The group of neurological disorders known as epilepsy not only cause disruptive, alarming seizures, but those seizures also tend to increase in frequency and severity over time. While the majority of patients can gain some control of their condition via medication or surgery, approximately 30 percent cannot. Now, however, help may be on the way … in the form of tiny pieces of silk implanted in the brain.

The silk is designed to store and … Read More → "Silk brain implants could stop epilepsy from progressing"

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One of the most exciting dinosaur discoveries in recent years may not make it to a museum. The find of two dinosaur fossils “locked in mortal combat” will instead hit the auction block in New York, and the set is expected to bring in a $7 to $9 million haul — which would make it one of the most expensive dinosaur fossils ever.

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Spotting a planet that transits in front of its host star is old news thanks to the Kepler probe—Kepler has probably spotted over 2,000 of them. But this week, scientists announced the first time a planetary transit was observed using X-rays. Although the data from X-rays is harder to interpret than that of a visible-light transit, it has also told us more: specifically, that the planet may be … Read More → "X-rays capture hot Jupiter being evaporated by its host star"

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Electric Vehicle (EV) drivers are a hardy bunch. For their low-carbon footprint, they’ve sacrificed a whole lot of the freedom of the open road which is embedded in modern society. Restricted by their vehicle’s range, these folks have to do a fair amount of calculating when it comes to visiting out-of-town friends — that is, unless they’re willing to add a few hours to … Read More → "This little trailer is a backup charger for your Electric Vehicle"

The precise center of Silicon Valley when it was the most important manufacturing region on Earth is now home to Super Space Self Storage.

I was able to map this location thanks to Richard E. Schmieder, who drove 6,000 miles around Silicon Valley, collecting the addresses of more than a thousand corporate headquarters, branch offices, restaurants, and hotels. He published this exhaustive niche … Read More → "Not even Silicon Valley escapes history"

The additive layer process of conventional 3D printers means they are usually limited to bottom up fabrication on three axes. The Mataerial printer managed to defy gravity by using a quick-solidifying print material, but now the LA-based NSTRMNT team led by Brian Harms, a Masters student at the Southern California Institute of Architecture, has created a 3D printing process called suspended disposition that gets around gravity by printing objects within a … Read More → "Printing in gel takes 3D printing freeform and enables an undo function (video)"

No one is around to direct the seemingly autonomous robot. But the entire operation is being remote-controlled by Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano, who is flying 400 kilometers overhead in the International Space Station.

This is the second in a series of tests at NASA’s Ames Research Center aimed at taking the next giant leap in humans and robots working together. A technology known as telerobotics may one … Read More → "Testing the future: Astronaut in space remote-controls robot in California"

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