The PhD project of a Brazilian design student at London’s Royal College of Art offers expecting mothers the chance to hold a life-sized representation of their unborn child. Jorge Lopes’ technique makes use of MRI and ultrasound scans and uses rapid prototyping technology to turn them into physical models.
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[ June 28th, 2009 ] ... [ C. S. Magor ]Design Technology Gives Mothers Some Hands-on Time With Their Fetuses
GPS Shoes Make For Easy Location of Wandering Alzheimer’s Patients
The tendency of Alzheimer’s sufferers to wander and become lost can be quite frightening both for the sufferers themselves and for the people who care for them. It is a behavior that is exhibited by some 60% of all sufferers, thus a tracking solution would seem to be a good idea and putting it in [...]
Treat Yourself: Tiny Oil Tanker Simulator Costs $245K
If you have ever wanted to know what it feels like to pilot a hulking oil tanker without the risk of destroying pristine Alaskan beaches, then why not treat yourself to a tiny version that supposedly handles just like the real thing.
Scrap Paper to Toilet Paper Machine Seems a Tad Wasteful
The concept is right, a machine that turns scrap paper into toilet paper. It saves companies from trips to the recycling center and from purchasing toilet paper all in one fell swoop. And then you see the price and how much paper is required. The machine costs $95,000 and takes two hours to turn 1,800 [...]
GPS Bait Bike Program To Track and Capture Thieves
The University of Minnesota police are aiming to cut down bike theft with what has been entitled the “Bait Bike Program. Campus police will install hidden GPS tracking systems on abandoned bikes. Allowing them to track a bike to a thief’s home and send real police to arrest them. As much as a problem as [...]
