Could blindness soon be a thing of the past? A California company called Second Sight recently received approval in Europe to sell the Argus II, a $115,000 gadget that can partially restore sight to patients with degenerative eye disease.
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How would you feel if you met Danish Professor Henrik Scharfe and then moments later were introduced to another Henrik Scharfe, this time an almost identical android? A new Geminoid bot makes this possible
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Each day, Inc.'s reporters scour the Web for the most important and interesting news to entrepreneurs. Here's what we found today. Work less
Read More »Scientists reverse Doppler Effect
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from Swinburne University and the University of Shanghai for Science and Technology have for the first time ever demonstrated a reversal of the optical Doppler Effect an advance that could one day lead to the development of 'invisibility cloak' technology.
Read More »China Gears Up for Lunar Space Race With World’s Biggest Rocket Factory
The U.S.-Russian space race that led to the Apollo lunar landings is the stuff of legend. But now a new race is emerging, as China gears up with the world's biggest rocket-production factory.
Read More »Mastering bandwidth: Researchers develop tunable, low-cost laser device
Transmitting information as pulses of light through fiber-optic cables is the fastest and highest-bandwidth communications technology that exists today. Yet even this technology is being pressed to carry ever-greater quantities of information.
Read More »Welcome to the TED Revival: Blind People Drive, Paralyzed People Walk
Yesterday morning at TED resembled an old-time faith-healing session--except instead of the Bible, the force was technology. Yesterday morning at TED resembled an old-time faith-healing session--except instead of the Bible, the force was technology.
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