Exoskeleton

Image: Samantha Nixon Funnel web spiders are known for their menacing presence in Australian homes but footage published by an Australian PhD student shows the deadly spider at its most vulnerable — shedding its outer layer, or exoskeleton. Samantha Nixon, a PhD student at the University of Queensland, posted the…

With the first quarter of 2020 behind us, and quite a bit of uncertainty ahead of us, sportswear brands are hunkering down and bracing for a turbulent summer for the industry. Nevertheless, with inventory beginning to bottleneck, there’s still a varied slate of drops set to hit (digital) shelves between…

If your child has a health condition that affects their ability to walk, the Marsi Bionics ATLAS 2030 Pediatric Exoskeleton may help them. Suitable for children between four and 10 years of age, this physical therapy tool works to help multiple conditions. It may help if a child has a…

According to the World Health Organization, more than one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of locomotion disability. TopicsMicrosoft Satya Nadella   |   Artificial Intelligence In Health   |   Disability At a recent mega tech event organised by Microsoft in Bengaluru, a small stall set up by…

Surge in demand for products manufactured using smart glass in the construction sector and its influence on the automobile industry have boosted the growth of the global smart windows market.PORTLAND, Oregon, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --  Allied Market Research recently published a report, titled, "Smart Windows Market by Technology (Suspended…

Throughout gaming history, most consoles have kept to the same basic rectangular shape (with some notable exceptions). Now, Microsoft is throwing a new form factor in the game with the distinctly fridge-shaped Xbox Series X. In an interview with Eurogamer, key members of the design team revealed why the new…

Guy Pearce got to play a pretty iconic movie villain over 30 years after he was introduced. In Prometheus, he got to play Peter Weyland. Those familiar with their Alien mythology, you know that is a huge thing. While that first film was not as connected to the original films…

There are upsides and downsides to pretty much any job. That’s even true if you’re an actor in an iconic movie franchise. Just ask Guy Pearce. He’d be happy to tell you all about the most awesome (and least awesome) part of starring in an Alien movie. In Prometheus, Guy…

When I watched James Cameron’s Aliens as a kid it was the coolest freakin’ thing ever! I had never seen anything like it and it completely blew my mind. I wanted to be a Colonial Marine and of course, I wanted to strap in and operate one of those awesome-looking…

David Braun and his team and conceptually solved how to finally enable a high technology version of spring enhanced running where we could go 70% faster than Usain Bolt. They will have a prototype version in one year which with material limitations could finally enable faster running than our best…