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How many times do I have to tell you, cutting corners on the explosives never pays
 This is what happens when you don’t use enough explosives to knock down a building.
 

Fact: Every hour of every day, 330 Americans turn 60.
Fact: By 2030, one in five Americans will be older than 65.
Fact: The number of people over 100 doubles every decade.
Fact: As they age, people lose muscle mass and strength, flexibility and bone.
Fact: The resulting frailty leads to a loss of mobility and independence.
The last two […]

Not exactly a cuddly robot
The Sintef Group, a research company based in Trondheim, Norway, announced that it’s designing a robot based on snakes.
The 1.5-meter long robots, which are made of aluminum, are being designed to inspect and clean complicated industrial pipe systems that are typically narrow and inaccessible to humans. The intelligent robots have multiple […]

The new remote-control-dog-look will be all the rage this hunting season
Garmin’s new DC 30 collar is designed to stand up to the torturous abuse of hunting dogs. Whether it’s hounds crashing through thick and swampy woods, or bird dogs bounding through dense CRP fields, the DC 30 is made to take the beating that working […]

 
Wii therapy. Not designed for everyone
Videogames are known to improve hand-eye coordination but can they help someone quit smoking or lose weight?
Hot on the heels of Nintendo’s smash success, ‘Wii Fit’, game makers are introducing new titles with a healthy focus, such as French game publisher Ubisoft’s “Allen Carr’s Easyway to Stop Smoking” that hits […]

An Italian architect said he is poised to start construction on a new skyscraper in Dubai that will be “the world’s first building in motion,” an 80-story tower with revolving floors that give it an ever-shifting shape. Video after the jump.
 

Paper Doll Have Come Long Way….

In order to raise awareness about the various malicious bots looking to colonize your computer via the net, Symantec/Norton have whomped up a couple of downloadable cute malware papercraft bots for you to cut, fold and glue.

This robotic clarinet player created by Australian research group took first prize at the Artemis Orchestra Competition, a contest in which engineers were challenged to create embedded systems capable of playing human instruments. It handles Rimsky-Korsakov’s The Flight of the Bumble Bee with the breathless disgorgement of rapid-fire notes you’d expect from an ADHD clarinet […]

Hydrotherapy in Action

 
Hydro Physio is a company based in England that has developed an underwater treadmill for those exercise enthusiasts, as well as those in rehabilitation or training.
Using hydrotherapy treatment, this product combines water exercising with the benefits of using a treadmill. The water depth, treadmill speed and jet resistance are able to be programmed […]

One Funky Game Table!

What do you do if you’re hanging out with two friends and all three of you want to play ping pong? In most situations, you take turns playing while the third person looks on, bored. That’s not the optimal solution, obviously.
If you had the Modular Table Tennis System, you could all play […]

A Very Agile Youngster
A 6-year old-boy in India is in training to make his goal to limbo skate under 100 cars in one minute. So far he has managed to do 57. Check out the video clip: