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A machine that prints organs is coming to market
Friday, February 26th, 2010Image by TheDeepFryedBoot via Flickr
Making a bit of me
THE great hope of transplant surgeons is that they will, one day, be able to order replacement body parts on demand. At the moment, a patient may wait months, sometimes years, for an organ from a suitable donor. During that time his condition may [...]
A touchless touch-screen may soon reach the market
Monday, February 15th, 2010Image by Getty Images via Daylife
THE popularity of touch-screens on mobile phones means that a swipe, tap or a flick comes as naturally these days as the click of a mouse. But existing touch-screens have their limits. Those relying on changes in electrical resistance tend to have poorer resolution than is needed [...]
The faster the internet becomes, the slower it loads pages
Saturday, February 13th, 2010Image via Wikipedia
World Wide Wait
EVER noticed how long it takes for web pages to load these days? You click on a link and wait and wait, and then wait some more, for the content to trickle in. If nothing has happened after ten seconds or so, your impatient correspondent hits the browser’s [...]
Tiny microphones provide a new way to eliminate background noise
Friday, February 12th, 2010Image by visual.dichotomy via Flickr
Opting for the quiet life
MANY of those who talk loudly into their mobile phones are just inconsiderate show-offs for whom no punishment is too evil. Sometimes, however, there is an excuse. Noise in the background can make it hard for your interlocutor to hear what you are saying. [...]
An end to frivolous patents may finally be in sight
Monday, February 8th, 2010Image by jontintinjordan via Flickr
Patent nonsense
DO PATENTS help or hinder innovation? Instinctively, they would seem a blessing, especially for backroom tinkerers. Patenting an idea gives its inventor a 20-year monopoly to exploit the fruit of his labour in the marketplace, in exchange for publishing a full account of how the new [...]
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