The next time you wake up with morning breath, you can take pride that though it smells bad, no one else's is quite like yours. According to a recent study, you've got a "breathprint" that is not only unique to you, but could also predict diseases. Read More >>
Featured comment by EddyCJ:
"Even more interesting than this;
Our farts have their own print as well! It's the reason most of us like the smell of our own farts, because the fl..." More »
Going to a therapist in itself already makes a many people uncomfortable, but what if their wise and licensed confidant was actually just a fancy, upgraded Sim? Well, we may not have to wait too long to find out—a new computer program is already planning to be your depression-diagnosing assistant shrink. Read More >>
The increasingly ambiguous divide between man and machine just got blurred that much more with Stanford's recent announcement: scientists have successfully created the first truly biological transistor made entirely out of genetic material. Read More >>
Inspired by WiseGeek'swhat 200 calories of food looks like, BuzzFeed made a video that extrapolated those calories into 2,000. Which would roughly be the amount of calories you should be eating on a given day plus or minus a few hundred (though who the hell would eat 2,000 calories of the same food, right?) Read More >>
Optical microscopes are limited by a phenomenon known as the diffraction barrier, wherein the microscope can't differentiate two objects separated by less than half the wavelength of light used—roughly 200 nm on average for the visible spectrum. But by combining powerful optics and cutting-edge rendering algorithms, GE's new DeltaVision OMX Blaze is bringing this hidden realm's drama to light. Read More >>
It's easier to put a phone in someone's hand than it is to build a proper sanitation system. According to a UN report, 6 of 7 billion people in the world have mobile phones, while just 4.5 billion have access to a toilet or latrine. Read More >>
Featured comment by irononreverse:
""Not that mobiles are necessarily a bad thing, because they also give people access to information about proper sanitation."
Hahaha, that's a bit o..." More »
This is either some sort of magical sorcery, camera trick or freaking awesome science fiction technology coming to real life. The Veti-Gel is a substance that can be applied to a wound to stop the bleeding immediately. It's insane how fast it works. Watch the video above to see it in action (don't watch if you're squeamish about blood). Read More >>
Featured comment by Hyperstate:
"That's bloody amazing, hats off to Joe Landolina. My only concern would be that while the Veti-Gel is closing off the external wound, if there's inter..." More »
In the rankings of where you need to use proper grammar, spelling and sentence structure, text messages have to be in the neighbourhood of last place -- right next to YouTube comments. It's because texts are a mindless quick-shot form of communication, surely? But maybe writing poor word-vomit-texts points to something larger... like having a stroke? That's what some doctors have found, and they're calling it "dystexia." Read More >>
Liver transplantation has become a victim of its own success with far more recipients registered to waiting lists — roughly 30,000 in the US and Europe — than there are available donor organs. What's more, a staggering 2,000 viable livers must be discarded annually because they didn't survive the journey from donor to recipient. However, this new organ transporter will keep livers warm, oxygenated, and active during its trip, potentially saving thousands of lives yearly. Read More >>
Access to steady supplies of clean water is getting more and more difficult in the developing world, especially as demand skyrockets. In response, many countries have turned to the sea for potable fluids but existing reverse osmosis plants rely on complicated processes that are expensive and energy-intensive to operate. Good thing, engineers at Lockheed Martin have just announced a newly-developed salt filter that could reduce desalinisation energy costs by 99 percent. Read More >>
Featured comment by DeviateDefiant:
"I only just saw this comment, but as others have covered there's plenty of minerals utilised by our bodies within water, from excrement or whatever el..." More »
In a new study that's sure to make everyone's world just a little darker, scientists have discovered that sex in space could lead to severe health problems and life-threatening illnesses—brain disease and cancer included. Read More >>
David Cameron's pulled a u-turn, which effectively means the cabinet's plans for a minimum price on alcohol has been scrapped. It should mean that you can still buy dirt-cheap cider and horrendous vodka, because that's what everyone wants, right? Read More >>
Featured comment by Hyperstate:
"I can't stand the Tory party and their rich-get-richer ideoligy, but that's actually one of the few things I admire about Cameron; not many people in ..." More »
Featured comment by Hulkish Thor Man:
"Alright mikeo seems like you don't understand my point of view. So lets leave that there.
I really couldn't care less what you think or say but als..." More »
For those of us who spend the best part of our day hunched over a keyboard staring at a computer screen, any physical exertion — however small — has to go some way towards constituting exercise. So how many calories does a mouse click burn? Read More >>
I'm not sure whether this is exciting medical progress or just plain scary, but a man has had the first ever 3D-printed skull-replacement fitted, swapping out a whole 75 per cent of his noggin. Read More >>
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