Muscle atrophy, radiation, micro meteorites…the list of maladies that can harm or kill astronauts is a long one. Sadly, it appears as though it just got one item longer. More »
Scientists, already adept at using magnets to screw with the brain’s ability to generate speech, are now sending direct current into people’s brain matter to help them master video games. More »
For the second time this year an Indian Space Research Organizations (ISRO) rocket has failed spectacularly mere moments after launch. This most recent failure, captured for all time in the image above, occurred 47 seconds after liftoff on Christmas Day. More »
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We might have a few issues with Nokia and their phones, but there’s no disputing they’re made from hardy stuff. It’s why we recall our first handsets so fondly – those drops barely scuffed the fascia, unlike today’s fancy blowers. More »
I’ve never been a fan of electric razors. They tend to take longer than using a razor blade, they leave my skin all dried and irritated and they never do as good a job. But when, within the space of two weeks, I got sent the latest Braun Series 7 and a Philips SensoTouch 3D electric razors, I decided to beard up and test them out in the ultimate face-follicle shaving challenge: The Gizmodo Beard-Off. More »
