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State of Play: The World’s Most Amazing Playgrounds

Wall-Holla 2 Its exceptionally efficient design compresses a colorful 3-D climbing ribbon between two mesh walls, creating a unique experiential environment that, due to its compact size, can fit into even the most limited playground site. Continue reading

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83-Year-Old Woman Gets the World’s First 3-D Printed Jaw Transplant

A titanium jaw, made to order A European octogenarian is the recipient of the first-ever 3-D printed jawbone , made of titanium powder that was sintered together one layer at a time. Continue reading

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Cool Plasma Torch Kills Germs on Raw Chicken

Plasma Versus Chicken Breast Dirks et al., Journal of Food Protection We’ve seen the plasma beam toothbrush , where a blast of room-temperature plasma destroys plaque and bacteria in your mouth. Continue reading

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Video: PopSci’s Favorite Japanese Fembot Gets a Modeling Job at the Mall

Geminoid-F at the Mall via DigInfo News Add ‘mannequin’ to the list of jobs being replaced by robots In this economy, a job is a job. Continue reading

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Video: PopSci’s Favorite Japanese Fembot Gets a Modeling Job at the Mall

Geminoid-F at the Mall via DigInfo News Add ‘mannequin’ to the list of jobs being replaced by robots In this economy, a job is a job. Continue reading

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Video: To Enable the Robo-Insects of the Future, Researchers Capture Butterfly Flight at 3,000 FPS

Micro Aerial Vehicles Like Harvard’s ‘Mobee’ Could Be Improved By Studying the Way Butterflies Fly via Harvard Microrobotics Lab Neither bio-mimicking robots nor insect-analog micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) are new concepts. Continue reading

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DARPA Invests In Megapixel Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses

Innovega’s DARPA-Desired AR Contact Lenses via DARPA The augmented reality future we were long ago promised has been slow to come around, perhaps restrained most by the basic biology of our own eyes, which are unable to properly see detailed images placed very near the pupils. Continue reading

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DARPA Invests In Megapixel Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses

Innovega’s DARPA-Desired AR Contact Lenses via DARPA The augmented reality future we were long ago promised has been slow to come around, perhaps restrained most by the basic biology of our own eyes, which are unable to properly see detailed images placed very near the pupils. Continue reading

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DARPA Invests In Megapixel Augmented-Reality Contact Lenses

Innovega’s DARPA-Desired AR Contact Lenses via DARPA The augmented reality future we were long ago promised has been slow to come around, perhaps restrained most by the basic biology of our own eyes, which are unable to properly see detailed images placed very near the pupils. Continue reading

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Video: Swarm of Tiny Quadcopters Do a Delicate Dance

GRASP Lab’s New Nano Quadrotors The GRASP Lab at the University of Pennsylvania is a perennial PopSci favorite. Continue reading

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