3D printed guns are back in the news after Queensland set a legal precedent for giving Kyle Wirth a six-month suspended sentence for fabricating a number of gun parts. Continue reading The legal minefield of 3D printed guns
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Stem cell treatment effective in anterior cruciate ligament tear
With stem cell treatment effective in several health conditions, including spinal problems, doctors say the medical procedure can also help in speedy recovery of anterior cruciate ligament tear – a common chronic sports injury. Continue reading Stem cell treatment effective in anterior cruciate ligament tear
Mobile app helps China recover hundreds of missing children
A mobile app helped Chinese authorities recover hundreds of missing children last year, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday, in a country where child trafficking is rampant. Continue reading Mobile app helps China recover hundreds of missing children
Wanted: high-tech grads to work with Aussie farmers
Parts of Australia’s farming industry are rushing to recruit a new generation of tech-savvy graduates as the sector swaps its bucolic past for a future of drones, robots and automated sensors. Continue reading Wanted: high-tech grads to work with Aussie farmers
Facebook launches tools to encourage voting in India
As India gears up for elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur, Facebook on Thursday introduced two new tools to help encourage civic participation. Continue reading Facebook launches tools to encourage voting in India
Facebook’s new feature will tell your boss, strangers where you are
Facebook is one social networking platform that never ceases to surprise us! Continue reading Facebook’s new feature will tell your boss, strangers where you are
New “green” fertilizer could contribute to food revolution: Scientists
A new synthetic fertiliser could help farmers to save money, boost food production and reduce planet-warming emissions, scientists have found after trialling it on rice farms in Sri Lanka.
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Algorithms to identify skin cancers through photographs
This week US scientists announced they have developed an algorithm, or a computerised tool, to identify skin cancers through analysis of photographs. Continue reading Algorithms to identify skin cancers through photographs
Lenskart unveils app that doesn’t need internet
In a first for the Indian e-commerce industry, leading eyewear company Lenskart has launched a unique ‘Lenskart Lite’ app for Android users which requires no internet connection to shop from its website. Continue reading Lenskart unveils app that doesn’t need internet
Scientists grow hybrid rat organs, with eye on transplant shortage
Seeking innovative solutions for the pressing shortage of human transplant organs, scientists have grown mouse pancreases in rats and used them to cure diabetes in mice, they said Wednesday.
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