Patient Wears VR Headset During Brain Surgery To “Map Brain

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Virtual reality(VR) headsets are far from the piece of novelty techkit theyonce were. Doctors at Angers University hospital in France have hooked up a patient to VR glasses to help perform brain surgery.

The operation was performed on January 27, 2016, to remove an aggressive cancerous tumor from the patient’s brain in a region controlling sight. The tumor had already taken the sight from one eye, and doctors feared the operation could disturb the remaining vision in the other.

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Narveer SinghAugust 30, 2016August 30, 2016Leave a comment

How Well Did Back To The Future Predict Our Lives In 2015?

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Today, October 21, 2015, is the very day Marty McFly and Doc Brown appear in the famous DeLorean time-traveling machine from the year 1985. Back in the 80s, when the second installment of the Back to the Future trilogy was released, the year 2015 must have seemed like the distant future, full of technology that would be have appeared completely unrealistic at the time. Naturally, as the day approaches, and the fictional timeline and our own merge, picking apart the hugely popular film and working out wh Continue reading How Well Did Back To The Future Predict Our Lives In 2015?

Narveer SinghAugust 2, 2016August 2, 2016Leave a comment

These Were The 25 Most Popular Passwords In 2015

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Last year saw millions of peoples data hacked and stolen online, from T-Mobile customers to those signed up on Ashley Madison. While this is obviously bad news for those who have had their details jacked, the data posted online can be used to gain an interesting insight into how people protect themselves on the intern Continue reading These Were The 25 Most Popular Passwords In 2015

Narveer SinghJuly 9, 2016July 9, 2016Leave a comment

New Device Helps Facilitate Communication Between Humans and Dogs

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Charles Muntz, the villain of the Pixar movie Up, owns a pack of dogs who wear special collars that allow the dogs to speak English with humans. Though your dog isn’t likely to learn that trick anytime soon, a group of researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a device that help bridge the communication gap between dogs and humans. David Rober Continue reading New Device Helps Facilitate Communication Between Humans and Dogs

Narveer SinghJune 30, 2016June 30, 2016Leave a comment

Australian Beaches Are Introducing Shark-Detecting Drones

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The government of New South Wales (NSW) in Australia has released a high-tech $16 million (US$11.6 million, 7.55 million) plan to address this year’s flurry of shark attacks.

Last year, there were three shark attacks leading to two fatalities in NSW. Even before the beach holiday season in December, this year has already seen 13 attacks,including the death of41- Continue reading Australian Beaches Are Introducing Shark-Detecting Drones

Narveer SinghJune 15, 2016June 15, 2016Leave a comment

10 Maps That Will Change How You View The World

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Maps are one of those things you can lose yourself in for hours. Since their humble origins as scribbles in the sandthousands of millennia ago, maps have beenuseful companions during the development of human culture and society. Now,in an age of seemingly endlessinformation, maps are more abundant, advanced and fascinating than ever before.

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Narveer SinghJune 7, 2016June 7, 2016Leave a comment

This $99 Gadget Turns Your Smartphone Into A 3D Printer

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3D printers have been set for big things for a long time. But as rapid as their recent boost in popularity has been, theyre pretty clunky machines andgenerallynot on the cheap side.However, a San Francisco-based startup has plans to release a 3D printer for your smartphone, all for under $100.

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Narveer SinghMay 24, 2016May 24, 2016Leave a comment

These Amazing Devices Prove We’re Basically Living In A Star Wars Movie.

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I remember watching the Star Wars movies and wishing I could live in a galaxy far far away so I could play with lightsabers and shoot laser guns. After doing some research though, I found that we actually aren’t too far off from being able to do that right now. He are some of the Star Wars-esque technological advances we have currently.

Probe Droids

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Narveer SinghMay 18, 2016May 18, 2016Leave a comment

What Happens When This Glass Cube Spins Is Odd, But Totally Amazing

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There are plenty of people in the art world who blend traditional artistic methods with state-of-the-art digital animation, but there are relatively few who can create moving images without digital editing.

But conceptual artist Thomas Medicus pulls it off perfectly. By creating hand-painted images, placing them behind refracted glass, and combining all of that work into one cube, he achieves a visual effect unlike anything you’ve ever seen.

The material that he used to create this piece is stunning in its own right.

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Narveer SinghMay 16, 2016May 16, 2016Leave a comment

Here Are 10 Gadgets That Make Retirement Much Much Cooler.

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“Swag” is a young man’s term for really cool stuff. But even those with weak hips can be “hip”. The baby-boomer generation is statistically the best consumers this country has ever produced, so it would make sense for companies to produce “Swag” geared towards the old dogs.

Here are some cool gadgets for retired folks!

1.) Step on to a segway!

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