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Kerala teen transforms Maruti 800 into 'Rolls Royce' in just Rs 45,000
- An 18-year-old teenager from Kerala, India, transformed a Maruti 800 car into a mini Rolls Royce lookalike using custom modifications.
- The entire project cost him ₹45,000, and he spent several months on it, completely redesigning the car with a new body kit, tweaking the interiors, and changing the front end with a Rolls Royce-inspired grille and headlights.
- The teenager is passionate about cars and enjoys making replicas of luxurious cars. He even designed the Rolls Royce-inspired logo for his modified car.
- To achieve the transformation, he used metal sheets, welding work, and components from other used cars. The video of his project gained over 3 lakh views on YouTube.
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India builds world's 1st portable hospital to keep 200 survivors alive for 48 hrs
- India's 'Aarogya Maitri Cube' is a portable disaster hospital that can be airlifted and packed into 72 cubes for quick deployment.
- Part of the BHISHM project, it contains essential supplies for 100 survivors for 48 hours, expandable to support 200 survivors when combined.
- The Cube includes vital medical equipment like ventilators, X-ray machines, and surgical kits, suitable for various emergency situations.
- It's designed to provide crucial medical support to developing countries affected by disasters and has already been donated to Myanmar, with plans for Sri Lanka.
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This robot with artificial memory may help find your lost objects
- Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a robot with artificial memory that can help find lost objects, particularly benefiting people with dementia.
- The companion robot is programmed with episodic memory, allowing it to detect, track, and log specific objects in its camera view through stored video.
- Users can select objects to track and search for them, with the robot indicating the last observed location.
- System's high accuracy confirmed in tests & future studies to include users without disabilities & those with dementia.
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Spider-like robotic arms can be attached to and controlled by humans
- Japanese robotics company Jizai Arms develops spider-like robotic limbs controlled by the user, redefining human-robot interactions.
- The six-arm robotic system allows for attachment, detachment, and replacement of limbs, enabling social interactions between wearers.
- Jizai Arms aims to explore interactions between digital cyborgs in a cyborg society, leveraging wearable robotics.
- The company's innovative concept of Jizai-bodies, or digital cyborgs, aligns with current research interests in wearable robotics and human augmentation.
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Class 9 student develops shoe that generates electricity while walking
- Souvik Seth, a class IX student from West Bengal, has invented a shoe that generates electricity while walking on it.
- The shoe can be used to charge mobile phones, GPS trackers, and cameras, and a 2000mAh battery can be charged after walking one kilometre.
- The shoe currently has external smart features, but Souvik plans to incorporate them into the sole of the shoe in a month's time.
- Souvik is looking for a shoe manufacturing company to help him financially and believes that the shoe will be helpful for travellers, hikers, and parents who want to keep an eye on their children.
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Researchers use AI to predict what a mouse sees by decoding brain signals
- Swiss researchers at EPFL have developed a machine-learning algorithm named 'CEBRA', which can reveal the hidden structure in data recorded from the brain.
- The 'CEBRA' algorithm was demonstrated by the researchers by reconstructing the images of a black-and-white film that a mouse watched, based on the recorded brain data.
- The tool can also predict the movements of the arm in primates, as per the study conducted by the EPFL researchers.
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Biotech company implants chips in people's brains to tackle blindness, paralysis
- A US company Blackrock Neurotech successfully implants 50 chips into human brains, aiming to improve the lives of individuals with paralysis and other medical conditions.
- The NeuroPort Array technology allows individuals to control robotic arms & electric wheelchairs using their thoughts.
- The implant operates by reading electrical signals produced by the brain and interpreting them with machine learning, which can then be used to control devices and regain sensation.
- The primary purpose of this medical device is to augment the independence and mobility of individuals with paralysis, improving their quality of life.
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Is Sleep Tech Innovation the Future of the Mattress Industry?
- Lack of sleep costs economies up to $680 billion annually, with the United States accounting for $433 billion, according to RAND Health Quarterly.
- Sleep tech market expected to exceed $17 billion in North America by 2027, with legacy brands like TEMPUR-Pedic introducing sleep tech innovations.
- TEMPUR-Pedic partners with Stanford University’s Division of Sleep Medicine to develop mattress and mattress base innovations designed to promote better sleep quality.
- Sleep-tracking apps like TEMPUR-Pedic’s Sleeptracker AI provide valuable data for sleep tech innovators to develop better solutions.
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Stanford researchers develop 3D printed heart tissue using stem cells
- Scientists at Stanford University have developed a 3D printing technique to print living heart tissue, with the goal of creating crucial pieces of the heart like valves and ventricles that can grow with the patient.
- Bioprinting, a process that uses living cells to create organ-like structures, can take years to print one cell at a time. Stanford scientists speed up the process by printing clusters of thousands of cells called organoids.
- 1 in 100 children in the US are born with heart defects, and although they can receive transplants, the body can reject them 20-30 years later. Bioprinting organs using a patient's own cells could reduce these cases.
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MIT engineers develop ultrathin transistor tech for super dense computer chips
- MIT engineers have developed a new technology that could revolutionize the way semiconductor chips are made, making them more powerful and dense.
- The technology uses ultrathin 2D materials to create semiconductor transistors, allowing them to be stacked more densely to make more powerful chips.
- The new method developed by MIT researchers can "effectively and efficiently 'grow' layers of 2D transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD) materials directly on top of a fully fabricated silicon chip", which significantly reduces the time taken to grow the materials and is better suited for use in commercial applications.
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Researchers develop electronic tattoo to diagnose and monitor heart disease
- Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin have developed a wireless and mobile electronic tattoo that monitors the heart's electrical and mechanical activity.
- The e-tattoo, made with 3D- and circuit-printing technologies, can mold to the wearer's chest and measures heart rate, rhythm, blood pressure, and stress levels, among others.
- The device is lightweight, running on a small battery that can last more than 40 hours, and streams real-time data wirelessly to a Bluetooth-enabled device.
- The e-tattoo's noninvasive and mobile monitoring has many advantages, including earlier detection of heart disease and prevention of up to 80% of heart conditions, says Nanshu Lu, corresponding author of the study.
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Scientists invented an edible battery made of almonds
- Italian scientists have developed an edible battery that could pave the way for powering ingestible medical devices without requiring surgical intervention for removal.
- The edible battery is made from basic materials found in almonds and capers, making it easily digestible by the body.
- The core electrodes of the edible battery are riboflavin and quercetin, both commonly found in food supplements.
- The battery could also be used to power digestible food quality monitors and soft robots in the future, as per the scientists' published paper in Advanced Materials.
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This sensor attached to Cricket Bat could revolutionize batting techniques
- Str8bat, a small sensor that attaches to the back of a cricket bat, has the potential to revolutionize batting and has secured investment from Cricket Australia.
- IPL franchise Rajasthan Royals have been using data from the sensor for their squad, including English cricketers Jos Buttler and Joe Root and Australian leg-spinner Adam Zampa.
- Gagan Daga, inventor and co-founder of Str8bat, believes the sensor device can greatly enhance cricket performance and techniques.
- The sensor and app allow batters to record & download data on a range of batting metrics, including ball middle frequency, bat swing speed, impact speed, bat lift angle, and more.
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World's first babies conceived using a sperm injecting robot have been born
- The world's first babies conceived with the help of a sperm-injecting robot have been born in New York City. The procedure resulted in the birth of 2 healthy baby girls.
- A team of engineers from Barcelona, Spain, used a robotic needle to inject sperm cells into eggs at the New Hope Fertility Center.
- Overture Life, the startup company that developed the robot, said its device is an initial step toward automating IVF.
- The procedure could significantly reduce the cost of in vitro fertilization (IVF), which is currently a lengthy, labour-intensive, and expensive process that requires trained embryologists to handle eggs and sperm using ultra-thin hollow needles under a microscope.
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Parrots can video-call each other on tablets and smartphones, according to a new study
- A new study conducted by Northeastern University, MIT, and the University of Glasgow has found that teaching parrots to video-call each other on tablets and smartphones could improve their behavior and well-being in domestic settings.
- The researchers observed a group of domesticated birds that were taught how to use Facebook Messenger to video-call one another over a three-month period.
- The study found that the birds initiated calls freely, formed strong preferences, and seemed to understand that they were communicating with real fellow parrots on the other end.
- Caretakers overwhelmingly reported that their birds learning new skills from their video friends, including foraging, new vocalizations, and flying.
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