Doctors Can Now Successfully 3D Print A Knee Joint
Essentially, doctors at the Columbia University Medical Center have been able to print a knee meniscus using a degradable plastic scaffold and a protein growth system. The body then subsumes the printed object and turns the protein into a knee joint.
December 15, 2014 at 08:06PM
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Can AIDS Be Cured?
Researchers are talking more and more about a cure. We know as much about H.I.V. as we do about certain cancers: its genes have been sequenced, its method of infiltrating host cells deciphered, its proteins mapped in three dimensions. We know the virus can lie dormant in long-lived cells, untouched by current drugs. If we can safely and affordably eliminate the viral reservoir, we will finally have defeated H.I.V.
December 15, 2014 at 07:04PM
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‘Athena’ is the first humanoid robot to be a paying airline passenger
Robots are becoming an ever-increasing presence in our lives, and today one will board a commercial airline as a passenger for the first time.
December 15, 2014 at 05:00PM
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The Robot That Tests Car Buttons by Pressing Them 50,000 Times
People tend to keep their cars a long time — as long as a decade or so. And many of those cars come with a warranty good for, you guessed it, 10 years, or 100,000 miles. That means the hardware and software that goes into modern vehicles — the dozens of computers, infotainment systems, and all the accompanying buttons — must be built to survive a long life on the road.
December 15, 2014 at 12:44PM
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Uber intros surge pricing during Sydney hostage siege, then backtracks after user outcry
Uber briefly charged its users in downtown Sydney a minimum $100 to escape an armed hostage crisis, a result of automatic surge pricing meant to get more drivers online.
December 15, 2014 at 08:56AM
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What Happens When An Engineer Designs A Clothing Line
Welcome to the future, where clothes fit right, feel good, and are full of high-tech advancements.
December 15, 2014 at 08:01AM
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A Brief History of Militarized Lasers
The Navy recently mounted a laser cannon on a battleship. It’s been a long time coming.
December 15, 2014 at 06:52AM
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The Sex Education of Grindr’s Joel Simkhai
So what do you do after you’ve founded Grindr, the man-finder app? Keep looking for love.
December 14, 2014 at 11:21PM
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Why am I still playing Bejeweled?
Think back to the ancient time that was 2010. Back then, LTE phones were exceptional, iPhones were tiny, Google Fiber was still a project in development, andThe Verge didn’t even exist. Much has changed in the past four years, but one constant in my life has been a humble game by the name of “Bejeweled 3.”
December 14, 2014 at 09:21PM
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Apple Continues Its Tradition Of Heart-Wrenching Holiday Ads
Yes, this is an ad for Apple products. But hey, isn’t this the season for brands to manipulate your emotions with strategically-placed music?
December 14, 2014 at 02:47PM
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