From an electric eye that helps the blind see to telescopes tracking potential habitable planets, here are 10 of the top tech inventions paving the way for 2010.
Archive of 'January, 2010'
When George Costanza’s “frightened turtle” was unveiled after a dip in the cold pool, he was met with finger pointing and laughter. For men around the globe, shrinkage is very real and very scary. Shrinkage is also terrible when your favorite sweater was run through the dryer and is now worn by the family poodle. But when it comes to the evolution of technology, “smaller” has become synonymous with “better.” Read more »
If you thought the medical tricorder Dr. McCoy uses to sense and cure disease was nothing more than sci-fi fantasy, then you may be surprised how much of an approaching reality it really is. Medicine is undergoing a pivotal shift; from the assumption that drugs and diseases work the same in all human beings, to medical issues being diagnosed and treated specific to DNA profiles. What the future holds, according to a growing number of scientists and researchers, is a new age of medical therapy governed not by cell, tissue and organ replacements but by early diagnosis and individualized drug treatments. Here are some cool medical tech advancements vastly changing the world of medicine as we know it. Read more »
