox 360)

July 24, 2007 Our new video game blog The Gamer Gene have posted a review of FlatOut: Ultimate Carnage for the Xbox 360 . If you couldn't tell from the name

Automotive

Mercedes-Benz unveils DiesOtto - the “future of the gasoline engine”

July 25, 2007 Don’t count out the petrol engine just yet according to motoring giant Mercedes-Benz, which has unveiled a new gasoline engine offering the high t

Otto Bock's C-LEG for above-the-knee amputees

Wellness and Healthy Living

CPU-controlled artificial leg offers new freedom of natural movement for amputees

July 27, 2007 Prosthetics is a fascinating field – science’s ability to mimic the complicated natural function of lost limbs can make a truly life-altering diff

The partnership between EK3, Microsoft and Dresser Wayne will see these targeted video advertising screens rolled out through gas stations in 115 countries.

Good Thinking

Smart video advertising at the petrol pump – rolling out in 115 countries globally

July 26, 2007 Pay-at-the-pump petrol is a great convenience for drivers, but it sucks profit away from the retailer, who makes the majority of his profit from c

Singer's Futura CE250 sewing and embroidery machine

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New Singer prints embroidery patterns straight from PC to fabric

July 26, 2007 The Singer company has a spectacular and storied history of firsts. Founded in 1851, the iconic company produced the world’s first portable sewi

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