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Kinect hack designed to help blind people navigate

Kinect hack designed to help blind people navigate

Kinect: it's not just for triggering nuclear armageddon! Aaaaand I just found Kinect's new slogan. Anyway, a pair of grad students at the University of Konstanz in Germany have developed a clever-clogs hack for Kinect that can help ... continue
Scientists create synthetic corneas – from yeast and human DNA

Scientists create synthetic corneas – from yeast and human DNA

The next time you go for a beer take a moment and consider the wonder of one of the principal ingredients of that beer - yeast. Apparently scientists in Canada and Sweden have discovered a way to create ... continue
From being blind to being able to see – in two weeks

From being blind to being able to see – in two weeks

Not much gets me to go Wow! these days but this news that was posted to the SciTech blog at Popular Science earlier made me do just that. It appears that some researchers ... continue
Not even some ‘normal sighted’ folks are this good

Not even some ‘normal sighted’ folks are this good

We take a lot of what we do in a day for granted. Whether it be something as simple as talking to another person right through to walking to work or the park. For another whole segment ... continue