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Student Max Shepherd Creates an Incredible Prosthetic Arm from LEGOs
This remarkably dexterous prosthetic arm goes far beyond the accomplishments of many an advanced level LEGO Technics buff. The LEGO constructed limb uses LEGO motors , pneumatics and the classic...
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Cylindrical Casa Pi by SDE 2012 Team Zaragoza Produces Twice as Much Energy...
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Beauty the Bald Eagle Gets a New Beak Created with a 3D Printer
Thanks to developments in 3D printing technology, Beauty the Bald Eagle has a new beak and lease on life. The bird, who was shot in the face by a poacher in 2005, was rescued by Jane Fink Cantwell of...
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2014 Porsche Panamera S E-Hybrid Debuts as Porsche’s First Plug-In Hybrid
Porsche just unveiled its first ever plug-in vehicle – the 2014 Panamera S E-Hybrid! The new hybrid vehicle builds upon the Panamera S hybrid , but adds a more powerful electric motor with a...
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Pelli Clarke Pelli Breaks Ground on the Transbay Transit Tower in San Francisco
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Man Given Second Chance at Life Thanks to 3D-Printed Prosthetic Face
Image courtesy of Geoff Pugh The extraordinary development of 3D printing technology has given one British man his life back. Thanks to the incredible advancements of 3D printing in the medical...
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Naki’o: World’s First ‘Bionic’ Dog Fitted with Four Prosthetic Limbs
Naki’o, a mixed breed dog from Nebraska, has become the first dog fitted with four prosthetic limbs. This achievement was accomplished by US company Orthopets , which specializes in artificial pet...
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Inventor Creates 3D-Printed Prosthetic Robohand
South African carpenter Richard van As suffered a woodworking accident and lost four fingers on his right hand – however instead of accepting his new disability he decided to create a set if...
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6 Of The Coolest, Most Innovative 3D-Printed Designs
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6 Of The Coolest, Most Innovative 3D-Printed Designs
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This lucky tortoise can walk again thanks to a custom-built LEGO wheelchair
Image by Action Press / REX When humans encounter mobility problems, we have a host of options that range from walkers to prosthetics , but for our four-legged friends things aren’t quite so easy....
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Public garden project transforms a Milan square into an urban oasis
A4A Rivolta Savioni studio ’s urban garden solution popped up at Expo Gate Milano last month. Easily movable on reused bicycle wheels, the public garden—called ‘ Why not in the garden?’ —was rolled...
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Hawaii aims to be the first state to run entirely on renewable energy
Hawaii has more reasons than most to have a disdain for oil dependence—as a series of islands, climate change poses a very present threat—and, as a series of islands that’s dependent on oil, they have...
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Norway is saying “no more” to fur farm subsidies
Fur farmers in Norway may soon feel the pinch as the government recently announced a proposal to cut subsidies to these controversial farms . A cut of 17.8 million kroner ($2.35 million US) worth of...
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Onions build muscles through engineering, not eating
Onions are already known as tearjerkers, but the humble allium ’s contribution to a recent robotics breakthrough may be reason for tears of joy. In the journal Applied Physics Letters , researchers at...
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The Story Pod is a tiny little lending library that glows like a lantern at...
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US govt developing brain implants that give humans the ability to never forget
Supported by the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), scientists are hard at work on a brain implant that will grant humans the ability to never forget. The Restoring Active Memory...
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Black Pampa House is an off-grid refuge in the wild grasslands of Northern...
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This prosthetic hand lets amputees feel what they’re touching
For those with prosthetic arms , the ability to grab or hold things is empowering, but the inability to feel them – to determine whether something is hot or cold, hard or soft – can be frustrating....
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