Never go thirsty in the shower again with a Phyto-Purification Bathroom. This eco-friendly shower uses various aquatic plants and the bacteria, which grow on them, to naturally filter wastewater. The recycled water can then be safely re-used and even consumed. Gives new meaning to the saying: don't pee on my leg and tell ... [Read More]

Interorbital Systems (IOS) is now selling personal satellites called TubeSats, and at just $8,000 they flying off shelves. The TubeSat is a bare bones satellite that you assemble yourself, but don't worry they launch it into outer space for you. Unfortunately, they're put into a self-decaying orbit so you're literally ... [Read More]

Scientists have known for years that injecting oxidized ATP into the spinal cord immediately after an injury prevents ATP, chemicals that fuel our cells, from flooding and killing surrounding healthy cells. But doctors are reluctant to put a needle into a spinal cord that has just been severely injured and oxidized ATP can't be ... [Read More]

Leave it to the Japanese to take something as simple as a smile and turn it upside down with technology. Everyday before punching in for work, employees of the Keihin Express Railway get in line to have their smiles analyzed by a computer. Smile Scan measures the curve of the mouth and gives a score ranging from 0% to 100%. ... [Read More]

When news broke earlier this week that the military was developing an Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR) that "can find, ingest, and extract energy from biomass in the environment (and other organically-based energy sources)," it immediately conjured grisly thoughts about what exactly fueled this robotic ... [Read More]

A new study published in the journal NeuroReport finds that swearing increases pain tolerance, especially in women. British college students were asked to hold their hands in cold water for as long as they could while either repeating a neutral word like brown or square to describe the table or their favorite curse word with ... [Read More]

Humanity just got a little closer to Judgment Day thanks to the Japanese. Researchers at Waseda University recently unveiled Kobian, a emotional robot that's more man than machine. Kobian uses 48 actuators to express up to 7 different emotions, including: happiness, surprise, sadness, disgust, and anger (read: bloodlust). ... [Read More]