Watch a Paralysed Man Move His Hand With the Power of Thought
For the first time ever, a paralysed man has moved his hand using his mind—and some pretty badass technology.
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For the first time ever, a paralysed man has moved his hand using his mind—and some pretty badass technology.
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The enzyme's short half life has held it back from being an effective medicine. But now researchers have massively extended the timescale in which it can survive.
Moore's Law states that very two years the number of transistors in an integrated circuit doubles every two years, but it's getting increasingly difficult to keep up. Fortunately NASA may have a solution.
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Looking to make yourself the perfect Eggs Benedict? You can't go wrong by adding a bit of science into the mix.
Using special algorithms, they're looking for key markers that distinguish the healthiest embryos from IVF treatments.
What is this witchcraft?
It's common knowledge that the Earth's magnetic field shifts every few hundred-thousand years, but the European Space Agency has put the last six months of that gradual change into one easy to understand picture.
Starfish can re-grow arms; lizards can sprout fresh legs; and hell, flatworms can essentially re-materialise from barely nothing. So why can't humans do the same?
The following beautiful and morbid pieces were made from the highest scientific and artistic design, and range from small organs to full anatomical figures, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century.
Those promising results that seemingly proved the Big Bang are not as water-tight as first thought.
The higher your alcohol consumption, the more attractive you seem to find whoever you happen to be flirting with at last call.
