Derby, the Adorable Cybernetic Dog, Just Got Upgraded 3D-Printed Legs
The old prosthetics were too short, and they prevented the dog from sitting normally. A new upgrade now overcomes both of these limitations.
While the bread and butter of Gizmodo UK is in the bits and bytes of technology, we have a lot of fun in the off-topic areas, with many of the stories being filed in the WTF category. Bookmark this page for the sillier stories, from ridiculous examples of body-art, to... sausages made of skittles?
The old prosthetics were too short, and they prevented the dog from sitting normally. A new upgrade now overcomes both of these limitations.
This means that one day they might be able to figure out how a disease takes hold before it attacks more than one cell in your body.
Wait a minute.... Did Elon Musk just hint SpaceX will fly its victorious Falcon 9 rocket a second time?!
The James Bond franchise is entertaining and lucrative, but it’s not a very good way to learn about anatomy.
If you’re looking for an elegant, unique, and entertaining desktop accessory to enhance your desk at the office, the PhiTOP could be the toy you’re looking for.
Added bonus: it’s the first a team of Asian physicists has had the honour of naming a new element.
Paris is the only place you can see Le Défenseur du Temps, a beautiful living sculpture, up close, but the internet is the only place you can see Le Défenseur du Temps at work.
We avoid mercury, arsenic, and lead like the plague, but we still use bismuth in small doses. If only it was a little bit less toxic...
Leptin is there to tell the brain when we're full, but new research suggests it also has a role in motivating us to exercise.
There are a lot of animals that blend in visually with their environment; there are relatively few that can mask their smell. One exception is the puff adder.
Thanks to the miracle of vaccines, we’re close to wiping out the polio virus. But that very success brings its own set of fresh challenges.
A new drug, called Dengvaxia, has been approved for use in three countries, namely Mexico, the Philippines, and Brazil.
Coke is delicious. Bleach is strong as hell. What happens when you mix the two? Read More >>
These perfectly straight trenches were dug by molecules of gold. Under just the right conditions, gold will act like a mini-snow blower. Read More >>
The bomb’s power had been scaled down for the test, but a relatively rare weather phenomenon gave it an unexpected, and destructive, increase in power.
There's some pretty complex physics going on in these photos of ink falling through water. Read More >>
