The origin of the phrase “You get what you pay for” – the origin of that phrase is sometimes attributed to the fashion mogul Aldo Gucci, who said, “The bitterness of low quality is remembered long after the sweetness of low price has faded.” But Americans get neither quality nor affordability when it comes to healthcare.
Spiderpodium
The Spiderpodium, by Breffo, is a gadget-stand/tripod shaped like an arthropod. It is designed to accomodate virtually every handheld portable device available now and in the future. (Pics)
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Just checked out with the grocery cart of the future? Here’s your digital receipt scoring the nutrient richness of your trip. Heading home for dinner? Your smart fridge has scanned all the food in your kitchen, compiled a menu of the healthiest meal combinations (tailored to your food preferences and allergies, of course) and has started preheating your oven.
Continue reading… “Your Diet in 2020 – Making Healthy Choices Will Be Done For Us”
Making a vaccine against seasonal influenza is a constant catch-up game. Scientists must predict which of the constantly mutating virus strains will be most virulent six months in the future, the amount of time it takes to manufacture the vaccine. The system has worked well enough for the regular flu. But when new, virulent strains emerge–including the current, rapidly spreading swine flu (H1N1)–the traditional approach falls short. Even as consumers clamored for a vaccine, it took seven months and around 48,000 confirmed U.S. cases before the first H1N1 vaccines were shipped to hospitals around the country.
Continue reading… “Flu Vaccines Hit A Wall – Scientists Struggle To Speed Vaccine Development”
The Universal Phone from designer Seunghan Song
The Universal Phone is designed for both blind and sighted people. How? Thousands of micro pins dynamically raise and lower forming a tactile surface for all to get touchy with. Sighted people get the elusive tactile feedback they’re missing with ordinary touch-screens and blind people get a whole new interface made of braille.
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Despite calamities from economic recessions, wars and famine to a flu epidemic afflicting the Earth, a new study from the University of Kansas and Gallup indicates that humans are by nature optimistic.
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British scientists are on course to become the first to create synthetic human blood from embryonic stem cells, it emerged today.
The ground-breaking project could provide an unlimited supply of blood for emergency transfusions free of the risk of infection.
Because stem cells multiply indefinitely, it would be possible to enormous quantities, researchers said..
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Let’s face it: humans are not machines. Humans are complex. Life and business is chaotic, interconnected and self-organizing.
Continue reading… “SPHERit: An Innovative Way To Navigate Your Way In A Complex World”
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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