A European project coordinated by Ikerlan and CIC
microGUNE is developing a James Bond-style automated laboratory called
"LABoratory skin patches and smart cards based ON FOILs and compatible
with a smartphone" (LABONFOIL). Using lab-on-a-chip
technology and smart patches to detect a wide variety of substances and
diagnose diseases, the goal of the project is to create a cheap,
portable laboratory that can interact with smart devices. Read More
South African designer and social entrepreneur
Michael Suttner recently unveiled the Lightie: a portable solar-powered
light that fits into a standard soda bottle. The low cost and durable
device is designed to provide sustainable, safe, and affordable lighting
to people in developing nations – and anyone else with a low income.
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Alzheimer's disease represents the most common
form of dementia, with the early stages of the disease generally
characterized with short term memory loss and learning difficulties that
increase in severity as the patient progresses in age. Scientists at
the Salk Institute for Biological Studies,
California, have discovered that with regular treatments of the
antioxidant fisetin, they were able to prevent memory loss in mice with
genetic mutations linked to Alzheimer's. Read More
If you were compiling a list of the world’s
sportiest front wheel drive cars, you’d no doubt start with names like
the MINI Cooper S, Volkswagen Golf GTI or Scirocco R, Ford Focus RS500
or Taurus SHO, Honda Integra Type R, Vauxhall/Opel Vectra or Astra VXR
models, Peugeot 205 GTi, Alfa Romeo 147 or 156 GTA models, Nissan Altima
Coupe, Mazda speed3, one of the Renaultsport Meganes, or if you’re a
little older perhaps the Lotus Elan, Lancia Fulvia, Fiat Abarth or Volvo
S80 T6. Now there’s a new name to put at the very top of that list and
several new contenders gunning for the crown. Read More
The Lomography New Petzval Art Lens
is not your typical new camera lens. It's a brass-barreled manual focus
prime, with no electronic contacts, and aperture that's controlled by
dropping a selection of little plates into the barrel. After being
funded on Kickstarter, the quirky lens has now made its way into the
real world, and Gizmag recently got a chance to go hands-on with one.
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Astronauts, get your welding goggles on – the
space station is going into the foundry business. The International
Space Station is set to do a spot of industrial research this June, when
ESA’s Materials Science Laboratory-Electromagnetic Levitator heads for
the station aboard Europe's’ ATV-5 Georges Lemaître unmanned space
freighter as part of a program to study the casting of alloys in a
weightless environment. Read More
Samsung makes so many mobile devices, it's easy
to lose track. But if you're looking for the company's two biggest and
best flagships, then you'll want to track down the Galaxy S5 and Galaxy Note 3.
How does Samsung's new top-tier smartphone compare to its primo
phablet? Join Gizmag, as we compare the features and specs of the GS5
and Note 3. Read More
While many of us worry about the ways in which
Google Glass could be used to infringe on peoples' privacy, scientists
at Saarland University in Germany have instead developed a process in
which the high-tech eyewear could ensure privacy. More specifically, it would keep shady characters from obtaining your PIN while you used an automated teller. Read More
Insulating your home may help the environment by
lowering your energy usage, but unfortunately the petroleum-based foam
that's typically used as insulation isn't all that eco-friendly
itself. Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Wood
Research, however, have developed a reportedly greener alternative that
they claim works just as well – it's foam made from wood. Read More
Despite the incredible popularity of
the GoPro Hero actioncam, it still lacks one very basic feature – a
viewfinder. You can use your smartphone as a remote viewfinder
via the camera's Wi-Fi signal, but for users who want to get hand-held
shots, that involves holding onto two devices. That's where the GoPhone
comes into the picture. Read More 
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