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Wearable Device GIST Helps the Blind 'See' What's Around Them
Singularity Hub - 19 Oct 2013 20:37
Wearable computers have generated a lot of excitement and buzz based almost exclusively on their novelty. Sure it's easier to wear a video camera on your face than to hold it up, what if wearable devices performed useful...
Wow! The Most Amazing Images in Science This Week
Live Science - 19 Oct 2013 18:06
Fish armor, a cat's eye view and the biggest known star are a few of our favorite images from this
'Phenotype switching' can make melanoma become metastatic, resistant to drugs
Science Daily - 19 Oct 2013 02:36
One of the challenges of understanding cancer is trying to determine the mechanisms that drive metastasis, or the process by which tumor cells are able to spread throughout the body. Researchers describe how melanoma tum...
Road Kill or Road Crossing: California Slow to Protect Wildlife
KQED Quest - 19 Oct 2013 01:00
Drivers hit thousands of animals every year on California freeways, often killing the wildlife, and sometimes killing or injuring the human, too. Several western states have built fencing and other infrastructure to help...
Why is a Common Hip Problem So Frequently Misdiagnosed? (Op-Ed)
Live Science - 19 Oct 2013 00:08
Many Americans suffer from a common, often misdiagnosed, hip problem.