Free Outdoor Gym with Fitness Machines Pops Up on the East River Waterfront Esplanade
[gallery_extend] The new outdoor gym on South Street opened to the public on Friday, May 15th and it...
17 Year-Old's Science Project Speeds Discovery of New Flu-Fighting Drugs
When most of us were 17, we dreamed of owning our own car and the freedom that would come with college admission....
Low-Cost 3D-Printed Dextrus Hand Could Transform Amputees' Lives
British inventor and robotocist Joel Gibbard has created a durable 3D-printed hand that not only boasts an impressive...
Modular Photon Pod Provides Insight into How Light Affects Mood and Health
[gallery_extend] To study the effect of light on health and wellbeing, Phillips, Cantifix and <a...
Amputee Walks With World's First Thought-Controlled Bionic Leg in Chicago
After losing his lower leg in a motorcycle accident four years ago, 32-year-old Zac Vawter has undergone experimental...
New Device Saves Disaster Victims by Detecting Heartbeats Through Rubble
The Department of Homeland Security and NASA have teamed up to create a new technology capable of detecting the...
2013 INDEX: Award Winners Unveiled! Designs to Improve Life Receive €500,000 Prize
[gallery_extend] Smart Highway While car technology has advanced by leaps and bounds in the past...
10 Brilliant Green 'Designs to Improve Life' Shortlisted for the 2013 INDEX: Award
[gallery_extend] Lepsis Terrarium Grows Edible Grasshopers As the world's population expands and...
"Self Expiring" Packaging Saves Lives by Providing a Visual Indication That Medicine Has Expired
Self Expiring is a packaging material for medicinal products that visually "expires" over a fixed period of time....
Nutrima Analyzes Your Food for Nutrition, Freshness and Toxicity
When it comes to knowing what's in your food, labels only provide so much information. Sure, it's nice to know...
INTERVIEW: Artist R Nelson Parrish Talks About His Eye-Popping Bioresin Color/Fast Installation
[gallery_extend] INHABITAT: How does the term Colorfast describe your latest show? R Nelson Parrish:...
Flesh-Eating Bacterium Used as "Superglue" that Detects Cancer Cells
Photo via Shutterstock It sounds like science fiction, but Streptococcus pyogenes (S. pyogenes) causes necrotizing...
The BeBionic3 Prosthetic Hand Can Now Tie Shoelaces, Peel Vegetables and Even Touch Type
An upgrade to the high-tech BeBionic3 prosthetic hand is enabling one man to perform incredibly sophisticated operations...
Cohen Van Balen Heals People Using Old Dogs and Transgenic Sheep
London-based studio Cohen Van Balen works synchronizing design and biotechnology. Their new and unconventional...
Buy a Biodegradable Bamboo Toothbrush and Smiles for the People Will Donate One to Someone in Need
A new dental startup called Smiles for the People offers beautiful biodegradable bamboo toothbrushes - and for...
