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Some of the most interesting designs and concepts can be traced to design students at Universities. Here is a concept for an exoskeleton, which might interest you. Ben Millet, a design student had to work upon a concept which had to deal with shoes,...
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We all love skating and snowboarding, don’t we? How many times have you felt the need for that extra assistance to move forward? How about a hand-held land sail that...
made popular Aug 19 2008
We’ve seen quite a few mods where normal gadgets have been converted to touchscreen things. This one is no different, but this time it’s on your beloved PSP. This...
made popular Aug 11 2008
As far back as my memory goes, the last time I could lay my hands on an electric wheeler was during 5th grade. And it might sound ridiculous now, ‘coz it was a...
made popular Aug 7 2008
Dr. Malcolm Coulthard has designed a dialysis machine for a girl who was suffering from an almost fatal kidney failure. The girl, Millie Kelly, survived thanks to the...
made popular Aug 6 2008
Creative streak coupled with handy tools can lead to a lot of magic. what would you do if you had a discarded old NES? I would have probably dumped it as junk, but when...
made popular Aug 6 2008
If you are the do-it-yourself kind of person, then this project is just right for you. Instructables member Kention3 has posted how he juiced up his cell phone with an...
made popular Aug 6 2008
Of all the great concept vehicles we have seen on this blog, this has got to be the most interesting and innovative. If you like the idea of driving in a coffin and...
made popular Jul 29 2008
Do it yourself- DIY seems to be so potent an ideology that is inspiring millions of bikers; might be fatal if carelessly delved into. You got to believe it as this DIY...
made popular Jul 22 2008
What do you put under your staircase? Look, how cleverly this bookshelf is placed under the staircase. Oh yes, no bookshelf you find here. But books are there!...
made popular Jul 22 2008
Even before we get started on this let me make it very clear that we are not going to build a car from scratch which will replicate the one in the movie ‘Back to the...
made popular Jul 16 2008
There are gadgets and then there are the wireless ones. The wireless gadgets are like a step above the ones with wires; they are like the next step of evolution in...
made popular Jul 15 2008
Go Karting is fun. And if you are one of those who really get a high with speed, try using a jet engine instead of a normal one on the kart. All you’d need is may be...
made popular Jul 10 2008
We are already familiar with the glowing jackets for pedestrians, traffic managers and bikers during the dark hours, but they do not really indicate the direction one...
made popular Jun 27 2008
Here’s a nifty thing to do with those old embarrassing cassettes you’ve probably got hidden in the basement away from the prying eyes of peers. Check out this DIY...
made popular Jun 27 2008
Most people nowadays prefer drinking bottled mineral water when not at home to using other sources of drinking water and I am no exception. But what do we do when the...
made popular Jun 21 2008
This is something that is both simple and easy and is very effective indeed. It not only makes for a wonderful way of green commuting, but also helps you go back in to...
made popular Jun 2 2008
If you have been an enthusiastic backpacker then you’d probably be aquatinted with idea of portable gas stoves made from soda cans. But how to make a real good...
made popular May 26 2008
How would you like to give your scooter a couple of solar wings? Well, it might not exactly take off in to the upper reaches of the atmosphere, but it will at least...
made popular May 22 2008
Let’s give the clean renewable energy a try to dole out some foot-tapping melodies. And I don’t mean that you need to rush to some music shop and buy over the...
made popular May 14 2008
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After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her insurer told her that she had spent her $10,000...
made popular Jun 9 2008
Cellphone leeches (read ‘all of us’!) rate ‘drained out’ batteries among their top phobias. With a dozen sci-fi movies being made every year, it...
made popular Mar 25 2008
It seems microcontrollers have evolved to such a stage that very soon human impulses and reactions will also be controlled by them. If such a day does arise then, it...
made popular Feb 5 2008
With advancement in technology, the world of prosthetics is undergoing a sea change. Bionic hands will revolutionize the artificial hands increasing their...
made popular Feb 5 2008
The problem with most prosthetic hands commonly available is lack of dexterity being of no real help to the amputees other than being ornamental in nature. This was...
made popular Feb 3 2008
It is true that nothing can really replace a part of your body once you lose it. But, gone are the days when a man had to suffer because of his lost leg or hand, and he...
made popular Nov 27 2007
Yes # With the unique prosthetics special athletes are achieving high-quality results and this has set off a debate within the sporting community.
# To allow special...
made popular Nov 20 2007
The other day while I was watching an amputee climb the dizzy heights of Mt. Everest with his prosthetic leg, I was fascinated. That showed what the field of...
made popular Aug 6 2007
For most of us, the fact that modern technology isn’t actually ‘ingenious’ but an extension of ancient practices would be hard to digest. Accept it or...
made popular Jul 30 2007
One of the major subjects that have caught everyone’s attention in medical science is the development of bionic limbs. Hyped as a next-generation prosthetic...
made popular Jul 19 2007
Dan Didrick, CEO of Didrick Medical, has developed steel-and-plastic prosthetic fingers dubbed the X-Finger, which won him second place in a national invention contest...
made popular Jun 16 2007
Apparently, when we can make machines to function on our behest outside the realm of our body, why not within it? Claudia Mitchell’s gets a rebirth as she...
made popular Sep 15 2006
I do hope that you still memorize the Rheo Knee for amputees developed by Ossur Bionics. Now, Ossur has come up with the world’s first powered prosthesis for...
made popular Aug 28 2006
Robert Haag, in an attempt to equip his son to the core and make his life a bit less tedious, has morphed Michael’s prosthetic hand into a fishing rod, obviously...
made popular Jul 17 2006
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Eileen Casey walks with her dog in Burlington, Vt., Wednesday, May 14, 2008. After bone cancer forced the amputation of her right leg below the knee, Eileen Casey got even more bad news: Her health insurer told her she had spent her $10,000 lifetime...
