Mindwalker – mind-controlled exoskeleton could help disabled people

By Damir Beciri
10 March 2013

mindwalker-project-1An international group of researchers from Europe is working on the Mind-controlled orthosis and VR-training environment for walk empowering (Mindwalker) project – a project where they devise a system that could help individuals with spinal cord injury. Aside helping people with spinal cord injury, this combination of an exoskeleton and a brain-machine interface could also… »

A billboard that creates drinkable water out of thin air

By Damir Beciri
2 Comments8 March 2013

water-generating-bilboardAs a part of marketing for the application period for 2013 enrollment in the University of Engineering and Technology of Peru (UTEC), the researchers developed a potable water generating system and integrated it into a roadside billboard. The billboard promotes the ‘Ingenuity in Action’ campaign from the university and converts air humidity into drinkable water…. »

Cicada wing surface biomimicry could lead to anti-bacterial surfaces

By Damir Beciri
7 March 2013

cicada-wingsWhile many research groups throughout the world seek for better ways to fight bacteria, an international research group of researchers Australia’s Swinburne University of Technology and Spain’s Universitat Rovira i Virgili investigated cicada insect and came up with a discovery that may lead to a surface able to destroy bacteria solely through its physical structure…. »

First infant functionally cured of HIV

By Maja Bosanac
5 March 2013

hiv-infected-t-cellA group of researchers at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center and the University of Mississippi Medical Center, recently revealed the first “functional cure” for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in an HIV-infected infant. The finding represents a proof that infants can be cured of HIV and may help to eliminate… »

Fast laser lithography 3D printing on the micrometer scale

By Damir Beciri
5 March 2013

nanoscribe-nano-3d-printing-1A spin-off company of Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) named Nanoscribe GmbH recently presented their 3D printer able to print microstructures. Based on a laser lithography method, the 3D printer can create minute 3D objects that are smaller than the diameter of a human hair. What’s great about this 3D printer is its ability to… »

Brain to brain interface transfers tactile and motor information

By Damir Beciri
3 March 2013

brain-to-brain-communication-1Researchers at the Duke University managed to electronically link the brains of pairs of rats, thus enabling them to communicate directly in order to solve simple behavioral puzzles. Their new test of brain-to-brain interface is even more astounding because they succeeded to link the brains of two animals that were in different parts of the… »

Airwriting input device enables 3D writing in air

By Damir Beciri
2 Comments2 March 2013

airwritingComputer scientists at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) developed a technology which enables “airwriting” – a technology which might change the way we input data while on the go while by writing data in air. Since it can be worn like clothes, which can be integrated seamlessly into the everyday life of the user, the… »

SolarClave system employs Sun to sterilize medical equipment

By Damir Beciri
4 Comments28 February 2013

mit-solarclaveIn Nicaragua, a relatively low number of health centers which serve six million people are currently backed up by around 1,300 “health posts” that provide emergency care, obstetric services and the occasional baby delivery. Most of these posts either lack equipment to sterilize surgical tools and bandages or have kerosene-powered autoclaves, but a team of… »