After years of funny desk toys, one of the areas 3D printing might be set to transform is medical devices. While some treatment and disability tools, such as wheelchairs, have

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Thanks to at least two research efforts around the world, glasses-free 3D might finally be upon us. 3D-TV was something of a flash in the pan, and while 3D movies

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It’s a common assumption that the more of us there are on the planet, the more raw materials we extract and consume. In fact, since the year 2000, the opposite

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Who else over 30 finds console video games just too complicated? Who’s got time for half an hour of introductions and tutorials before you even start, followed by another hour

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Last December, fans attending a series of Chicago shows by comedian Dave Chapelle’s were handed small fabric pouches from a company called Yondr. When entering the designated phone-free zone, each

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There’s a whole new science behind tracking the way artistic or intellectual works build on or reference what came before, and as with so many other areas of life, computers

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Transferring the human mind to a new brain isn’t a new idea in science fiction, and the latest version of this Promethean myth is the May film Criminal, starring Kevin

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With even hyper-secure mobiles exposed as hackable, is simple good sense the best bet for protecting your data. If you ask the experts, the outlook is usually the same: we

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The electronics boom causes massive environmental and social damage. Drew Turney looks at the dark side of the device – and how slime might yet save the day. Human technology

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