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Toray Advanced Film has just begun mass production of its latest invention – a new type of coating that is able to repair itself in just about 10 seconds. Dubbed “Self-cure Coat Film,” the coating represents a film that can cure scratches due to a “self-repairing layer” which includes “high viscosity and elasticity as well [...]

The California-based company Virus has recently presented its new line of clothes called StayWarm. The most interesting thing about clothes from this line is that their construction process involved the use of coffee charcoal. Coffee grounds were recycled and turned into a natural fiber that was used to create a comfortable base layer fabric able [...]

Woolly mammoths ruled our planet about 10,000 years ago but a group of scientists in South Korea decided to do something to bring back these animals. Several academics from Russia decided to collaborate with Hwang Woo-Suk from Sooam Biotech Research Foundation in South Korea with the goal of trying to clone the extinct mammoth. To [...]

In the near future synthetic biology could have a great impact on our way of life, our environment and health. A group of synthetic biology scientists and designers from Cambridge University has come up with a daring project called E.chromi. E.chromi is a genetically engineered bacterium that has the potential of generating colored pigments. The [...]

Today jogging is one of the most popular sporting activities and in the near future it could become even more admired. This is because a new device called AIRE mask will appear on the market. The mask will allow its wearer to produce green power from breathing and use that power to charge various portable [...]

Scientists have been working on the creation of artificial skin for a long time. The final goal was to use the artificial skin in wounded soldiers and bio-medical research. Recently a group of researchers at the University of Southern Mississippi managed to take the effort to a new level. They developed a new type of [...]

Developed to help people suffering from paraplegia, the exoskeleton from Berkeley Bionics, dubbed eLEGS, is one of the most impressive inventions of the 21st century.   The exoskeleton for paraplegics is an easy to wear, artificially intelligent, bionic mechanism that could be used not only by patients in hospitals, but also at home, allowing users [...]

This device was invented to help people bound to bed communicate. It is the brainchild of researchers from the Ebeling Group, the Not Impossible Foundation and Graffiti Research Lab. The EyeWriter makes use of low-cost eye-tracking glasses equipped with open-source software. Thus it allows people with one of neuromuscular syndromes to communicate with others by [...]

The American Heart Association published in its journal Circulation a study that says that watching television or sitting for a long time in front of a PC can considerably increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke. According to the study, which involved the participation of 7,000 Australians, watching TV increases the risk of [...]

Elekta Axesse is one of the contemporary devices used today to treat cancer. This invention was created to treat a large number of targets throughout human body, including tumors located in the spine, lung, prostate, and liver. The device delivers a complete mix of vital tools. It can help carry out stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), stereotactic [...]