Category: Technology & Devices
Eggs-traordinary new product made from plants
PETALING JAYA – While fake eggs made from chemicals are “a huge no-no”, how about those made from plants? The egg replacements, known as Beyond Eggs, come in the form of powder made from sorghum produced by a food company […]
New app allows the blind to read non-braille documents
A revolutionary app called the KNFB Reader was unveiled last week, combining advanced digital photography with Apple hardware, allowing the blind and visually impaired access to almost any kind of printed text. The Voice Over function guides the user through […]
Bill Gates gives Chinese company a run for the thinnest condom
A Chinese rubber company’s battle to be known as the producer of the world’s thinnest condom may be under threat thanks to Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates. China’s Guangzhou Daming United Rubber Products is currently suing Okamoto Industries after the Japanese […]
Scientists find way for anticancer vaccines
A report published in The Journal of Experimental Medicine suggests that scientists have found a way to find the proverbial needle in the cancer antigen haystack. As cancer cells divide, they accumulate random mistakes (mutations). This process creates new versions […]
Orthodontist finds new way to align molars without brackets
A Korean orthodontist has found a new way to align crooked molars without using metal brackets, allowing elderly patients to receive this particular orthodontic treatment ― which is often a requirement for dental implant surgery ― in comfort. Orthodontist and […]
A jab against liver cancer
The majority of those with liver cancer have chronic hepatitis or cirrhosis, and understandably, older patients with longstanding liver disease are more likely to develop the cancer. LIVER cancer, also called hepatocellular carcinoma ((HCC), is the fifth most frequently diagnosed […]
Want to own smart clothes that can tell how drunk you are?
At a hackathon in Seoul, South Korea, the emerging smart clothes industry reached a new milestone with the demo of Metamorphosis, a prototype capable of reacting according to the quantity of alcohol imbibed by the wearer. Developed by an artist […]
S’porean’s surgeon ‘map’ increases the efficiency and safety of operation
A surgeon here has come up with a “map” that can reduce the risks and duration of a common early-stage breast cancer surgery. In such surgery, or a sentinel lymph node biopsy, doctors remove the body structures that cancer cells […]
Scientists ‘reset’ stem cells to study start of human development
Japanese and British scientists have managed to “reset” human stem cells to their earliest state, opening up a new realm of research into the start of human development and potentially life-saving regenerative medicines. In work described by one independent expert […]
Scientists unveil magnetic cure for bad blood
Scientists said they had invented a device that uses a magnet to extract bacteria, fungi and toxins from blood, potentially throwing a lifeline to patients with sepsis and other infections. The external gadget — tested so far in rats but […]
