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In the future we will have food replicators | Day 220

In the future we will have food replicators | Day 220

Remember the food replicators from Star Trek? Of course you do. In our actual future 3D-printed food is closer than you think. In fact, it’s here.

Posted on March 25, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags 3d printing, food, inventions, technologyLeave a comment on In the future we will have food replicators | Day 220
What would it feel like to see a colour for the first time? | Day 217

What would it feel like to see a colour for the first time? | Day 217

It may not be a complete colour blindness cure, and it may not work for all, but one video of a crying man, and you know these glasses are special.

Posted on March 21, 2015March 22, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags colour blindness, colour perception, colour vision, cool science, enchroma, inventions, technology1 Comment on What would it feel like to see a colour for the first time? | Day 217
Move over, Dr Google | Day 204

Move over, Dr Google | Day 204

These days a smartphone can work as a miniature diagnostic lab, performing sophisticated blood tests in places where fancy equipment is hard to get by.

Posted on March 8, 2015Categories 365 Science StoriesTags healthcare, inventions, medicine, smartphone health diagnosticsLeave a comment on Move over, Dr Google | Day 204
One SlugBot, please | Day 81

One SlugBot, please | Day 81

I need a self-sufficient, slug churning robot that roams around the yard, instilling terror in the slimy pests.

Posted on November 5, 2014November 10, 2014Categories 365 Science StoriesTags engineering, gardening, history, inventions, SlugBotLeave a comment on One SlugBot, please | Day 81

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