Category: Health & Medicine
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No Fear Of Shark Attacks With The Invention Of Shark Repellent Suit
A team of Australian researchers have invented an innovative method of safer surfing. They have designed a suit like the design of a poisonous fish, which helps surfers and swimmers in avoiding the shark attacks. The system called Shark Attack Mitigation System (SAMS) is developed in city of Perth, Australia where on the west coast…
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Cigarette Butts Are Transformed Into Plants (Photo gallery)
A young industrial designer understands the hazards of the pollution produced by cigarette butts and has developed an ecological concept: planting a seed in a cigarette butt to grow a plant. It is important to know that about 4.5 billion cigarettes are thrown into streets each year around the world. One cigarette has enough toxicity to pollute up to…
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Nano-Scopic Robots Will Soon Perform Eye Surgery (Video)
[youtube width=”640″ height=”344″]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=047k8LaEpds[/youtube] The nano-scale robots for eye surgery may be the new major technological innovation in the field of medical science! If this does not bother you to have these microscopic machines in the eyes, these surgeons robots will soon operate the smaller lesions and help physicians. Researchers at the IRIS , the Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems in…
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A Father Photographs The Impressive Fight Of Her Daughter Against Cancer For 3 Years
When the daughter of Mark Cox, named Sarah, was diagnosed with lymphatic leukemia (blood cancer), he decided to make a series of photographs entitled “Strong”. This series of photographs depicts the fight of his daughter against cancer. These pictures tell the touching story of her battle against cancer, at every stage of the disease. 1. “Just Hangin ‘Around”…
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A New Japanese Technique To Reduce Facial Wrinkles Using Snails
Japanese have always come up with new, innovative and many times natural solutions to different problems. Once we had written article about a strange anti-wrinkle mask made in Japan. This time the beauticians of the land of the rising sun have proposed an anti-wrinkle treatment based upon snails. If you can no longer withstand the…
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Before/after: A Series Of Photographs Vividly illustrate The Adverse Effects Of The Drug
A photographer shows in a fairly original way the effects of drugs on the human body. The series of photos shows us the faces of people before and after taking the drug for many years. Roman Sakovich is an English photographer to whom we owe this series of photographs entitled “Half ” in which he tries to show…
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Top 18 Water-slides To Have Fun In Summers (Photo Gallery)
As summer arrives, everyone plans outdoor activates like going on a picnic trip, surfing in the sea, moving to cooler places and so on. In summers, the demand to be at the places of water is high, from a child to an adult everybody want to have fun with water. In this modern era, water…
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Thousands of Cases Of Narcolepsy Caused By The H1N1 Virus Vaccine
If you have been vaccinated against the swine flu H1N1 in 2009, it is possible that you may be one of those thousands that suffer from Narcolepsy. According to a study by a leading British newspaper, the vaccine would have increased the number of patients suffering from this serious disease. The swine flu also known as H1N1 , was…
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Corpses of Executed Chinese Are Used In Beauty Products For Europe
An investigation by famous English daily “The Guardian” has made a chilling revelation: The secret ingredients of some Chinese cosmetics contain pieces of human skin. China has already been much criticised for the use of lead in children’s toys. However, the famous “Made in China” may take another hit. According to a survey conducted by…
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A Sea Hawk Is Able To Use His Beak Again Because Of 3D Printer
[vimeo]http://vimeo.com/15184546[/vimeo] Disfigured by a poacher, a sea hawk has regained the use of his beak! All thanks to the perseverance of A passionate engineer and the innovative use of 3D printing to give the sea hawk a brand new beak! With the passage of time the scientist and researchers are finding, newer and useful applications of…
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A Chinese Farmer Develops His Own Cost Effective Artificial Arms (Video)
Jifa Sun, a Chinese farmer, lost both his arms in a fishing accident. Unable to bear the enormous cost of a pair of satisfactory prosthesis, the ingenious man decided to design one himself. The need is the mother of all inventions. Unlucky to have lost his both arms in an accident, he had no other option…
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A Strange And Unusual Anti-Wrinkle Mask Made In Japan
The publicity photos of the Facewaver Exercise Mask are not really attractive. However, the Japanese company who made these masks is really adamant that using this mask can significantly reduce the wrinkles on your face. The mask in question is described as the new way to have a younger face and fresh look. The mask…
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The Dangerous Bacteria On Your Smartphone (gallery)
In England, a study has been conducted that confirms our smartphone is a medium of transmissions of bacteria. Students were able to observe many bacteria, harmless or not, on the smartphones screen. Whenever, someone uses a smartphone whether it is for SMS or to make a call, it leaves a microbiological imprint on the phone.…
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Why Do We Forget The Name Of Other People?
Most of us would have experienced that sometimes it is difficult to remember the names of people that we know. According to the University of Sussex, this happens because the brain is trying to avoid being overloaded with information. “Scientists have long wondered why the brain suffers such blackouts. The memory formation is a process that requires…
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Why Do We Find Our Own Recorded Voice Strange?
Sometimes, when we hear our own voice in an old home movie or recording, we find it difficult to believe that its our own voice. Jordan Gaines with a degree in neuroscience explains the reasons for this phenomenon. You should know that the sound reaches our ears in two different ways, it can be transmitted…