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Tiny, Sugar Pin Cushions Are The Sweetest Way To Get Vaccinated
Even if it means protection from dangerous, even fatal diseases, having a needle jabbed into your skin and liquid sickness squirted into your flesh is no fun for anyone. There are other needleless injection solutions out there, but a new microneedle array made completely out of dried sugar promises to make vaccination not only painless, but dirt cheap.
New Pain-Free Needles Will Stab You Twice
It’s counter-intuitive, but a new syringe design could eliminate the pain when getting a shot by using two separate needles that work in quick succession. A technique that could be hard to accept for those who hate being pricked.
Slow-Mo Monk Throws Needle Through Sheet Of Glass
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A swift lob of a Shaolin monk’s sewing needle through a sheet of glass has been slooooowed down for your viewing pleasure, and you know what? After the build-up, I still couldn’t help jumping slightly. [Reddit via GawkerTV]
This Is Probably The Cruelest Bomb Ever Invented
Once upon a time in World War II, British scientists conceived what may be the cruelest bomb ever developed. Inside the bomb, there were needles like these. Poisonous needles which would have been released in a cloud of death.
Neuma Hybrid Tattoo Machine: Even Tattoos Are Going Hybrid
We don’t write about many tattoo machines here on Giz, preferring to keep our gelatinous arms free from skin-breaching contraptions. But the Neuma Hybrid has an interesting pitch.
AdminPatch Pain-Free Hypodermic Alternative Does It With Millions Of Needles Instead
Nanobioscience’s AdminPatch sounds like a pretty amazing way to deliver drugs into the body: it’s got a metal surface covered in millions of tiny microneedles that puncture the skin. You may instantly think “Ouch!” but since these are so small and pierce the skin shallow enough to avoid pain receptors, the system is apparently painless.
Better Than Hypospray: Japanese Inventor Creates Needle-Free, Painless Injection
Most of our childhoods have already been ruined by needles at the doctor’s office, but one Japanese inventor thinks he’s come up with the perfect pain-free, needle-free injection to sooth tomorrow’s lucky kids. Called Mother’s Kiss, the device would theoretically eliminate the need for needles and even existing needle-free devices, which use gas or air pressure to deliver drugs (think primitive Dr. Crusher). Instead, the seemingly simple device uses tiny plastic ampules to deliver life saving meds to the needle-averse. National Geographic has a video, but it doesn’t embed, so check the link for more on inventor Yoshoi Oyama and Mother’s Kiss. [National Geographic]
