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Male. 23. Belgium. Civil engineer, software tester, Python coder, photographer, scientist, reader, movie buff and amateur game developer. Also, bearded.
This blog focuses heavily on science and games, my two greatest passions.
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Moon Craters
by Veerayen Mohanadas
Paralyzed Woman Controls Robotic Arm With Her Mind
The world is just freaking amazing. Imagine being trapped in a body with barely functioning motor control for 15 years. This woman has lived that life, after having a stroke.
Thanks to Leigh Hochberg’s team at Brown University, a tiny chip implanted in her brain now lets her control a robotic arm. It’s called BrainGate2. She can reach out, grab, and manipulate objects with no more effort than her thoughts. The same effort that each of us make when we move our own arms.
This is such a heartwarming example of dedicated, hardcore scientific research affecting lives for the better. Just look at her face as she sips from the thermos (it’s at about 1:55, and you might get some dust in your eye).
Sure, space is an amazing frontier for inspiration. But if that doesn’t work out, we’ve got a whole lot of lives to change down here. And science is getting a great start.
Previously: A paralyzed man controls a prosthetic arm with his mind, high fives his girlfriend for the first time in years. (Additional face-water warning)
(via Wired Science)
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Microbotic sculptures by Christopher Conte. Conte worked in the prosthetics field making artificial limbs for amputees as a Certified Prosthetist for 16 years before becoming a full time artist. His sculptures reflect his love for biomechanics, anatomy and robotics.
Macro Photographs That You Will Love
Macro photography is a different style of photography, basically it is a close-up photography, in which the photographer try to show us the parts of little object which is not possible to see from naked eye. In modern use it refers to a finished photograph of a subject at greater than life size.
blood under an electron microscope
Marrus Orthocanna
A colonial animal composed of a complex arrangement of zooids, some of which are polyps and some medusae.
Played an indie game today - Dear Esther. Available on Steam today for half price ($5). An experimental, inter-active story exploration, the world is surreal and beautiful, the music and sounds poignant, and the narration poetic. I didn’t really know what the game was about at all going in - but as his experiences, his recounting unfolded, it left me wanting to know where it was all leading, and what he meant.
This really is a beautiful game! Pick it up at half price in the next 24-ish hours on Steam.
The iridium layer, or K/T Boundary
The thin, grey claystone layer contains 1,000 times more iridium (REE) than the layers above and below, along with shocked quartz. Iridium is extremely rare on Earth, but a very common/abundant element in asteroids. This layer has been identified in 100+ places around the Earth.
This boundary marks the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.
Mass Effect and Fallout posters by StuntmanKamil
Did you know…
A domino can knock down another domino around 1.5 times its size? So what, you say? Well, watch this video and find out how a slight tap could literally knock down The Empire State Building.
Posted this before but I’ll post it again because it’s AWESOME.
Now I really want to see (part of) a building go down with dominos. Quick, call Mythbusters!
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Vitamin C Crystallites
Ascorbic acid, also known by the chemical name L-ascorbic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that functions as a powerful antioxidant. Although most animals can synthesize vitamin C, others — such as including humans and other primates and guinea pigs — obtain it only through their diets. Vitamin C is commonly found naturally in peppers, citrus fruits, tomatoes, melons, broccoli, and green leafy vegetables such as spinach, turnip, and mustard greens.
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