medical
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These Terrifyingly Real Teeth Were Made By A New Dental 3D Printer
The world is still trying to figure out why every home would need a 3D printer, but in the professional world they continue to thrive. At the International Dental Show currently going on in Germany, Stratasys announced a new 3D printer that uses multiple materials at once to create startlingly realistic dental models in a…
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Scientists Can Now Unboil Eggs To Hopefully Make Cancer Drugs Cheaper
It sounds like research that doesn’t have much more of a practical application than making people say “neat”, but chemists at UC Irvine have figured out a way to unboil egg whites — turning them from a solid back into a liquid — and the process behind it promises to help lower the production cost…
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Scientists Can Detect Disease By Dripping Urine Down This Tiny Tube
A team of chemists at Brigham Young University have developed a remarkably simple and cheap lab-on-a-chip test that can accurately detect markers of serious conditions like kidney disease or even prostate cancer using nothing but a drop of urine the and the perpetual pull of gravity.
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Philips Wants To Cure Aches With Wireless Drug-Free Pain Relievers
There are some pains that are easily resolved with a couple of aspirins and a good night’s sleep. But there are other pains that are far more persistent, and Philips is hoping to provide those that suffer from chronic aches with some drug-free pain relief using a couple of new iPhone-connected devices.