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Science
Can Your Body Be A Battery?
3:30PM Rosa Golijan | What if machines ran off biological fuel — blood sugar — from our bodies? Could we basically power gadgets on our increasing supply of body fat and Snickers bars? More »
Screens
Digital Tattoo Interface Turns Your Skin Into A Display
1:40PM Rosa Golijan | There are implants which are purely aesthetic, and then there’s the Digital Tattoo Interface concept. It’s a blood-powered electronic interface which is embedded under skin to mimic a tattoo, display videos, or act as a phone or computer. More »
Random Stuff
Blood Energy Potion Review: Better Than True Blood
10:00AM Matt Buchanan | Yep, I drank it. It’s not what I expected. More »
Random Stuff
Blood Energy Potion Cures Imaginary Afflicitions 4 Hours At A Time
10:00AM Rosa Golijan | Jack pointed out the lameness and creepiness of the Blood Energy Potion, but it gets lamer and creepier. The makers are touting it as being the best way to deal with your imagined vampirism while drinking faux blood. More »
Random Stuff
Blood Energy Drink Not Made Of Bottled Twilight Fangirl Angst
5:00AM Jack Loftus | This vampire shit has gone too far. I mean really, can we just drop the act and start drinking real human blood already? More »
Science
Piezoelectric Nanowires Could Power Future Gadgets Using Blood Flow
8:00AM Jack Loftus | Did that headline get your blood pumping? Good. In the future you’ll make a great battery. More »
Science
Tattoo Doubles as a Blood Glucose Level Monitor: Rebellious Yet Cautious
4:00AM Gizmodo US Edition | A Cambridge laboratory has developed a special ink for tattoos that changes colour based on glucose levels in the blood. On a related note, diabetes is now the hippest metabolic syndrome in town. More »
Science
Proteus Motor Swims Through Bloodstream, Looks Pretty Much Like a Sperm
12:30AM Gizmodo US Edition | The tiny Proteus motor, at only 2.5 times the width of a human hair, is small enough to enter the bloodstream and perform duties previously requiring some surgical slice-and-dice. More »
Phones
Modded Mobile Phone Analyses Blood to Detect HIV, Malaria, and More
4:45AM Gizmodo US Edition | Scientists at UCLA modded an ordinary phone into a portable blood analyser that can detect diseases at a very low cost. The hack could save lives in poorer areas that can’t afford expensive equipment. More »
Design
