Category: Technology & Devices
New dental treatment could mean the end of drilling, pain
An innovative cavity treatment, designed by scientists at King’s College London and announced this week, may eliminate the need for drilling, injections and even pain. Rather than removing decay and refilling a cavity with manmade materials, Electrically Accelerated and Enhanced […]
Microwave helmet may mean better diagnoses of strokes: study
A microwave helmet can help doctors make quicker and more accurate diagnoses of patients who have had strokes which can help counter brain damage. In a study involving 45 patients last year found that the microwave technique allows doctors to […]
Lechal – A revolutionary fitness wearable made in India
Google Glass is just a drop in the ocean when it comes to the amazing things technology can do. We belong to a generation which has seen various kinds of wearable technology. Lechal is one such technology that is made […]
Pepper, the robot ‘with a heart’
A Japanese company has announced plans to begin selling Pepper, a ‘human-like robot’ for personal use, starting next year — as a way to address the needs of the country’s rapidly growing elderly population. Announcing the news of June 5, […]
Skin-like, self-lubricating condoms are in the works
A team of researchers at the University of Wollongong in Australia are using a material called hydrogel to create a condom that could enhance sexual pleasure. According to information released by the U of W, the condom will be invisible […]
A single ‘magical’ injection to reduce risk of heart attack by upto 90 per cent?
Doctors advise you to exercise, control your diet, reduce smoking and drinking and more to reduce your cholesterol levels so that your risk for heart attack is reduced. What if there was a magic potion that could be injected just […]
‘Mini-Retina’ created in lab dish
Scientists said Tuesday that they coaxed stem cells into growing into a tiny, light-sensing retina in a lab dish, another step towards reversing degenerative vision loss. The study is an important technical feat in using reprogrammed cells, whose discovery in […]
Test for prostate cancer using semen
The discovery that seminal fluid (semen) contains biomarkers for prostate cancer could lead to improved diagnosis and management of the disease. A study published in the journal Endocrine-Related Cancer has shown that the presence of certain microRNAs in seminal fluid […]
Smartwear revolution promises healthier lives
A new generation of wearable technology is promising not only to log data about users’ health but to predict and avert crises – from drivers falling asleep at the wheel to runners wearing themselves out in a marathon. But there […]
Cure discovered for fatal canine virus
Research company, Avinax announced Saturday that it accidentally stumbled upon a cure for canine parvovirus while trying to cure dying geese. Although canine parvovirus was first described in the early 1970s, it is the most common and threatening virus to […]
