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Microwave Tissue Soldering »
“A portable microwave generator and hand-held antenna are used to seal wounds, binding the edges of the wound together using a biodegradable protein sealant or “solder”. This method could be used for repairing wounds in emergency settings, by restoring the wound surface to its original strength within minutes. This technique could also be utilized for surgical purposes involving solid visceral organs (i.e., liver, spleen, and kidney) that currently do not respond well to ordinary surgical procedures.
The experimental approach utilized was to produce a “test wound” in bovine muscle using a scalpel. Once the incision or cut was made, different candidate protein solders and varying microwave parameters/frequencies were tested for wound closure efficacy. To date, over 200 tests have been performed. Once sealed, the effectiveness of wound closure was measured using a tensile strength meter. Welds stronger than the uninjured (uncut) muscle have been consistently and precisely achieved.”
Evaluando estrategias para contactar con los desarrolladores, que me inviten a sus oficinas a probarlo y, una vez seguro de que todo el material sensible está dentro del edificio, volarlo por los aires. Cyberdyne Systems style.
I feel you, bro.
“I saw a star explode and send out the building blocks of the Universe. Other stars, other planets and eventually other life. A supernova! Creation itself! I was there. I wanted to see it and be part of the moment. And you know how I perceived one of the most glorious events in the universe? With these ridiculous gelatinous orbs in my skull! With eyes designed to perceive only a tiny fraction of the EM spectrum. With ears designed only to hear vibrations in the air.
I don’t want to be human! I want to see gamma rays! I want to hear X-rays! And I want to - I want to smell dark matter! Do you see the absurdity of what I am? I can’t even express these things properly because I have to - I have to conceptualize complex ideas in this stupid limiting spoken language! But I know I want to reach out with something other than these prehensile paws! And feel the wind of a supernova flowing over me! I’m a machine! And I can know much more! I can experience so much more. But I’m trapped in this absurd body!”
— Brother Cavil, BSG 2003
Dicen que esto se puede vender en un kit para cocinártelo en casa por 500€. La cosa aún no se replica completa, sólo el 50% de las piezas. La siguiente generación (imprimiéndose mientras escribo) puede construir conductores eléctricos. Tres cosas:
- ese océano de rebabas de plástico son horas de cutter
- espero que los cartuchos de plástico no los comercialice el hijo de puta fenicio que le puso el precio a los cartuchos de tinta
- invento paralelo: el reintegrador de basura -por qué comprar cartuchos si puedo bajar al contenedor-
- lo realmente acojonante vendrá cuando se monte sola
RepRap: A Self-Replicating 3D Printer
Instant repair »
Esto era algo que salía en Cyberpunk 2020 (el juego de rol) y que me parecía un poco lo suyo, curarte los agujeros poniéndote una plasta orgánica que se transforme en el tejido adecuado. Están trabajando en ello.
“According to Darpa’s solicitation, 85 percent of recent wartime injuries involved damage to the extremities and facial regions. That often means multiple surgeries, rehab and permanent disability for vets. They’re hoping to eliminate the injuries, and their long-term consequences, with a system that can reproduce in vitro tissues with the same structural and mechanical properties of the real stuff. And maybe make better versions: Darpa wants implanted results that will “replace, restore or improve tissue/organ function.”
Phase II of the project will see animal testing of the most promising systems. And Darpa foresees eventual use by military and civilian populations. Sounds like fodder for Hollywood, but broken bones and third-degree burns might one day be treated with an easy drop-in at the body part bank.”
El artículo de la propia DARPA, aquí. Por cierto, es muy interesante la lista de puntos que supuestamente hacen a DARPA una organización competente. Si la abstraes, vale para montar cualquier empresa.
No sólo dice un montón de verdades como puños cósmicos. No sólo me ha ayudado a ordenar de golpe un montón de ideas que bullían desordenadas en mi cabeza. No sólo te partes el culo con los chistes que se marca de vez en cuando. No sólo se me han pasado volando los 20 minutos que dura. No. Es que, además de eso, me lo puedo poner otra vez.
Internet está lleno de Top 10, Best 50 Whatevers y 25 Somethings You Must See Before You Die. ¿No hay ninguna lista ordenada de Mejores Speechs Que Entretienen, Te Hacen Más Sabio y Mejor Persona?
(via @horasperdidas, que es una especie de Ferrán Adriá de los enlaces)
Top 10 Wolfram | Alpha Easter eggs »
HAL9000ish awesomeness. Plus 10 even better Wolfram Alpha Easter eggs. My favorite is 7 (88 mph, does that speed ring any bells?).
(via Kit)
(via themattsmith)
“in twenty years, no one will shoot film. everyone will be shooting 3D hologram HD video and future snobs and hipsters will be using “old fashioned” 22megapixel digital slr’s from the thrift store, being arty, trying to “keep photography alive” and talking about the “good old days”. might as well be avant garde now.”
A Future Timeline of Humanity and the Universe »
For years, this has been one of my favorite websites. Favorite in the 1.0 way: a static, rarely updated page one can visit from time to time, without any “hot” new content to assimilate but a long, well documented, carefully pre-written essay.
Fuck yeah!
An Italian company unveiled today a pizza vending machine. But unlike the American variants, which heat a frozen pizza, the “Let’s Pizza” machine makes pizza from scratch, mixing and kneading the dough, spinning into a pizza shape, and adding sauce and toppings. It’s then baked right there in the vending machine — all in three minutes. The machines are planned to appear throughout Europe and the United States.
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