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New gel saves lives, stops bleeding instantly
The femoral artery is a huge artery that runs through your leg. The femoral is so big and bleeds so fast that if it is severed in any way there is little chance for survival. That notion could soon be a thing of the past because of a gel that stops bleeding instantly. Veti-Gel is derived from plant Read More...
This bus is powered by your waste
Yesterday, we wrote about the plant in California that turns sewage into hydrogen to fuel clean electric cars. Now the UK introduces a bus that needs the waste produced by five people in a year to fill its tank with biomethane gas, and drive 186 miles per tank. Humans are finding their way to the Read More...
“This is the best time ever to be alive”
The slide shows a dated photo of a young man. He’s carrying a stereo recorder on his shoulder. He has a walkman on his head. A photo camera around his neck. On the table he displays a video recorder with a stack of video tapes. And music cassettes. And Cds. And a loudspeaker. “Twenty years Read More...
Marijuana helps cure aggressive brain cancer
Marijuana keeps challenging politics. The health benefits of controversial substance continue piling up. Now research has discovered that marijuana can help shrink an aggressive form of brain cancer, bolstering the argument for legalization. British researchers have found that glioma masses, an Read More...
A new destination for the good old payphone: hotspot
New York City is removing payphones and installing public Wi-Fi charging stations that will be kitted out with Android tablets and offer an array of city services, touchscreen maps for lost tourists, a 911 button, and other helpful tech-centric utilities. The initiative is similar to a London Read More...
Eating fish prevents 8 types of cancer
Despite all the negativity surrounding eating fish—overfished oceans, mercury poisoning, etc.—fish is remarkably healthy for you. Two servings of fish per week substantially reduces the risk of getting up to eight different kinds of cancer. The key is to get the biggest omega-3 payload, which Read More...
Vaccine patch uses micro needles and doesn’t hurt
If you hate needles then you’ll love this new technology. Vaxxas, an Australian company, has come up with a needle-patch that has thousands of drug-laced micro needles. The micro needles barely break the skin when they administer drugs, and supposedly don’t hurt at all. Even more interesting is Read More...
$1 contraception available in 69 poorest countries
In developing countries buying contraceptives is an unaffordable expense for many. Now drug manufacturer Pfizer has teamed up with the Gates Foundation to make a $1 single-use contraceptive syringe that will be available in 69 of the poorest countries. The syringe is singe use so infections due to Read More...
Digital farmers’ market is making healthy food more accessible
You can’t be healthy without eating healthy food. Countless studies have shown that, and as a society we al need greater access to fruits and vegetables. An unlikely player is now moving into the organic foods market and delivering locally grown produce right to the consumer’s door. Read More...
Design and then “print” your own clothes
3D printers are revolutionizing the way we make goods, now clothes printers might revolutionize how we make garments. OpenKnit offers a device capable of printing (it’s really knitting) clothes. The machine hooks up to a computer where you can print preexisting patterns or make your own Read More...