心臓手術後にペースメーカーを一時的に必要とする患者のために、装着して一定期間が過ぎると溶けて“消える”ペースメーカーが開発された。生体適合性のある電気部品を用いており、すべてが体内に吸収されるというこのペースメーカー。医療機器の常識を覆す技術は、いかに生み出されたのか。
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I have no idea how these cats got wedged into acrylic squares, or why.
Hiding Images in Plain Sight: The Physics Of Magic Windows. Engineer Matt Ferraro shows how to make transparent acrylic squares with holographic images embedded in them.
Study: Ants create stable tunnels in nests, much like humans play Jenga
Caltech scientists used X-ray imaging to capture physics of underground anthills.
FireHydrant announces $23M Series B to grow disaster management platform
No matter how carefully you set up your systems, sooner or later something fundamental breaks. How you react during those times and how quickly you respond to the crisis is what people remember after it’s over. FireHydrant, a startup that helps companies prepare for and manage such crises, announced a $23 million Series B investment […]
The bumblebee flies anyway
Take a look at Opener’s battery-powered VTOL BlackFly and its simulator. If classified as an ultralight, no license would be required for operation in the United States.
Ex-SpaceX engineers in race to build first commercial electric speedboat
LA-based Arc Boat company announces $4.25m seed fund to start work on 475-horsepower craftA team of former SpaceX rocket engineers have joined the race to build the first commercial electric speedboat.The Arc Boat company announced it had raised $4.25m…
The End Of The University As We Know It
by Nathan Harden”In fifty years, if not much sooner, half of the roughly 4,500 colleges and universities now operating in the United States will have ceased to exist. The technology driving this change is already at work, and nothing can stop it. The f…