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New discovery could lead to better artificial hips

For many people who have suffered from an arthritic hip, the replacement of their natural hip bone with a prosthetic implant has meant an end to constant pain, and the restoration of a normal range of movement. Unfortunately, the ball-and-socket joints of the prostheses do wear down over time, so younger patients in need of the implants are typically told to either wait until they are older, or must face the prospect of someday requiring repeat surgery to service their device.

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New plasma “brush” may mean painless cavity filling

via GizMag | Mon December 26, 2011
We've been keeping an eye on efforts to make the dreaded dentist's drill a thing of the past for some time, and now there's more good news on the horizon for the cavity-prone (and pain-phobic). Engineers have successfully lab-tested a plasma "brush" that can painlessly clean and prep cavities so well, there's no need for mechanical abrasion prior to filling.

First Earth-sized planets spotted

Story contains video via BBC | Tue December 20, 2011
Astronomers have detected the first Earth-sized planets, which are orbiting a star similar to our own Sun. They have described their findings as the most important planets ever discovered outside our Solar System.

Artificial Intestines near reality

via Discovery News | Mon December 19, 2011
Science has given us working artificial hearts, hips, limbs and bladders, and even a trachea. But no one has successfully created an artificial intestine, until now.

Astronomers confirm ‘Earth twin’

Story contains video via BBC | Thu December 08, 2011
Astronomers have confirmed the existence of an Earth-like planet in the 'habitable zone' around a star not unlike our own.

True3D Head Up Display keeps drivers focused on the road

Story contains video via GizMag | Tue November 01, 2011
Developed by the California-based company Making Virtual Solid, True3D is billed as 'an augmented reality navigational display engine designed to provide non-distracting, translucent location guidance.'

Real-life Jedi: Pushing the limits of mind control

via BBC | Tue October 11, 2011
The inner workings of the brain can now be read using low cost hardware. You don't have to be a Jedi to make things move with your mind.

Artificial blood vessels created on a 3D printer

via BBC | Fri September 16, 2011
Artificial blood vessels made on a 3D printer may soon be used for transplants of lab-created organs.

Fifty new exoplanets discovered

via BBC | Mon September 12, 2011
The bumper haul of new worlds includes 16 'super-Earths' - planets with a greater mass than our own, but below those of gas giants such as Jupiter.

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