Technology
Loudspeaker Is First Complete 3D-Printed Consumer Electronic
The achievement suggests that 3-D printing might soon be mature enough for people to manufacture complete devices on demand
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Technology
Camera-Equipped Autocopters Map Forest Treetops
Researchers are challenging ecologists to rethink the way they collect data by developing small unmanned copters that easily generate interactive, 3-D maps of any landscapes
Mind & Brain
Brain Researchers Can Detect Who We Are Thinking About
FMRI scans of volunteers' media prefrontal cortexes revealed unique brain activity patterns associated with individual characters or personalities as subjects thought about them
Biology
New Eyewear Could Help People with Red-Green Color Blindness
Glasses based on a new color vision theory are already being used medically to enhance vasculature and bruising beneath skin. Now they are being tested to aid those with color blindness, although the lenses inhibit the perception of yellows and blues...
Technology
GPS-Free Tech Can Track Miners' and Soldiers' Boots Underground
Wearable sensors can measure footsteps to analyze workers' and soldiers' low-signal or underground locations at sites where GPS fails
Technology
Tissue-Engineered Leather Could be Mass-Produced by 2017
The CEO of a company called Modern Meadow revealed the details of his company's plan to 3-D bioprint leather and ultimately meat, starting with punch biopsies of donor animals
Technology
3-D Printing Revolution Stymied For Now by High Prices
A product developer aims to develop a 3-D printer that would help to push the price to consumers down to about $1,000 in the near future
