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A Spray On Antenna?

Simple Wi-Fi Signal Booster for Free

Learn how to make a simple (basically free) wifi antenna booster using tin foil. Yes, it sounds crazy, but it actually works and significantly increases your wifi signal in the dead zones of your house. The video above is pretty lengthy, but does a good job walking you through a few optimal designs.

http://hacknmod.com/hack/dirt-simple-wi-fi-signal-antenna-booster-for-free/

Transplant jaw made by 3D printer claimed as first

BBC News : A 3D printer-created lower jaw has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman's face in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-16907104

Hip-Hop Basslines Could Power Implantable Medical Devices

Your favorite hip-hop artist could save a life someday — or at least control a person’s bladder — through the power of heavy bass beats, according to new research. Acoustic waves from rap music shudder through your body with ease, and can readily power a new implantable medical device.

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-01/bumping-rap-beats-could-power-implantable-medical-devices

The Solar Powered RC Electric Lawn Mower

While spending too many hours during my childhood mowing the lawn, I always thought, “why don’t we have a robot doing this for us?” This DIYer has made that wish come true. And not only has he created one, but he is releasing a series of intricately detailed video tutorials which walk you through the step by step process. Starting with a stock Black and Decker electric lawn mower, he created a custom frame to house the electronics and remote control receiver.

http://hacknmod.com/hack/the-solar-powered-rc-electric-lawn-mower/

Psychedelic Sphere of LEDs

The friend of a performer created this optical light display of 256 LEDs that can be programmed to create some fascinating displays.  The ball has 16 panels, which are not only the circuit boards, but the structural support of the ball as well. The central brain is provided by an Arduino powered by two AA batteries.  For more information, see the full project details (the site may be temporarily down).


 http://hacknmod.com/hack/psychedelic-sphere-of-leds/

Watch Uses Pistons, Bellows and Liquid to Tell the Time

This is the HYT H1, and it uses a liquid-filled chamber to display the hours using a luminescent green fluid. In fact, that green stuff is fluorescein, which has applications in forensics to detect latent blood stains. But hey, you can use it to tell the time, too.

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=6zn1fTtbp84#!

An Aerial Drone That Could Recon the Skies Over Titan

Drones: they’re not just for controversial cross-border airstrikes anymore. Physicist Jason Barnes has designed a robotic aircraft that could cruise the methane skies of Saturn’s moon Titan almost indefinitely, beaming data and images back to Earth and terminating with extreme prejudice any terrorist threats it encounters there (we made that last part up).

http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2012-01/aerial-drone-concept-could-recon-skies-over-titan-indefinitely

Five ways the digital camera changed us

BBC News : Photography firm Kodak has run into hard times, with critics suggesting it has failed to effectively adapt to digital. But four decades ago Kodak was credited with building the first digital camera, an innovation that has changed the world.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16483509

Samsung's 'future-proof' voice-controlled television

BBC News : A "smart" internet-connected television that has the ability to have its hardware upgraded every year has been unveiled by Samsung. It has an expansion slot allowing new kit to be added to boost processing performance and introduce new features.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16480712